The Alfred Gratien experience
The boutique du Chai
The Boutique du Chai opens its doors Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Closed Sunday and Monday.
- (Public holidays by reservation only).
The Alfred Gratien wine store and winery can be visited as part of the wine tourism tours offered by the champagne house, just a stone’s throw from the famous Avenue de Champagne in Epernay.
Get in touch on 03 26 56 30 30 or contact@alfredgratien.com to plan your experience.
Tours & tastings
The house will open up the doors to its century-old winery, the true essence of Alfred Gratien champagne. You then head 18 metres underground to explore the house’s real treasures: more than a kilometre of cellars dug into the chalk, where more than a million bottles slumber in the darkness and silence. This tour will be followed by a visit to the prestigious wine store, a living repository of more than a century of winemaking by the Jaeger family. To round off your tour, you will explore Alfred Gratien champagnes during a guided tasting in the Boutique du Chai shop.
Two tours with guided tasting are available in French and English:
Hand-Crafted tour
Tour followed by a tasting of two glasses of your choice from the classic range.
€25/person (inc. VAT)
Number of participants: 1 to 15 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Paradis tour
Tour followed by a tasting of three glasses of your choice from the classic and Paradis ranges.
€35/person (inc. VAT).
Number of participants: 1 to 15 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Tastings only
Discover or rediscover Alfred Gratien champagnes.
On your trip to Epernay, the capital of Champagne, come to the Boutique du Chai shop to taste the different champagnes that reflect the work and passion of the men and women who have been making them since 1864. Alfred Gratien is one of the few champagne houses to perform all of its winemaking in oak barrels without malolactic fermentation. Offering huge aging potential and remarkable freshness, Alfred Gratien champagnes are heady, sophisticated, expressive and truly gourmet.
Discovery tasting
Together with our experts, learn to pick out the flavours and aromas that make Alfred Gratien champagne so unique.
A guided tasting including a glass (10cl) of the champagne of your choice from our range:
- Classic cuvées – Brut, Brut Rosé, Brut Nature: €7 Duration: 25 minutes
- Vintage cuvées – vintage Brut or vintage Blanc de Blancs: €10 Duration: 30 minutes
- Prestige cuvées – 565 – Cuvée Paradis or Cuvée Paradis Rosé: €12 Duration: 35 minutes
Number of participants: 1 to 15 people
Languages: FR / GB
Revealed tasting
Enjoy this opportunity to experience two different shades of champagne combining modernity and tradition, made by the Jaeger family’s cellar masters for four generations.
A guided tasting including two glasses of champagne (10cl):
- 1 champagne from our classic range.
- 1 vintage champagne of your choice.
€15/adult
Number of participants: 1 to 10 people
Duration: 45 minutes
Languages: FR / GB
Prestige tasting
Awaken all five senses by tasting hand-crafted cuvées and become a true champagne connoisseur.
A comparative tasting of three glasses of champagne (10cl) from the range, including the Paradis or Paradis Rosé cuvée:
- 1 champagne from our classic range.
- 1 vintage champagne of your choice.
- 1 champagne from our prestige range.
€25/adult
Number of participants: 1 to 10 people
Duration: 30 minutes
Languages: FR / GB
Food & wine tastings
Our ‘Alfred Gratien moments’ offer an opportunity to combine your tasting with a food & wine pairing (must be booked 48 hours in advance).
Aromatic harmony
Come and discover our champagnes alongside a platter of delicious mature cheese. The cheeses served will vary depending on the season and current maturation processes.
Four glasses of champagne (10cl) from the range, accompanied by four cheeses.
€35/person (inc. VAT).
Number of participants: 1 to 15 people
Duration: 45 minutes
Languages: FR / GB
Gourmet harmonies
A successful pairing of our champagnes with refined amuse-bouches. The amuse-bouches served will vary depending on the season.
Four glasses of champagne (10cl) from the range, accompanied by gourmet nibbles.
€40/person (inc. VAT).
Number of participants: 1 to 15 people
Duration: 45 minutes
Languages: FR / GB