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The House of Champagne Mercier
Champagne Mercier is located in Epernay in the heart of France’s Champagne country. It was founded in 1858 by Eugène Mercier when he was just 20 years of age during the reign of Napoleon III, a period of thriving economic prosperity. Eugène Mercier had originally bought up some land on the Avenue de Champagne, then…
Champagne Mercier Private Receptions
The Maison Mercier offers a private venue to hold prestigious receptions. The Bacchus Cellar Deep in the cellars and located 30 metres underground , the Bacchus Cellar features majestic proportions including two sculptures that stand 15 metres high carved in the chalk walls by the sculptor Gustave Navlet. Capacity : from 24 to 200 people…
The Champagne Hangover
We’ve all been there – for many it may have only been a matter of days ago as the festive period came to an end. The dreaded hangover after a fun, bubbly-filled evening. As we get older we tend to handle the aftermath a lot better, but the feeling can still linger. Does it seem…
Champagne outsold semi-skimmed milk at Lidl this Christmas!
This Christmas, the best-selling item at Lidl, even knocking semi-skimmed milk off the top spot was the Comte De Senneval Champagne, priced at £11.99. This high volume of Champagne sales has helped to make it the most successful Christmas on record for Lidl, with year-on-year sales rising by more than 20 per cent. The supermarket chain…
48 Champagne Bottles Sabred in 1 minute – New World Record!
On New Years Eve, Frank Esposito, manager of Coral House in Baldwin, New York, set the new Guiness World record for the most Champagne bottles sabred in 60 seconds. Sabring is a technique used to open Champagne bottles using a sword called a sabre. It is usually performed at events and ceremonies. His score of…
Champagne Comtesse de Massy Brut Empire
Comtesse de Massy is a collaboraton between Francois Lavergne and Jean Milan. “An old style Champagne from ancestral tradition” This authentic traditional Champagne is a blend of a majority of barrel fermented Chardonnay reserved wines. Extended ageing on lees has allowed the wine to develop deel and rich flavours with aromas of almond, vanila and…
Comtesse de Massy Rosé Princesse Pauline
“A fine and subtle Rosé Champagne” This Rosé Champagne is a blend of a majority of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs with the beautiful Pinot Noir especially selected from the best terroirs of the Montagne de Reims. This superb blend is an ideal marriage of fine chardonnay and fruity Pinot Noir offering a fresh…
Duval-Leroy Authentis Cumières 2005
A unique work of art designed by Duval-Leroy. Duval-Leroy’s passion for authenticity is illustrated in this cuvee derived purely from Pinot Noir grapes. The expression of a Premier Cru from the Vallée de la Marne, Cumières is the fruit of organic viticulture (Wine produced from organically cultivated grapes, certified by Ecocert – FR-BIO-01). This vintage…
Champagne F. Cuchet-Cez Reserve Brut
Visual Aspect It is a wine which suggests big attention all over the yellow dress straw and its bubbles of a big delicacy. Of a remarkable specific gravity, these bubbles form fine rosaries enlivening the inside of the glass so by a shifty and uninterrupted dance. Aspect of smell First lemon-flavoured with some naunces of…