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The Bérêche family settled in Ludes in the XIIIth century. The two brothers Raphaël and Vincent brought the estate onto the top of the "Montagne de Reims" area, and their bubbles now evidently count among the finest of Champagne. The choice of a single vineyard expression has been evident, using dom

Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon founded Champagne Billecart-Salmon in 1818. This prestigious Champagne house has remained in the Billecart-Salmon family and is currently managed by François and Antoine Roland-Billecart. Their range of Champagne, from the Brut Réserve to the very rare

Founded in 1829 in Aye, Bollinger belongs to the Bizot and d'Hautefeuille families, and is run by Mr Jérôme Philippon. Bollinger owns a 163 hectares vineyard, mainly planted with Pinot Noirs. A rich and complex champagne, Special Cuvée is a true ambassador for the company, which also elaborates long

In 1851 Charles Heidsieck created an iconic champagne house and its Brut Reserve still represents the authenticity and refinement of this beautiful house. Cyril Brun, Charles Heidsieck Cellar Master since 2015, brilliantly perpetuates the spirit and excellence of these champagnes. Blanc des Millénai

Alexandre Chartogne creates his wines in the village of Merfy. The young prodigyof Anselme Selosse aims at unveiling Reims’s "petite montagne" (the southern hillside, near Saint-Thierry), a terroir still largely unknown to wine lovers. Alexandre's care for his plots is almost religious, in a true

The Marne Valley shelters a great many smaller Champagne Houses, that still cutivate a grape variety that has only recently come back into light: Pinot Meunier. The Dehours House is one of them. Located in Cerseuil, this family-run estate is now managed by Jérôme Dehours. Like many of his peers fro

Founded in 1760 by François Delamotte in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne Delamotte is owned by the Laurent-Perrier Group. The Chardonnays in the Blancs de Blancs cuvee all come from chalky soils in the Côte des Blancs, in Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Avize.

William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann founded the famous Champagne house of Deutz in Aÿ in 1838. It has belonged to Roederer since 1996. Deutz makes outstanding Champagnes in a relatively rich and fruity style with beautifully small bubbles.

The Dhondt-Grellet Estate is located in Flavigny, near Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs. The 6 hectares vineyard is planted with Chardonnays, mainly in the cities of Cramant, Chouilly and Cuis, all classified Premier Crus and Grand Crus, and with Pinots Noirs, in Avenay-val-d’or, in the Ma

Dom Pérignon might have lived in the 17th century, but with one of the most prestigious Champagne Houses named after him, he is sure to be remembered for the ages. The LVMH group now perpetuates with great care the « recipe » that established the House as a driving force in Champagne. Let us start w

The Drappier House was founded in 1808, in Urville, and is currently run by Michel Drappier. The House owns a 90 hectares vineyard, shared between Côte des Blancs et Côte des Bars, planted with traditional Grape Varieties such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier, but also other rare varieties

Since its foundation in 1808 in Reims by Apolline Henriot, eight generations have successively run this family-owned house, one of the last in Champagne. In addition to its own vineyard, Henriot relies on partnerships particularly in the Côte des Blancs and in the Montagne de Reims areas, in order t

Located halfway between Champagne and Burgundy, in the department of Aube, lies the small "Riceys" Appellation. It would not have the same glow without the vision Marie and Olivier Horiot developped since their start in 1999. The winegrowers are die hard believers, and pioneers in their work of cast

The Champagne house Jacquesson, founded in 1798, owns thirty hectares of vineyards in Avize, Ay, Dizy and Hautvilliers. The Chiquet brothers, Jean-Hervé and Laurent, produce champagnes that are popular among amateurs due to their gourmand style, complexity and rarity. Their concept cuvée 700, made f

Founded in 1843 by Johann-Joseph Krug, The Krug champagne has been established in Champagne for more than 160 years. Owned since 1999 by the LVMH Group, Krug likes to age its cuvees in oak barrels. Krug Grande Cuvee is a blend of 120 reserve wines, of more than ten different vintages, and aged at le

The long history of the Larmandier family started in the XVIIIth century, in Cramant. At the heart of the Côte des Blancs, the chalk from the Camparien age gives its minerality to the Estate's wines. Later, the house Larmandier Bernier purchased anotherr 4 hectares in vertus, and dug its new cell

Benoit Lahaye has been in the Champagne since his earliest childhood : his family has always worked the vineyard from near or far. It was the grandfather’s passion for the noble beverage that prompted Benoit Lahaye to take over the estate in Bouzy. This village curls itself in the south east part of

Established in 1812, the Laurent Perrier champagnes have developed strongly from the fifties on, under the leadership of Bernard de Nonancourt. Today, his two daughters Stephanie and Alexandra run the house, and the Cellar Master Michel Fauconnet takes cares of the style of the cuvees. The Laurent P

Emmanuel Lassaigne has made Montgueux his fiefdom. The winegrower owns 4 hectares of land and vinifies 5.5 hectares in total. He is now a leading figure in this little-known part of the Aube region. The south-east facing soils are mostly planted with Chardonnay (88%), which draws all of its energy

Perrier-Jouët is an iconic champagne house with an exceptional vineyard. It is known for the finesse, floral and elegant notes of its wines, fashioned with the expertise of only seven Cellar Masters since its foundation in 1811. In 1902, the Maison commissioned Art Nouveau pioneer Emile Gallé to cre

