Food & Cooking Tours in Paris

If you're going to visit France, then you have to try champagne. And if you're going to drink champagne, what better place to drink it than at the wineries where it is produced!!

Our tour guides, Richard of Reunion Island (our driver) and Victor were fantastic hosts. Being an early start (7am ex Paris), Richard understood that, at that time of day, most hotel restaurants were not yet open for breakfast. As such, he stopped at a bakery and brought us fresh croissants for breakfast before heading off on the leisurely drive to Epernay.

On site we visited a major winery (in this case Moët & Chandon) and then two smaller wineries, one of which provided us with a sumptuous luncheon. A few other sights were taken in as well, not to mention the numerous, picturesque French villages we passed through.

All of us on the tour were from English speaking countries and this was neither a problem for the Wine Passport hosts nor the staff at all of the wineries we visited. This tour is a fantastic day out and I, for one, would highly recommend it. I would gladly do it again (this time making room in my suitcase for some takeaways)!!!

My wife and I enjoyed this day trip with Victor Chevrot of Wine Passport last week. I cannot overstate how much fun we had. Victor selected three Champagne Houses for us to visit--one very large, one small and one medium sized. Each was different but all greeted us with friendly and knowledgeable staff. We had had a very nice lunch, paired with different champagnes at one, and tastings at the other two. We visited the extensive cellars of the large house and had a tour of the processing equipment and fermentation tanks at the other. We also visited the Chapel at the Abby of Hautvillers and Dom Perignon's final resting place. Victor is very knowledgeable. We could not imagine a better guide or better experience. Without hesitation, I recommend this excursion.

We met Sophie on a bridge overlooking the Seine on a beautiful morning in late September. We had a wonderful walk along the river, with Sophie explaining some of the history as we headed towards the marketplace. Sophie speaks excellent english, and it was a pleasure being in her company on this venture. The market place at the end of our walk was awesome. Excellent produce, meats, cheeses and bakeries, some of the best in the city. The market also had a fun and interesting flea market. Outstanding experience, highly recommended!

Sophie is such an amazing person. Glad we did the tour with her. She took us to these amazing places in Paris that we wouldn't have known on our own. She is very informative and gave us interesting bits of information on french history and culture. It was like roaming around with a friend who actually cared about our experience. Would definitely recommend and probably catchup with Sophie whenever we visit Paris back .

My wife & I enjoyed every minute of our trip to the Champagne region with Wine Passport. Richard, our guide, was very entertaining and taught us a lot about the area, history, and the process in making Champagne. The countryside was beautiful and each of the 3 different houses we visited offered something different which kept the tour fresh and exciting. Who doesn't love Champagne!

We had a lovely private walking tour with just the two of us (!) and Sophie as part of our visit to France. Sophie was personable and knowledgeable and made the city come alive for us, and was excellent at answering all our curious questions about history and Parisian culture. We were very glad to go on Sophie’s tour, and would highly recommend it. Merci beaucoup Sophie!

Sophie’s enthusiasm for Paris, it’s history and her joy in sharing it with others makes this a special experience. She also really seems to enjoy meeting people from all over the world; learning a little about them, while teaching them a bit about some of her favorite, less well known areas of Paris. I highly recommend her tours.

Wonderful tour through areas that tourists would not experience on their own! I loved the perspective Sophie provided in living in Paris. She also very helpfully provided a lot of tips for my stay in Paris and beyond. Highly recommend!

Very good tou ! Sophie is very professional, speaks english perfect and has great knowledge of the History of Paris (she knows good spots to eat as well). Thanks Sophie for a great day with interesting facts and beautiful sights!

We enjoyed our day in Champagne, and tasted some wonderful wines as well as a nice lunch at one of the champagne houses. Our van picked us up in front of our apartment, and we were off!
The driver seemed to be a bit preoccupied with the lovely ladies in the front seat. (who could blame him, they were young and beautiful)
We were dropped off in a central part of Paris one that took us a bit to get our bearings, and decide how to get back to the part of Paris we were staying in.