The chilly soils and relatively cool climate of Champagne provides the backdrop for the world’s benchmark expression of traditional method sparkling wine.
The world’s most famous sparkling wine. From chalky soils in in the north of France, Champagne produces some of the most prestigious sparkling wine there is.
Founded in the 1960s, Champagne Jacquart is best known for the impressive range Mosaïque wines that capture the elegant richness of extended lees ageing.
Dating back to the 17th century, Champagne Geoffroy is a 14 hectare estate comprised of south and southeast-facing vines in Cumières. Jean-Baptiste, who runs the house today, is one of Champagne’s great grower-producers, and they are well regraded for terroir-expressive wines.
Louis Roederer is one of the most famous and prestigious Champagne houses, producers of the famous Crystal. Inherited by the entrepreneur Louis Roederer in 1833, the company has gone on to become one of the world’s leading luxury brands. Today there are around 240 hectares located exclusively in the Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards of the Marne.
Champagne Jean Milan is a family owned Négociant-Manipulant founded in 1964. Jean Charles and his daughter Caroline now cultivate six hectares in the village of Oger.
Moët & Chandon is the most famous Champagne house in the world. Its wines and extended brand are known everywhere.
Benoît Lahaye is one of Champagne’s excellent small grower names.
Founded in 1874, this grower Champagne marque is now steered by the 5th generation of the family.
Champagne Chassenay d’Arce is co-operative cellar founded in in 1956. Today it comprises 130 growers in the Côte des Bar area of Champagne and specialises in the cultivation of Pinot Noir. The company produces around 1.5 million bottles a year.
Based in Venteuil, just 10 minutes from Epernay, Champagne du Rédempteur is a small grower house with a family history of viticulture stretching back to 1789.
Established in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, Maison Ruinart is credited with being the first Champagne house.
Champagne Louis Déhu is a Champagne house based in Venteuil, in the Marne Valley. For generations, the family has harvested grapes from its own vineyard parcels and vinified them. They are what is known in the region as “récoltants manipulants”. Isabelle and Thierry Niziolek oversee 13 hectares in Venteuil, Damery and Cumières to produce 70,000 bottles a year.
