Champagne La bulle Libre & Romain Henin
The Hénin family domaine from Aÿ runs two brands: Champagne La bulle Libre as the main brand since the 2022 takeover by Romain and Thomas Hénin, Cham…
Producers
Portraits of champagne producers and houses.
Champagne Maurice Gonel
Champagne Maurice Gonel et fils from Damery: Junior generation Camille Gonel, HVE certification, consistent Extra Brut line and barrel aging. Portrai…
Champagne Pierre Péters
Pierre Péters from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger: Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs icon of the Côte des Blancs, led by Rodolphe Péters, featuring the single-vineyard c…
Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils from Cuis: Chardonnay specialist of the Côte des Blancs, pure Blanc de Blancs from Grand and Premier Cru sites, precise and ga…
Champagne Paul Bara
Paul Bara from Bouzy: sixth-generation Grand Cru grower house of Montagne de Reims, Pinot Noir specialist, powerful and classic.
Champagne Maurice Grumier
Maurice Grumier from Venteuil: family winery of the Vallée de la Marne, vines since 1743, Meunier-focused across seven crus on both banks of the Marn…
Champagne Marguet
Marguet from Ambonnay: biodynamic Grand Cru house of the Montagne de Reims, Demeter-certified, parcel-specific, Extra Brut to Brut Nature.
Champagne Le Clandestin
Le Clandestin from Landreville: Benoît Doussot brings Burgundian thinking to the Côte des Bar, organic, without dosage, with neutral wood and no filt…
Champagne Larmandier-Bernier
Larmandier-Bernier from Vertus: Pioneer of biodynamic grower champagne on the Côte des Blancs, pure Chardonnay, minimal Dosage, Foudre aging.
Champagne Jérôme Prévost (La Closerie)
Jérôme Prévost / La Closerie from Gueux: Cult winemaker who has elevated the grape variety with single-variety Pinot Meunier from the single vineyard…
Champagne Jacquesson
Jacquesson from Dizy: cult house of the Chiquet brothers, known for the numbered Cuvée 700 series and precise single vineyards, low dosage.
Champagne Huré Frères
Huré Frères from Ludes: artisanal grower house of the Montagne de Reims, parcel-specific with perpetual reserve since 1982, precise and terroir-focus…
Champagne Dosnon
Dosnon from Avirey-Lingey: Grower house of the Côte des Bar, Davy Dosnon vinifies organically in old Burgundy barrels, powerful Kimméridgien Champagn…
Domaine Villa Bon Accueil
Micro-Domaine of Geoffrey and Deborah Bonvalet: plot-by-plot vinification, aging exclusively in old oak barrels, pure varietal Meunier as their signa…
Champagne Dom Caudron
Coopérative in Passy-Grigny, Vallée de la Marne: 130 hectares in a single village, 80% Pinot Meunier. Conjugueurs de Meunier since 1929, founded by t…
Champagne David Léclapart
David Léclapart from Trépail: uncompromising biodynamic cult winemaker, 3 hectares on the Chardonnay island of Montagne de Reims, cuvées starting wit…
Champagne Charles Dufour
Charles Dufour from Landreville: natural wine producer of the Côte des Bar, known for the numbered artist series Bulles de Comptoir, organic and mini…
Champagne Benoît Lahaye
Benoît Lahaye from Bouzy: biodynamic Grand-Cru grower house, almost pure Pinot Noir, horse work in the vineyard, barrel aging, uncompromisingly natur…
Champagne Yannick Prevoteau
Yannick Prévoteau from Pierry: Premier Cru winemaker south of Épernay, working naturally with indigenous yeasts and an organic plot, focusing on Meun…
Weingut Bründlmayer
Weingut Bründlmayer from Kamptal: Austrian top sparkling wine made using traditional bottle fermentation, not Champagne, but related.
Champagne Vilmart
Vilmart & Cie from Rilly-la-Montagne: Premier Cru growers of Montagne de Reims, famous for oak barrel aging, vinous and structured.
Champagne Ruppert-Leroy
Ruppert-Leroy from Essoyes: uncompromising biodynamic and natural wine producer in the Côte des Bar, Demeter certified, without added sulfur, parcel-…
Champagne Philippe Fourrier
Philippe Fourrier from Baroville: winemaker of the Côte des Bar in Aube, fruit-forward style on Kimmeridgian limestone.
Champagne Péhu-Simonet
Péhu-Simonet from Verzenay: Grand-Cru grower of the Montagne de Reims with powerful Pinot Noir and Blanc de Blancs from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Champagne Ouriet Pature
Ouriet-Pâture from Ambonnay: Grand-Cru grower from Montagne de Reims, powerful Pinot Noir style.
Champagne Moussé
Champagne Moussé, Producer profile in progress. Tasted cuvées, address and background will be added as soon as available.
