Champagne News
Limited Edition Dom Pérignon Designs from Michael Riedel
Contemporary German artist Michael Riedel has created a set of limited-edition designs for Dom Pérignon 2006 and Rosé 2004. The special bottle and gift box by Michael Riedel will have an rrp of £155 for the Blanc 2006 and £345 for the Rosé 2004. Michael Riedel’s design has taken the ‘D’ and ‘P’ in their name and…
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2002 – Best Performing Champagne Label this Year
The performance of two Taittinger’s Comtes de Champagne vintages post 2000 continue to make gains this year. The Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2002 is the best performing Champagne label so far this year according to Liv-ex. The fine wine market has now seen 10 consecutive months of rises with the 2002 and 2000 vintages of…
Champagne Paul Goerg Launch New Vintage
Champagne Paul Goerg launch their latest vintage 2007. 2007 is an unusual vintage, one of the few in Champagne when harvest started in August, like 2003 and 2011. After a very hot and sunny spring, the following months were rather gloomy with a lot of rain. Nevertheless, this cool weather did not impact the vines…
So, is the Champagne you’re Buying Worth the Money?
This is a hard one to answer really as mostly it will be down to your preferences and of course, to many of us spending up to £100 for a bottle of Champagne is expensive whereas for some anything up to £1,000 for a bottle is cheap. Is it down to the brand and the…
Champagne Charles Gouthière et Fils
Excellent Champagnes are produced by many families and companies, in this area of France. For a special occasion, indeed, what could be better than a glass (or two) of sparkling Champagne? Grape varieties, used for Champagne productions, include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The Champagne region of France produces an abundance of superb grapes,…
Marks & Spencer to Stock Champagne Lanson
Proud Royal Warrant Holders and one of the oldest family-run Champagne Houses, Champagne Lanson will have its Extra Age Brut NV (with gift box) on the shelves of 220 Marks & Spencer branches for the first time in the store’s history. Sue Daniels, Marks & Spencer says: “We are delighted to have Champagne Lanson’s Extra…
Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 1996 Tasting at Claridges, London
“Unashamedly pushing the boundaries of Dom Pérignon in recent years” among many other inspirational words were shared by the host of the Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé tasting, Richard Geoffroy. As the invited guests sat down in the ‘Dom Pérignon Suite’ of Claridges, you could see the excited anticipation that we were about to taste something unique, something which…
Champagne Henri Giraud – The days of stainless steel vats are over!
Champagne Henri Giraud’s vision of the future is 0% stainless steel. Claude Giraud, CEO of Champagne Henri Giraud, will inaugurate his new generation, 0% stainless steel cellar on November 2. This vision of the future of Champagne is one of a cellar full of Argonne oak barrels and terracotta amphora. On these unique premises, small…
Harvest at Champagne AR Lenoble
The harvest ended last month for Champagne AR Lenoble and they report they are relieved to have brought in superb grapes, a quality that was totally unexpected just a few weeks earlier following such an extreme climatic year. Champagne suffered frost and hail in the spring then humidity during flowering in June. The heat wave…