Champagne News
Three Days of Champagne Picnics
Between June 3rd-5th more than 400 independent winemakers will turn France into the largest picnic area in Europe. This will be the seventh time the event has been held. If you’re in the Champagne region 34 winemakers will be ready to welcome you. This is nine more than last year and shows the importance of…
Champagne Lanson’s 40th Year at Wimbledon
‘The Perfect Start to… Summer’ campaign continues with The Championships, Wimbledon, Champagne Lanson’s 40th-associated year with the world’s favourite tennis championships. As the Official Champagne Sponsor, Champagne Lanson is the only Champagne poured throughout The Championships, an accolade Champagne Lanson is proud of and has held exclusively for 16 years, since 2001. Champagne Lanson will officially…
Jean-Charles Boisset Releases La Victoire Champagne
Jean-Charles Boisset, one of the most passionate, hardworking people in the wine industry has done it again. This time, with Champagne… and it is downright delicious. Jean-Charles wanted to celebrate the history behind Agoston Harasthy (considered the Father of California viticulture and founder of Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma) and his son Arpad’s legacy. Arpad…
Champagne Lanson Sponsors Chestertons Polo in the Park
Champagne Lanson’s ‘The Perfect Start to… Summer’ campaign will begin with its exclusive Champagne sponsorship of Chestertons Polo in the Park on 9th June 2017. This will be Champagne Lanson’s third year with one of the most hotly anticipated fixtures on London’s sporting and social calendars. Champagne Lanson will once again be recreating its largest…
Champagne Castelnau Launches New Branding
Who can ever resist an evening of Champagne in London? Thought so! So off we went to attend the launch of the re-branded Champagne Castelnau at Sakagura restaurant on Heddon Street, just off from Regent Street. A great many of their labels were on show to include some rarer vintages and a jeroboam of 1990….
A Touch of Frost Bites in to Champagne
A touch of frost, that cold morning of spectacular views, especially within the country, is what is a curse to many farmers and growers and it can have a bitter effect in the world of growing grapes for producing wine. The Champagne region has once again suffered with a late frost which has caused losses…
Jay Z’s New Champagne Costs £680 a Bottle
Armand de Brignac’s Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Two, aka A2, Jay Z‘s latest Champagne is to sell for a cool $850 (£680) a bottle. It will be available in the U.S. from the 18th April. The Champagne is made from Pinot Noir grapes picked from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 vintages. Only 2,333 bottles will…
5 Reasons why Champagne is so Connected with Romance
Champagne needs no real introduction as a perfect tonic to spice up that romantic moment, any occasion, any location and any time of the day and yes that does include Champagne for breakfast! Though why is Champagne just so associated with romance, be it Valentines day or a wedding day, first date to ‘I want…
Top 10 Tips to Help you Understand & Buy Champagne
Perfect Foods with Champagne other than caviar Scallops with Extra-Sec Blanquette de Veau with Blanc de Blancs Fish & Chips with everyday good quality Brut Seafood platter with Zero Dosage Lobster and langoustine with a Blanc de Noirs Pink lamb with mature Vintage Rosé Apple crumble with Demi-Sec Duck and beef with Mature Vintage Summer…