Champagne News
Visit Maison Champagne Georges Cartier
Located in Epernay, Capital of the Champagne region, close to the ‘Avenue de Champagne’, Georges Cartier creates wines for pleasure. As a tribute to its philosophy, the House selects the best grapes from the best villages to make well-balanced and easy-to-drink champagnes. Their expert guides welcome each guest for bespoke cellar tours, tastings and food pairings,…
Champagne Artwork
Champagne and sparkling wine can make a great object for artwork – the shape of the glass or bottle, the bubbles, the golden colours and the many associations (elegance, fun, luxury). Artists Fabien Audebrand – website A French still-life painter and a follower of hyper-realism and trompe-l’oeil. He uses traditional and modern methods to create classical-style paintings showing…
Champagne Laurent Lequart Discovery Box
Champagne Laurent Lequart is a family estate located in Passy-Grigny, in the heart of the Marne Valley. The Meunier, emblematic grape variety from the Valley is present in the range through several ‘Collections’. They have created a ‘Special Discovery Box’, to represent the 3 emblematic grape varieties of Champagne. (Pure Meunier, Pure Pinot Noir &…
The Ruinart Challenge
The Sommelier Challenge is an annual event aimed at finding the most promising young Sommeliers from around the world. Working in partnership with the Court of Master Sommeliers, The Ruinart Challenge runs as an international training programme and workshop. The entrants will first join Ruinart Cellar Master, Frédéric Panaïotis, for a training day. Gerard Basset OBE MS…
Is this Champagne Gun the Ultimate Party Weapon?
You can now have your very own ‘Champagne Gun’. Yes – that’s a device that allows you to shoot a stream of Champagne in the style of a machine gun. If you’re in need of the ultimate ‘party weapon’ or just want to feel like a rock star for a few minutes, the Champagne gun can…
Australia’s Growing Love Affair with Champagne
Australia is the 6th largest market in the world when it comes to importing French bubbles. Australians enjoyed more than 8 million bottles of Champagne last year, the biggest increase in any single year in history, more than 1.5 million bottles (24%) up on 2014. This makes Australia the fastest growing of Champagne’s top ten markets….
The Champagne Bureau ‘2016 Champagne Tasting London’
For anyone who loves wine, especially the glorious world of Champagne, then the Champagne Bureau’s ‘Annual Champagne Tasting Event’ is what would be described by many as a dream occasion either as a wine professional or if you’ve been lucky enough to get in as a consumer from a very good friend that you know….
De Castelnau Launches Rare Blanc de Blancs 2003 Vintage
Champagne de Castelnau have recently disgorged their 2003 vintage Blanc de Blancs which has spent 11 years on lees. There are only 11,000 bottles of this rare vintage, some of which will be available in the UK. The 2003 is considered a challenging vintage, with many houses opting not to declare it. This was partly…
Pommery to Release Zero Dosage Champagne Cuvée Louise
Champagne house, Pommery, is launching a zero dosage (no sugar) Champagne under their flagship Cuvée Louise label. The Cuvée Louise ‘Nature’ vintage 2004 will have a transparent label to imply that the Champagne is ‘naked’. Launched alongside it will be the usual Cuvée Louise release, an extra brut. The original Cuvée Louise, an extremely pure Champagne, was created in 1979 after Madame Louise Pommery. It is…