Maison Philipponnat was born in Aÿ in the Marne valley, the cradle of the family since Apvril le Philipponnat, who owned vines at a place called "le Léon" under François 1er (from 1522), between Aÿ and Dizy. For the past century, the family has owned Clos des Goisses, a 5.5 hectare hillside planted

The Pouillon Estate was established in 1947 and consists of 6.5 hectares of vineyards in the Marne Valley. In total, 36 plots are divided between the fabulous terroirs of Aÿ, Mareuil sur Aÿ and Epernay. The pinot noir is widely represented, and the tasting of the house's champagnes allows us to se

Heir of a champagne house in 1833, Louis Roederer decides to extend its vineyard. Several takeovers over time have indeed extended its surface to 240 hectares, located exclusively in Premier and Grand Crus in the Marne department. Louis Roederer is also the initiator of the very first prestige champ

Do we still have to introduce the Ruinart brand, that is paired together with the history of Champagne, shininng throughout the world ? It is even said that it would be the very first Champagne House, founded in 1729. This prelude was started in Paris, by Dom Thierry Ruinart, a wise benedictin mon

Emmanuel Leroy and his wife Bénédicte Ruppert setlled in Essoyes, at the heart of a lesser known terroir, unjustly left aside, within Champagne itself. Here the limestone soils of Côte des Bars resembles more the Chablis area, than to the chalk of Avize. The nature of the terroir hints at the proj

The Salon champagnes were established in 1921 by Eugène-Aimé Salon, at the Mesnil sur Oger, in order to distribute the Blancs-de-blancs from his own slots. Owned since 1988 by the Laurent Perrier group, the House is run by Didier Depond, and the cellar master is Michel Fauconnet. A single unique cuv

Aurélien Suenen is today the heir and a formidable interpreter of an Estate founded more than a century ago. The Estate covers 5 hecatrres, all located in Grands Crus from the North of Côte des Blancs, and on the sidehills along the Vesle, north-west from Reims. The winegrower quickly embraced a sin

The Veuve Capet Vodka was created by two passionate young men: Côme Simphal and Timothée Duguit. It is made of 100% Chardonnays from the Côte des Blancs, in Champagne. After several sortings, the grapes are harvested manually and taken to the Jean Goyard distillerie, in Reims. They are then distille

In Ville sur Arce, in the department of Aube, the Coessens family owns the single-vineyard "Largilliers" as a monopoly. On this exceptionnal terroir, the Coessens have isolated several smaller plots, in order to propose different renditions of a single grape variety: the pinot noir. Largillilers can

The name of the brand Champagne Jeeper refers to the Jeep Willys bestowed upon him by the US Army at the end of the Second World War. The first draws of Jepper bottles took place in 2010 and the first bottles were released in early 2014. Around fifty hectares of land are under exploitation and th

North-West of the mountain of Reims, in Gueux, Jérôme Prévost took over a few of his Grandmother's vines. His first harvest took place in 1987. With a great sensitivity to vegetal, the man elaborates a wine as if it were from a garden. Les Béguines is a pinot meunier, from massal selection, and belo

Heir of a champagne house in 1833, Louis Roederer decides to extend its vineyard. Several takeovers over time have indeed extended its surface to 240 hectares, located exclusively in Premier and Grand Crus in the Marne department. Louis Roederer is also the initiator of the very first prestige champ

Jérôme Bourgeois took over his parent’s Domaine in 2001. The estate is located in Crouttes-sur-Marne on the road from Paris to Reims. The 7-hectare vineyard, divided all over town, is biodynamically managed. Pinot Meunier is the Domaine’s main grape variety, representing over half of the cultivated

Having inherited his vineyards in the area of Mesnil-sur-Oger (Côte des Blancs), Jean-Louis Vergnon quickly decided to stop working with the cooperative, and bottle his champagnes under his own name instead. The Estate is still family-owned: Didier Vergnon is now in charge. The plots are quite sprea

Bertrand Gautherot truly embodies the winemaking revolution that took place in the Aube region at the end of the 90s. If this part of Champagne, close to Chablis, is still rather unknown, it remains for the connoisseurs a place where many women and men work their vineyard with great respect for the

The Côte des Blancs shines brightly across the world, but when travelling across it, you just have to notice one village, that remains shadowed by its neighbours: Oger. Despite being ranked Grand Cru, like le Mesnil-sur-Oger or Cramant, it has historically a tradition of winemaking cooperatives. The

Adrien Renoir is based in the commune of Verzy, a Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims. The young man took over the family estate in 2014, determined to develop the different parcels that make up the vineyard. To do this, Adrien relies on organic viticulture (certified since 2017) and biodynamic pri

Les Riceys, the largest vine producing commune in Champagne with its 800 hectares of vines, has a very hilly landscape with steep hillsides dedicated to the pinot noir. The terroir, quite similar to that of the Chablisien -less than 60km southwest-, is made up of Kimmeridgian clay-limestone marl ric

Located in Avize, this domaine was created in 1989 by Vincent Waris and Marie-Hélène Larmandier with the status of maker-vintner. In the early 2000s, Marie-Hélène manages the family business and builds customer loyalty, while raising her three children alone. As of 2010, her eldest son Jean-Philippe