Champagne News
The Perfect Start to Summer 2016 with Champagne Lanson
The tradition of Champagne Lanson’s exclusive sponsorship of the summer’s key sporting and social calendars has been confirmed for 2016. Champagne Lanson will also be celebrating the continued growth of its Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brut Rosé NV – the UK’s No.1 Rosé by value and volume (Nielsen data) – which will feature prominently in…
Discovering Champagne Duval-Leroy
A very welcomed and eagerly anticipated invitation to visit Vertus and the Duval-Leroy Champagne brand was received by Glass of Bubbly and what an educational tour and tasting of superb wines and food it was. Duval-Leroy brand is really a testament to turning tragedy in to success where the story of Carol Duval-Leroy (Chairman &…
Mumm Celebrates Formula E with Mumm Grand Cordon
Maison Mumm, the official partner of the FIA Formula E Championship, is marking the Paris E Prix by unveiling Mumm Grand Cordon, its revolutionary new Champagne bottle, destined to become he ultimate icon of celebration. DRIVING THE FUTURE Hailed as the future of motorsport, Formula E is the world’s first all-electric racing series, which aims…
Enjoy May Bank Holidays with Billecart-Salmon
The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom and although it’s still a little chilly it seems that Spring may finally have sprung! With the Great British picnic and barbecue season on its way, what better way to celebrate the Early May and Spring Bank Holidays (02 May and 30 May respectively) than with…
No Room for Grape Pickers in Champagne this Harvest
Champagne grapes must be picked by hand. 120,000 people come for the harvest each year, the largest number in France. This year could see a substantial loss of employment and an accommadation crisis because of an enforcement of a regulation in the French Rural Code. In 1995 a regulation was added to the code that…
The Secret is out… Lanson Releases Clos Lanson 2006
The House of Lanson is proud to announce the limited release of one of its finest vintage Champagnes, the Clos Lanson 2006. From its famous ‘Secret Garden’ in Reims, France, the Clos Lanson 2006 embodies all of the excellence of the renowned House of Lanson with its fruity flavour and freshness, enhanced by the extreme…
Veuve Clicquot Release 2008 Vintage
Veuve Clicquot’s latest vintage, 2008 is the first vintage at Veuve Clicquot to be made by cellar master Dominique Demarville, who arrived at the house in 2006 from Champagne Mumm. It is also the first vintage since the 1960s to use wooden fermentation and ageing vessels for the wines and is the first vintage to feature…
New Grape Varieties for Champagne
On April 12th the CIVC, Comité Champagne, in Epernay announced a 15 year programme to develop grape varieties for the future. Champagne makers face two main challenges in the following decades. In the worst case scenario temperatures could rise 4.5°C by 2100. There’s also the pressing need to develop vines that have a high resistance…
Discover Champagne Jean Michel
Carte Blanche Brut The perfect wine for any family get-together. This cuvée is the perfect blend of three grape varieties and reserve wines. There is also a demi-sec version by a subtle addition of sugar during disgorgement, which pairs well with all kinds of dessert. Carte Blanche Extra Brut The absence of dosage lets the…