Oliver Walkey

A Trip To Champagne Richard-Fliniaux

By Oliver Walkey / 1st September 2020

A Champagne house that offers an experience past the bottle. Champagne Richard-Fliniaux is located in the village of Aÿ. The hillsides of Aÿ in Champagne are historical and have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2015. James Richard-Fliniaux invited us in to enjoy a Chocolate and Champagne tasting with customised wine mats.…

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A Trip To Champagne Robert-Allait

By Oliver Walkey / 1st September 2020

The Robert-Allait family has been established in Villers sous Chatillon, located between Epernay and Dormans, in the heart of the Marne Valley, for 5 generations. Sylvie and Régis, accompanied by their daughter Stéphanie and her husband Aurélien, continue today this family tradition and invite you to a real journey around the secrets of Champagne. Champagne…

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A Trip To Champagne Michel Gonet

By Oliver Walkey / 27th August 2020

Located on the world famous Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, Champagne Michel Gonet is open to the public, welcoming Champagne lovers to taste some of their fine selection. On this sunny day, we were welcomed in and treated to a vertical tasting by Sophie Gonet, including 4 of their Champagnes dating back to 2005 and…

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A Trip To Champagne Jacquinot

By Oliver Walkey / 26th August 2020

Champagne Jacquinot is located just one street off of the famous Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, but that doesn’t mean you lose any charm in the bottle. The creation of the family estate dates back to the 17th century. In 1947, Pierre Jacquinot and his two sons (Jacques and Jean-Guy) created Champagne Jacquinot et Fils.…

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Cocktails in a Can

By Oliver Walkey / 25th August 2020

You order a Cocktail because you want an experience like non other, you want to taste the expression of multiple ingredients all working together to create a delicious drink that you can’t buy ready made. Over time it has become more popular to see Cocktails ready made in a can and today we’re here tasting…

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A Trip To Champagne Trichet-Lorain

By Oliver Walkey / 21st August 2020

Travelling to different Champagne houses, you see completely different locations, from Châteaus to modern buildings to the location we visited – Champagne Trichet-Lorain, a lovely home with a tasting room attached which also leads down into their cellars located in Montbré in the Montagne de Reims. Céline Trichet-Lorain welcomed us in and treated us to…

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A Trip To Champagne Henri Chauvet

By Oliver Walkey / 20th August 2020

When entering the grounds of Champagne Henri Chauvet your day gets a bit brighter by a lovely garden of flowers and trees, you enter the building and are greeted with a big smile from Damien Chauvet and his lovely wife. A husband & wife team where they both wear various hats to keep their winery…

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A Trip To Champagne Faniel & Fils

By Oliver Walkey / 19th August 2020

We spent a lovely late morning and early afternoon with Mathieu Faniel, the owner and winemaker of Champagne Faniel & Fils, located in the heart of Cormoyeux, a small rustic village in the heart of the Marne. He took us on a tour of his cellars going under the beautiful church next door and venturing…

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A Trip To Champagne Duval-Leroy

By Oliver Walkey / 18th August 2020

Founded over 160 years ago in 1859, Champagne Duval-Leroy is a label with a strong history in the world of fine wines led by whom many regards as one of the pioneering female businesswomen of the industry, Carol Duval-Leroy. A brand who state they are inspired by passion, not fashion and that its house and its strength, Duval-Leroy…

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