Champagne News
Champagne Season
With the changing of the clocks and the crack of fireworks behind us, we are on the home straight towards festive chaos and all the wonderful vinous delights that the silly season entails. Yet the romantic in me still enjoys pairing wines with the weather and in the final days of November, against a backdrop…
Champagne de Venoge Releases Gold within a Golden Bottle!
Champagne de Venoge are hitting a very ‘celebrational moment’ (as if we need an excuse to enjoy Champagne) in that they are coming up to the 180th birthday! So of course bubbles are in order and to make the moment even more special they have what I call, gold within a golden bottle, their 1996…
Discover Champagne Vollereaux
Born into a wine-making family established in Pierry and Moussy since 1805, it was at the end of the Great War that Victor Vollereaux decided to promote his own Champagne. He achieved his first vintage in 1923 and offered his production to a circle made of his friends and relations. This operation was repeated from…
Discover Champagne Charles Heston
Champagne Charles Heston is situated just 15 minutes from Reims centre, on the Route Touristique du Champagne. The winery was founded in 1951, it has more than 120 wineries on about 115 hectares of vineyards spread over several areas of the Massif Saint-Thierry. The three main grape varieties for Champagne are grown here, Pinot Meunier (roundness and fruity),…
Deciphering Nuances within Pinot Noir Dominant Champagne
We have different tastes. It’s not just our imagination; it’s genetic. Oenologist Charles-Eric Vilain XIII claims, “Taste is very personal”, whether it’s wine, chocolate, cheese, art, or music. Many claim Pinot Noir Champagnes the most elegant, in the same way, that vintages are presumably better, but leave it to your taste buds to decide. What…
Discover Champagne Météyer Père & Fils
Since 1860 and with 6 generations of transmitting knowledge from father to son, Champagne Météyer, a Vigneron Indépendant (independent wine grower) produces Champagnes with an intense elegance; blended and single vines. Besides Champagne, the Champagne House reveals a unique surprise; in its 18th century renovated cellars, you will find a family museum where all stages…
What Champagne is and Why It’s Difficult to Separate from our Dining Table
Vacation is hard to separate from “popping” cork! Bottles of wine and Champagne are always waiting to be opened at a festive party. No matter how popular these two drinks are, many people today are finding it difficult to distinguish the two drinks. Of course there’s always a simple answer like that Champagne is the…
Discover Champagne Boutillez-Marchand
Champagne Boutillez-Marchand is a family run Champagne House established in 1960 and today managed by Marion Boutillez and Jean-Michel Sourdet. Situated in Villers-Marmery, a village in the Montagne de Reims, with 6.40 ha of vineyards. This exceptional terroir is mainly planted with the Chardonnay grape which is used to produce Blanc de Blancs Champagnes. This…
Discover Champagne Faniel & Fils
Champagne Faniel & Fils is located on the Route Touristique du Champagne in Cormoyeux; a small Champagne-making village in the Marne nestled at the bottom of La Vallée du Brunet. You will find them in a former monastery built in 1673. This village has a geographical singularity giving it all its charm during all seasons:…