To wine geeks, Roederer is best known for the sheer quality of their fizz, but to the world at large, they’re probably better ...
There's something inherently hedonistic about pink champagne, something inescapably self indulgent. And why not? What's wrong with...
Forceful approbation from all and sundry is enough to indicate that this label has got to be doing something right and those who return to...
Drappier is not a Parisian curtain maker, it’s one of the finest Grower Champagnes on the market and was a firm favourite of Charles de Gaulle, the...
I like big La Butte and I cannot lie. Sir Mix-a-Lot was not talking about this wine, but he probably should’ve been. La Butte is a small...
Our French is rudimentary, but we think that Canard-Duchêne roughly translates as “duck of oak”. And we believe this to be...
Roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrocks. If those don’t stir your national pride, try the humble bluebell; The Hindleap Classic Cuvée
It's quite something to think that in 1917, as WWI was at its most hellish in northern France, 300 miles south just outside the rustic hamlet of Pouilly...
Verget's philosophy can be summed up in one simple sentence: "the best wine from the best grapes". But in Mâconnais...
Do not be fooled by the Maltese Cross and the black uniform that Lanson wears, it is not a member of the St John Ambulance. It can’t patch...
Good old Pol Roger! The noblest of the Champagne houses and one of the region's elder statesmen. The consistent good ...
A casual glance down the list of the prominent names of Champagne will before long reveal Laurent Perrier as one of the...
Classic Champagne. And a no-risk, fail-safe guarantee of good order. Taittinger is one of the thoroughbreds and might as well...
Appledore sounds like a realm from Lord of the Rings, populated by wizards, hobbits and dragons. But it’s not; it’s the sleepy home to Gusbourne Estate...
Devaux is, in our opinion, the BBC 6 Music of the Champagne world. If you’re not familiar with it, 6 Music brings good music to a world ...
There's an intriguing golden, almost amber hue to the delicate pink of this rose fizz, reminiscent of an alpine sunset. Together with...
2009 was a great year for Verget’s Chablis, hailed by many as their best. Handpicked from 40 year old vines in a Grand Cru site, fermented in oak...
Pink champagne? That's all a bit frivolous, isn't it? Well, yes - that's the point of it - but also, no, not necessarily...
Rodent racing was an incredibly popular spectacle in Bellefontaine, Ohio. However, a sad day befell the town in 1843, when a Frenchman named Edmond rode into town. ..
Could this Champagne house be the king of all Champagne? It's a good bet, and you won't get better odds on any other candidate...
It's no coincidence that in the same way that Veuve Cliquot's label sets it apart from all other Champagne, this very...
How do you take your tea or coffee? It’s a deeply personal thing isn’t it? Strength, ratio of milk, brand, how many sugars, there’s...
When you learn that Montrachet unappealingly means “Scabby Hill”, it teaches you that the wine must be pretty impressive for it to...
Laurent Perrier's Ultra Brut is a "zero dosage" champagne, meaning that no sugar is added at the end of the fermentation process. It might surprise...
I don't know about you, but I hate being told to have fun. When the MC gets on the mike to ask "are we having a good time?"...
Taittinger's Rose is a deep, ruby tinted pink. It's almost exactly the colour of quince jelly - and in the same way the quince jelly ...
Taittinger is one of the very oldest of all the champagne houses, and one of the few now (back) under family control. The house style...
Although apparently back into vogue, white stilettos still have a dodgy reputation. Police cars are turning silver because the white ones have...
Ruinart is not a call to write on a Rothko, paint over a Banksy or put a traffic cone on a statue; it’s the oldest Champagne house....
This star brand (not band) has made this label a household name. Made from 100% Pinot Noir this undoubted darling of the pink ...
Beard? Moustache? Or just experimenting with whiskers? Then this is for you. Corton Charlemagne was named after a French Emperor ...
The ultimate groupies' Champagne, one can imagine this being enjoyed and passed around between members of a...
Top-flight Champagne doesn't get any better than this. This is Laurent-Perrier's showpiece Champagne and one of the region's finest ...
Let’s be honest, when we invest in a bottle of luxury champagne, it’s not only the booze we’re buying. We’re making a statement...
Since 1921 Dom Pergnon has more or less defined the term ‘vintage champagne’, not least because Dom Perignon only makes...
This is the good stuff. Dom Pérignon was tinkering in his cellar making inroads into this inimitable style of wine before your great- great-...
