Sara Guiducci and the Fine Wine team take a behind the scenes tour – and enjoy a superlative vertical tasting – at Pol Roger, the home of Winston Churchill’s favourite Champagne Journeying towards Epernay, the heartland of Champagne, through Vallée de la Marne – with its vineyards changing from green to warm-autumn rust-red – is […]

Ferorsa Choi, from Berry Bros. & Rudd in Hong Kong, takes a masterclass in Grower Champagne with Thiénot. We were delighted to welcome Stanislas Thiénot, son of the founder Alain Thiénot, to launch Champagne Thiénot in Hong Kong. The highlight of the week was our tasting at Opera Gallery in Central, where guests were able […]

I’m sure the question “what does my Wine Merchant do during their holidays?” isn’t one which often crosses your mind. But this summer I happened to be in the very epicentre of English Sparkling wine production for a few days, and the very welcoming people at Nyetimber in West Sussex happened to have an open […]

How do you launch an iconic champagne? Well, you can have a light extravaganza on the hallowed grounds of the Abbaye Hautvillers from whence the Dom himself came, and which set Twitter alight with affirmative sparkling commentary. This then becomes a fascinating backdrop on screens for those of us attending the London launch at an […]