Champagne News
Champagne & Prosecco Sales Soar Thanks to Wimbledon
It seems the warm weather combined with watching tennis makes for the perfect glass of bubbly. Since Wimbledon started, fans have been eager to buy sparkling wine with major supermarkets reporting a spike in sales. Asda reported a massive 400% increase in Champagne sales and M&S reported a 298% increase in Prosecco sales. Pimms, the usual drink…
VIP Guests of Champagne Lanson at Wimbledon 2016
On the first day of Wimbledon, Lanson played host to the media elite as well as a few VIP guests in its Champagne Lanson chalet. Ex-England tennis player Tim Henman popped in for a chat. Wine experts and Mail on Sunday wine critic, Olly Smith (who gave a toast to Lanson) and Jane Parkinson (Saturday Kitchen)…
USA World’s most Valuable Champagne Market
America has been ranked as the world’s top Champagne market as per-case value rose by 20% last year. Overall, Champagne value rose by 38% to €515 million in the US compared to the UK’s €512 million. In terms of volume sales, the UK is still ahead with 34.2 million bottles sold in 2015 compared to the 20.5 million in…
Surprising Foods which have more Calories than a Glass of Champagne
Just how many calories are in a glass of Champagne? Well this is very hard to give an exact answer to as there are many varieties of Champagne and there are many sizes of glasses! I would say that the average amount would be around 85 calories for the average sized glass, so let us take a…
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…