Posts Tagged ‘grower champagne’

Champagne Moutaux – (Daughter & Husband – Christine & Renaud) is a fifth generation Champagne maker. In 2013, after much work over many years, the owners, Christine and Renaud Fischer, were awarded the certification of “Terra Vitis” (Sustainable development in viticulture) in the Côte des Bar. The range: Réserve Brut 80% Pinot Noir / 20%…

Champagne J. de Telmont – (Son & Daughter – Bertrand & Pascale) is a fourth generation Champagne maker that owns 36 hectares of vineyard located in prestigious villages throughout Champagne. André Lhopital, second generation, increased vineyard capacity by buying different plots in the best villages of the region. He is also created the name J.…

Champagne Guy Charlemagne is situated in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, in the small village of Mesnil sur Oger. As father to son winegrowers since 1892, Philippe Charlemagne only harvests and vinifies grapes from his own vineyards. Le Mesnil sur Oger and Oger, where the Charlemagne house owns its terroirs, are two of…

Meet the champagne makers in the Aube and the Marne. Grower Champagne Tours offers visitors tours in Champagne and Burgundy as well as guided walks in Troyes. It was created by Jon Catt who lives in Troyes and is a qualified guide with over thirty years experience. On a Champagne tour visitors staying in Troyes…

Grower-producer Champagnes–commonly known as Grower Champagnes–are exactly what they sound like:  Champagnes that are made by the estate that actually grows the grapes.  Grower Champagnes make up just a small segment of all Champagnes produced; 71 percent of Champagne is still made by négociant houses, especially such large houses as Moët & Chandon and Veuve…

My wife and I are in Champagne and are looking forward to the prospect of a morning with Laurent Vauversin, owner of Vauversin Champage in the Grand Cru village of Oger. As we make our way through the beautiful vineyards of the Cote des Blancs there is a suspicious lack of activity in the fields.…

The Vauversin family have been making wine in the Grand Cru village of Oger since 1640. Laurent Vauversin is the current custodian, having recently taken over the family business from his father Bruno. Laurent’s grandfather took the decision to start making wine on a commercial scale back in 1930 and 84 years later Laurent is…