Champagne News
Majestic offers free Champagne to Leaplings
Majestic are offering free Champagne to Leaplings, anyone born on the 29th February. Between Thursday 25th February and Monday 29th February, Majestic is running a special fizz event with at least 25% off all Champagne and free tastings across all stores. Leaplings who visit any of their stores and buy any six bottles of wines…
Gourmet Treats & Piper Heidsieck Champagne at the Oscars
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is in charge of feeding the 1,500 stars and their guests at this years Governors Ball which immediately follows the Oscars ceremony, taking place on Sunday 28th February. Just some of the gourmet treats available will be 1,300 farmed oysters, 10kg of farm-raised caviar, 300 Maine lobsters and 6,500 Oscar-shaped flatbreads. There…
The usage of the word Champagne legally and illegally
A Tweet back in 2013 from the official Champagne Twitter account told us: “Champagne is neither a colour, nor anything else than the name of wines from Champagne”… … and this is a topic that keeps many people interested and debating, both for and against… I thought I would take a brief look in to…
Reinventing World’s Leading Champagne Preservation Systems
Bermar International is the World‟s leading wine, sparkling wine and Champagne preservation system manufacturer; over 40,000 customers in more than 80 countries use Bermar’s unique technology at the heart of their wine by the glass service. This year alone Bermar systems will underpin in excess of £2 billion worth of wine, sparkling wine and Champagne…
Treat Your Mum with Champagne this Mother’s Day
Champagne is the perfect gift to make someone feel special and show how much you care. This year Mother’s Day is on Sunday 6th March, why not treat your mum to a bottle of Champagne BILLECART-SALMON Brut Rosé Non-Vintage. With finesse and elegance, the Brut Rosé has a beautiful pale pink colour adorned with warm glints of gold,…
Champagne Week
17 different groups of Champagne winegrowers will meet for a week of wine tastings from the 16th to 21st April. It is a unique occasion, driven by winemakers wishing to showcase the exceptional quality of their work and individuality of their terroir. The originators of the event were the winegrower members of Terres et Vins…
Champagne Taittinger Sparkles at the BAFTAs
Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria wines from New Zealand, official wine partners to BAFTA, were on hand to help spread the romance on this special Valentine’s evening. The Revenant received 5 BAFTAs last night at the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, including Best Film, Director, Cinematography, Sound and Leading Actor…
Champagne Definitely Hasn’t Lost its Sparkle
French wine exports reached record value last year of €11.7bn, this was an 8.7% increase in value terms on 2014 and an all-time high after two consecutive years of declines. This was mainly thanks to Champagne. Champagne sales outside of France were worth nearly €2.7bn. Champagne exports grew by nearly 5% in volume and by 12.1% in…
Perrier-Jouët Partners with The Ritz for Exclusive Sommelier Apprenticeship
Champagne Perrier-Jouët has partnered with The Ritz London to offer a 12-month Commis-Sommelier placement at the prestigious hotel. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside one of the most highly skilled teams in the hospitality business at The Ritz London, shadowing and learning from Head Sommelier Giovanni Ferlito and his team, as…