Champagne News
Champagne, Romance and Strawberries
The history between Champagne and romance goes back a long way. Stories of Marie-Antoinette (wife of King Louis XVI) having the Champagne coupe glass modelled on her breasts to Marilyn Monroe bathing in a bath of the famous French bubbly (using 350 bottles) and even many folk saying the drink is a perfect Aphrodisiac. Champagne…
A Day in the Life of a Champagne Maker – Guillaume Tournant
We talk to Guillaume Tournant, the Champagne maker at Champagne Roger-Constant Lemaire. Champagne Roger-Constant Lemaire won the title of The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly 2020 with their Trianon 1966. Guillaume is the grandson of Roger Constant Lemaire. He is continuing the family tradition of producing exceptional Champagne using modern and ecologically friendly techniques. Pictured…
Champagne Myths, Separating Fact from Fiction
The world of Champagne and sparkling wine is packed with myths and half truths. Here at Glass of Bubbly it’s time to sort fact from fiction. The Silver Teaspoon Myth It’s magic it really is! Putting a teaspoon in a bottle of bubbles to keep your favourite fizz from going flat overnight in the fridge….
Champagne Phal B. de Beaufort
Getting busy in Bouzy is Brigitte Beaufort with her Champagne label ‘Phal B. de Beaufort‘. With 14 plots located 100% in Bouzy (4 hectares of vines located in the municipalities of Bouzy, Ambonnay and Tours-sur-Marne) and delivering Grand Cru micro-cuvées vintages the Champagne house also holds Viticulture Durable en Champagne (Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne) and…
Can Champagne Change Your Mood?
When you think of Champagne, what do you think of? Do you think of joyful occasions, like weddings or celebrations? Maybe you think of luxury lifestyles with expensive cars, watches and yachts or simply of enjoying time with family and friends? Normally Champagne is associated with good times, but does this make us happy when…
Champagne Robert Allait Tasting
Located in the small wine growing village of Villers sous Chatillon and just a 10 minute drive from Epernay, the Champagne house of Robert Allait is one of the leading grower producers putting tremendous commitment into their sustainability practices. “We attach great importance to respect for the environment and thanks to new cultivation practices implemented…
Champagne Roger Brun Tasting
Nestled in what many would say is the greatest of Champagne villages, Aÿ and in amongst over 30 other producers is the grower house Roger Brun. You will find the winery located next door to the impressive Église Saint-Brice with a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere tasting room (upon prior booking) where you can explore and…
Champagne Laurent Lequart Tasting
Any Champagne tasting is a delight for sure, though when you are presented with four medal winning outstanding labels it makes things that little bit more special. A few years back I took a trip by myself to the Champagne region purely to discover some unknown to me smaller growers of the region, one of…
Champagne Autréau de Champillon
With the Champagne classification located within strict 32,000 hectares of vineyard area, along with some 16,000 grape growers of which there are over 2,000 Champagne names producing 50,000 different labels then you can certainly be lost in translation when it comes to discovering and selling. What though helps us is the popularity of Champagne, the…