Champagne News
A visit to Champagne Delavenne Père & Fils
“It is essential for us to respect what nature has to offer, which enables us to produce high quality grapes.” Champagne Delavenne Père & Fils I was pleased to spend a lazy afternoon with Jean-Christophe Delavenne who is the latest wine-maker and fourth generation of the family Delavenne that have been making Champagne since 1884. This…
A visit to Champagne Jean Diot
“Pleasure and sharing is what makes our wines” Jean-Philippe Diot shares with me and a further quote that “Champagne was born to entertain us, to delight us and to gather us” tells you that this wine-maker holds his heart on his sleeve and his dedication is all towards the feelings that Champagne Jean Diot gives…
The Hidden Treasures of the Champagne Region…
Champagne-Booking is a young company with an unbridled passion for Champagne who wants to share this passion with the whole wide world. They want to break the taboos and myths about Champagne and make Champagne more approachable. Champagne-Booking is an international booking website for free online bookings of activities at Champagne Houses. You can find a variety…
A visit to Champagne Henri Giraud
With a glass of the Henri Giraud Grand Cru Fut de Chene in my hand I managed to quickly ask Claude Giraud, the current owner of Maison Henri Giraud Champagne a quick question during my recent tour of their properties in Aÿ: I am sure you have countless wonderful experiences drinking Champagne, but for you, which one…
A visit to Champagne Faniel & Fils
What initially grabs you with Champagne Faniel & Fils is the character and permanent smile that Mathieu Faniel, the current wine-maker, has for you when you meet him and as he shows you his winery and his wines. The location of Faniel & Fils is in the wonderfully placed village of Cormoyeaux which is nestled in…
A visit to Champagne Laurent Lequart
I was very pleased to have the opportunity to meet Laurent Lequart from Champagne Laurent Lequart, a house with 10 hectares of vineyards located in the village of Passy Grigny that lays in the heart of the Marne Valley. A small family grower Champagne using local cooperative operations to collect and press its grapes (Dom Caudron cooperative which…
A visit to Champagne Michel Gonet
Champagne Michel Gonet is a producer founded in 1802 and now boasts a long family tradition of having seven generations producing their wines. The main house sits on 37 Avenue de Champagne where members of the public can visit and have a tasting of their wines, the family owns a total of 40 hectares and…
A visit to Champagne A. Levasseur
“I like to compare my job to that of a chef as for when I am making my Champagne it is just like I am cooking with ingredients.” David Levasseur. When you first meet David Levasseur, the wine maker of Champagne A. Levasseur, you know you are standing in front of a man with a…
A visit to Champagne Paul Launois
What struck me most when visiting Champagne Jean-Pierre Launois and meeting with current wine maker Julien Launois is here is an entrepreneurial label and some exciting things are happening within this Champagne house… I have visited many Champagne houses now and many of whom are advancing fast by adapting to new wine making methods, the…