Champagne News
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…
‘Red Carpet Ready’ Piper-Heidsieck Champagne for the Oscars
Piper-Heidsieck have produced a limited edition Champagne called ‘Red Carpet Ready’ for the Oscars. The magnum sized bottles of Champagne were unveiled at the Oscar nominees luncheon. The limited edition Champagne will be poured exclusively at the 88th annual Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre on 28th February. Each magnum sized bottle has the word ‘Oscars’ and the number ’88’ forming a…
Champagne Barons de Rothschild Exclusive to The Ritz Hotel
Champagne Barons de Rothschild has made two exclusive Rothschild Champagne cuvées, which will be available at The Ritz hotel in Mayfair. The Ritz Reserve Brut and the 2008 Vintage Brut were unveiled at a tasting and dinner at the Ritz’s William Kent Room by Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, President of Champagne Barons de Rothschild. The Ritz…
Moët Academy Pop-Up Event in London
Last year Moët & Chandon launched a pop-up event in the heart of London called the ‘Moët Academy’. The event is returning to London this March, described as an ‘immersive, educational experience, which will take guests on a multi-sensory journey from grape to glass.’ During the 90-minute sessions, visitors will not only learn about the house…
Personalised Veuve Clicquot for Valentine’s Day
Veuve Clicquot is giving customers the chance to personalise their own bottle for Valentine’s Day. The special Veuve Clicquot Rosé boxes come with letters that you can stick to the box to spell out a message, or you can record a message. On their instagram they have posted animations demonstrating the novelty boxes, calling it “Clicq’…