Champagne News
How much should you pay for a bottle of Champagne?
Such a simple question and yet so complicated to give a definitive answer as it greatly depends on who is asking and more so, why… Let me explain: Champagne costs vary so much these days, if you pop in to some of our national supermarket chains you could find a bottle from under £10 and yet…
10 Things you probably didn’t know about Champagne
Let’s face it, when we’ve that glass of Champagne in our hand there is simply no-one anywhere that can knock us off our perch… we’re Jack the lad, Queen of the party, cool as a cucumber, prettiest, most handsome, fittest and meanest… we simply feel on top of the world don’t we?! Now, imagine someone…
Champagne Lanson at Wimbledon
As Wimbledon gets underway, Champagne Lanson is celebrating its 39th-associated partnership year with the world’s favourite tennis tournament. Champagne Lanson has been closely associated with Wimbledon since 1977 and is the Official Supplier of Champagne to The Championships. Lanson is the only Champagne poured throughout the Tournament at Wimbledon, something that for the last 15 years, since…
Roger Daltrey Cuvée Launch
To celebrate the launch of Champagne Charles Orban’s new Cuvée Roger Daltrey, Hedonism Wines are holding an evening of charity fundraising & Champagne tasting with Roger Daltrey himself in support of Teen Cancer America. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the rock legend in person & enjoy a Champagne reception featuring the exclusive Cuvée alongside a selection of canapés plus…
Champagne Baudry
Champagne Baudry in Neuville-sur-Seine is really a family affair. They’ve been grape growers since the 1660’s. Brothers , Armel and José, now run the business. I met Armel in their beautifully restored 400 year old house. The family has 20ha of vines in Neuville-sur-Seine and five surrounding villages. Armel noted that at the beginning of…
20 Undeniable signs that you are a Champagne Drinker for Life!
So you think you love Champagne enough that it is part of your everyday life? Which of the following have you adopted already to give you that title? Wine Glasses. You suddenly become very interested in styles of glass that Champagne gets served in, some of you may love flutes others loathe the idea of…
A Complicated Year for Champagne
The last three months have been disastrous for the Champagne vineyards because of the awful weather. This will be a make or break week in the grape growers fight against mildew. Between mid-April and early May there were a succession of heavy frosts. The growers in the Côte des Bar were the most severely affected….
Castelnau Brut Blanc de Blancs 2003
Cellar master tasting notes: What with the frost in April and the summer heat wave, the 2003 vintage went down in our history. This blend had so much personality that it needed to be kept quietly in our cellars until it matured and calmed down. Today it offers such surprising aromatic lift and freshness on…
Champagne Taittinger Reveals 14th Edition of Taittinger Collection
Champagne Taittinger has revealed the 14th edition of its prized Taittinger Collection. The renowned Brazilian photographer, Sebastião Salgado, has created the latest limited edition bottle for the 2008 vintage – the first Brazilian artist to do so and also the first time for a photographic artist. For Salgado, life and art are inseparable. He is…