Champagne News
Champagne Dom Caudron – Tours and Champagne Food Pairing is Key
When I first entered the industry of Champagne and sparkling I took a tour to the region of Champagne as part of IWINETC 2015 and we visited the Champagne co-operative Dom Caudron and back then I will admit that I just saw it as another of the many wineries we visited during the busy tour…
Sad Death of François Secondé, Founder of Champagne François Secondé
We regret to inform you that François Secondé, founder of Champagne François Secondé, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 27, 2018 due to an accidental fall. Mr. Secondé will be remembered as a passionate wine producer and he will be greatly missed. Please rest assured that his life-long work will not disappear with his death…
Billecart-Salmon Champagnes Celebrate 200 years
Billecart-Salmon Champagnes celebrate 200 years of passion, finesse and elegance 1818-2018. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Billecart-Salmon Champagne House by Elisabeth Salmon and Nicolas François Billecart. To celebrate this great milestone in the history of this prestigious Champagne House, Billecart-Salmon is organising a gastronomic world tour, visiting Singapore, Tokyo,…
London Launch of Champagne Castelnau Hors Catégorie Cuvée CCF 2067
The Hors Catégorie collection from Castelnau (meaning beyond/above categorisation) is named from the Champagne brands relationship with the Tour de France (they are the official Champagne) and the toughest mountain passes of this highly popular cycling race that is world famous and probably one of the most gruelling and most demanding in all of sports. The…
Roger-Constant Lemaire Champagne Launches New Design
Roger Constant Lemaire is a small family run Champagne House located in the Marne Valley. They have been producing quality Champagne for 5 generations. The Estate stretches over 13 hectares in the region of Cumières, Hautvillers, Reuil, Binson-Orquigny, Troissy et Leuvrigny. The grapes are selected and harvested by hand, with only first press used in…
Printemps 2018 du Ratafia à L’Assiette Champenoise, Reims
With great pleasure we accepted the invitation by our friends at Vitabella to attend the ‘Printemps 2018 du Ratafia’ that took place in Reims at the superb L’Assiette Champenoise famed for its fine cuisine and chef Armaud Lallement. So quickly – What is Ratafia? Now a classified product from Champagne, Ratafia Champenois is, in fact, a fortified wine…
10 Interesting things you didn’t know about Champagne
Champagne for many of us will mean celebrations, success, good times or simply symbolic of a high lifestyle of living. It is though known around the world as the King of Wines and usually our favourite celebrities and sports personalities are seen together with the well known brands, but did you know the following: Champagne…
Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque 1982
Salute! from the Champagne Region of France – Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque is a vintage Champagne, aged since 1982. A delicious, sweet-sipping blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pino Meunier (Mon Yeahy!), Belle Epoque is characterized by a light, effervescent taste with a rich, bold lasting memory. For making memories that last. Perrier Jouet is…
Champagne Dipping though English Fizz Popping?
A recent and most interesting article released by the online Telegraph led me to think about the current battle between Champagne and English Sparkling Wine. The Comite de Champagne have updated us in 2018 with news of falling sales of Champagne in the UK and there has been varied external factors that have been attributed to this…