Champagne Laherte Frères
Laherte Frères from Chavot: experimental winemaker from the Coteaux Sud d'Épernay, parcel-specific work, biodynamically inspired, all seven grape var…
Champagne Jean-Jacques Lamoureux
Récoltant-Manipulant in Les Riceys on the Côte des Bar, family-owned since 1947 and now in its third generation. 12 hectares, HVE-certified, known fo…
Champagne Jacques Lassaigne
Jacques Lassaigne from Montgueux: pure, vibrant Blanc de Blancs from the chalk hill near Troyes, the Montrachet of Champagne.
Champagne Hatonet & Filles
Champagne Hatonet & Filles, winery of the Vallée de la Marne.
Champagne Éric Taillet
Éric Taillet from Baslieux-sous-Châtillon: Meunier specialist of the western Vallée de la Marne, with cuvées like Exclusiv'T and Sur le Grand-Marais.
Champagne Collard-Picard
Récoltant-Manipulant based in Epernay. Olivier, Caroline and Alexandre Collard manage parcels in the Vallée de la Marne (Coté Collard) and on the Côt…
Chapel Down
Chapel Down from Kent: England's largest sparkling wine producer, traditional bottle fermentation on chalky soil, not Champagne.
Champagne Bonnaire
Champagne Bonnaire from Cramant: Blanc-de-Blancs specialist from the Grand-Cru heart of the Côte des Blancs, precise and chalky mineral.
Champagne Binin-Coquard
Binin-Coquard from Spoy: grower in the Côte des Bar in Aube, fruit-forward style.
Champagne Erick Schreiber
Champagne Erick Schreiber: Organic and Demeter-certified Pinot Noir producer on Kimméridgien soil in the Côte des Bar. Profile with facts and tasting…
Champagne Mehlinger & Fils
Champagne Mehlinger & Fils: Laurent Mehlinger produces HVE-certified grower Champagnes in the Côte des Bar. Portrait with facts and tasting.
Champagne Louis de Chatet
Premium brand of Domaine Launay (Barbonne-Fayel, Sézannais), run by three brothers Jérôme, Laurent and Lionel. 14 hectares across Côte de Sézanne and…
Champagne Rémi Henry
Champagne Rémi Henry from Bouzy: Family Maison with 100% Grand Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, 11 Cuvées across 4 collections. Portrait with…
Champagne Vranken
Champagne Vranken from Reims: Founded in 1976 by Paul-François Vranken, home in the Sézannais, known for Demoiselle Tête-de-Cuvée and the Vranken sty…
Vollereaux et Fils
Récoltant-Manipulant from Reuil
Champagne Vincent Perseval
Premier Cru from Jouy-lès-Reims
Champagne Vincent Bliard
Champagne Vincent Bliard from Hautvillers: Organic winemaker (AB) in Dom Pérignon's village, Premier Cru, aged in Foudre. Cuvées, facts and my tastin…
Champagne Veuve Olivier et Fils
Récoltant-Manipulant from Trélou-sur-Marne, founded in 1922. 18 hectares in the Vallée de la Marne, run by Sandrine Charpentier-Olivier in the 4th ge…
Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin from Reims, since 1772 one of the great Champagne houses. Madame Clicquot invented the first Rosé assemblage in 1818. Yellow…
Champagne Vauversin · Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from Oger
Laurent Vauversin farms organically in Grand Cru sites in Oger and Avize. Uncompromising Blanc de Blancs with mineral depth, zero dosage or from Rése…
Champagne Ullens / Domaine de Marzilly
Champagne Ullens, also known as Domaine de Marzilly, is a maison in Hermonville in the Montagne de Reims. Château de Marzilly as headquarters.
Champagne Tsarine
Champagne Tsarine from Reims, since 1996. Extra Brut with one-third each Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. Dry, mineral, precise.
Champagne Tribaut Schloesser
Récoltant-Manipulant from Romery in the Vallée de la Marne. Family-owned since 1929, now organic certified with a clear focus on oak aging for reserv…
Champagne Thomas Perseval
Champagne Thomas Perseval from Chamery: Organic certified Premier Cru grower in Montagne de Reims, 3rd generation. Cuvées, facts and my tasting notes.
Champagne Thierry Massin
Récoltant-Manipulant from Ville-sur-Arce in the Côte des Bar. Artisanal, natural winemaking, HVE-certified. Hommes de Terre, Hommes de Vin.
Champagne Thiénot
Champagne Thiénot from Reims, founded in 1985 by Alain Thiénot. Family-run Maison with a modern approach, clear style, and Le N°3 experience center o…
Thiénot x Penfolds
French-Australian cooperation between Champagne Thiénot and Penfolds, champagne expertise from Champagne meets innovative style from the Barossa Vall…
Champagne Tarlant
Champagne Tarlant from Oeuilly in the Vallée de la Marne, family-owned since 1687, now 12th generation with Benoît and Mélanie Tarlant. Organic vitic…
Champagne Taittinger
Champagne Taittinger: the Reims grande maison of the Taittinger family, Chardonnay-focused up to the Comtes de Champagne. History, cuvées and my tast…
Suenen
Precise Blanc de Blancs from Oiry
Champagne Suenen
Champagne Suenen from Cramant, Grand Cru on the Côte des Blancs. Led by Aurélien Suenen. Minimal public data, focus on Blanc de Blancs.
