Champagne News
The Krug Champagne House
Joseph Krug was born in 1800 in the German town of Mainz, part of France’s Napoleonic empire at the time. Growing up at the heart of the Moselle, he was exposed early on to winegrowing as fragmented as the Champagne region he would one day call home. For him, the essence of Champagne was pleasure,…
Champagne André Chemin
Champagne André Chemin is a family wine grower and Champagne producer established in Sacy since 1948. It was in the year 1948 when André moved to Sacy to get married to Micheline Guillemart, the oldest daughter of a family of winemakers, therefore the origin of the wine production goes much further back in the history….
Skinny Champagne
Skinny Champagne is a high-quality no sugar Champagne. It’s made by the traditional process but without adding the usual ‘dosage’ of sugar – this doesn’t compromise its delicious taste but does make it ‘skinny.’ The No Sugar, Grand Cru ‘Skinny Champagne’ is from Alexandre Penet, a Champagne house renowned for its low-dosage cuvées. It has already been extremely well received…
Dom Pérignon pop-up coming to London this May
For ten days this May, Dom Pérignon will host an engaging Champagne pop-up shop at a secret London location near Holborn. ‘Les 3 Étages by Dom Pérignon’ is bigger than a traditional pop-up as it will take over 3 floors of a unique Grade II listed Georgian townhouse. Each floor, with its own distinct personality,…
Autréau-Lasnot Champagne Selection
Cuvée Carte d’Or Brut Pale golden in colour. Aroma of fresh fruits, apple and pear, hints of conifers with a flowery touch. Cuvée Brut Rosé Pink with some hints of copper. Aromas of fruit, sloe and redcurrant. Cuvée Les Perles d’Armorine Demi Sec Pink with light salmony hints. Aroma of fresh red fruits like strawberries, orange…
Champagne Autréau Lasnot
Autréau Lasnot is a Champagne House in the village of Venteuil in the heart of the Valley of the Marne. Since 1932 the Autréau Lasnot family have been growing vines on this same land with vineyards on the hillside stretching out, exposed to the south. When it comes to harvesting the grapes, the quality is the…
SUSHISAMBA London announce exclusive partnership with Bruno Paillard Champagne
SUSHISAMBA, in an exclusive partnership with Bruno Paillard Champagne. will feature the largest selection of Bruno Paillard in the UK from the Maison de Champagne’s Library Collection, showcasing the restaurant’s dedication to excellence. The collection of six vintages (some of them from Bruno’s personal cellar, are not available elsewhere) as well as the three Multi Vintage cuvees listed…
What Does 170 Year Old Champagne Taste Like?
168 bottles of Champagne were found in a shipwreck, 50 metres beneath the Baltic Sea in July 2010. The Champagne found was from the Houses, Veuve Clicquot, Heidsieck, and Juglar, which has since been renamed Jacquesson. Prof Philippe Jeandet, from the University of Reims in Champagne-Ardenne, France and his colleagues used various types of chemical analysis to…
Champagne Dosnon
There are around 2,000 growers in the Champagne region who make their own Champagne. The Aube’s Champagne vineyards are located in five valleys. The closest to Troyes is the Sarce valley. The vineyards start in the village of Avirey Lingey. It’s here that Champagne Dosnon is based. Davy Dosnon had spent a year in Burgundy…