Champagne Ruinart
Champagne Ruinart from Reims, founded in 1729, the world's oldest champagne house. Specialist in Chardonnay and Blanc de Blancs with iconic bottle.
Champagne Royal Riviera
Champagne Royal Riviera: Founded in 2019, élaborated in Épernay, marketed on the Côte d'Azur. What's behind the concept, my honest tasting.
Champagne Robert-Allait
Independent vigneron from Villers-sous-Châtillon in the Vallée de la Marne. Led by Stéphanie Poussin-Robert in the 5th generation. HVE & VDC certifie…
Champagne Richard Royer
Récoltant-Manipulant from Sainte-Anne in the Côte des Bar. Pinot Noir from oak foudre, Terra Vitis certified, hand-harvested, a grower who relies on…
Champagne Richard Bavion
Champagne Richard Bavion: Brand from Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, cuvées in partnership with Épernay houses. What's behind it, my tasting.
Champagne Rémi Georgeton
Champagne Rémi Georgeton from Ludes: organic and Demeter-certified producer in Montagne de Reims, with vineyards from Verzy (Grand Cru) to Rilly. Cuv…
Rare Champagne
Rare Champagne, Prestige-Cuvée from Reims, led by Maud Rabin and Émilien Boutillat. Only vinified in exceptional years, 8-10 years aging on lees, 79%…
Champagne Pommery
Major champagne house in Reims that created the first Brut champagne in 1874. Historic cellars at Place du Général Gouraud.
Champagne Pol Roger
Pol Roger from Épernay, family-owned since 1849, now in its 6th generation. 92 hectares of vineyards, beloved by Churchill, today under Laurent d'Har…
Champagne Pointillart-Leroy
Champagne Pointillart-Leroy from Écueil: Premier Cru house since 1910, now led by Juliette Pointillart. Straightforward, structured champagnes. My ta…
Champagne Piper-Heidsieck
Piper-Heidsieck, Grande Marque from Reims since 1785. Chef de Cave Émilien Boutillat focuses on precision, longer aging periods, and lower Dosage wit…
Champagne Piot Sevillano
Champagne Piot-Sévillano from Vincelles: HVE and organic certified, horse work in the vineyard, led by Christine Sévillano. Cuvées and my tastings.
Champagne Piollot
Vigneron from Polisot in the Côte des Bar. Biodynamic viticulture, Éco-pâturage. Rosé with 48-hour maceration, deep red, dry, characterful.
Champagne Pierre Moncuit
Récoltant-Manipulant from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger since 1928. Valérie Charpentier leads 20 hectares of Grand Cru Chardonnay in the 4th generation. Focus o…
Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Chardonnay specialist from Cuis in the Côte des Blancs. Clean, mineral Blancs de Blancs from Premier Cru terroir on chalk soils.
Champagne Pierre Brocard
Champagne Pierre Brocard from Celles-sur-Ource in the Côte des Bar. Tradition Brut d'Assemblage with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, 30 month…
Champagne Philizot et Fils
Champagne Philizot et Fils from Reuil: Founded in 2002, led by Virginie Philizot, Vallée de la Marne. Cuvées, facts and my tasting.
Champagne Philipponnat
Maison from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ with over 500 years of family presence. Known for the monopole vineyard Clos des Goisses and a Pinot Noir-driven style wit…
Champagne Perseval-Farge
Grower champagne from Chamery (Premier Cru, Montagne de Reims). The Perseval family runs the 5th generation. Artisanal vinification, historic grape v…
Champagne Perrier-Jouët
Perrier-Jouët, founded in 1811 in Épernay, is an NM-Maison with a historic focus on Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Since 2020, Séverine Frerson…
Champagne Pehu-Guiardel et Fils
Champagne Péhu-Guiardel & Fils from Les Riceys: HVE-3 winegrower in the largest wine village of Champagne, Côte des Bar. Cuvées, facts and my tasting…
Champagne Péhu-Guiardel et Fils
Récoltant-Manipulant from Les Riceys in the Côte des Bar. HVE-certified, specializing in powerful, fresh champagnes with a Pinot Noir signature from…
Champagne Péhu Guiard et Fils
Grower champagne from family production. HVE-certified. The house offers the Millésime 2019, a cuvée of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with brioche charac…
Champagne Pauline Collin Bérêche
Champagne Pauline Collin Bérêche from Le Craon de Ludes: Premier Cru winemaker from Montagne de Reims, with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and rare Petit Mes…
Champagne Paul Lebrun
100% Chardonnay from Cramant and the Sézannais. Nathalie Vignier leads the estate in its 6th generation, combining Côte des Blancs finesse with the f…
Champagne Paul Clouet
Champagne Paul Clouet from Bouzy: Grand Cru producer in the Montagne de Reims with south-facing parcels and 45+ year old vines. Cuvées and my tasting…
Champagne Palmer & Co
Large champagne house based in Reims. Blanc de Blancs from the Côte des Blancs, Réserve Brut with over 30% Solera reserve wines. Personal tastings si…
Champagne Palmer & Co.
Palmer & Co. from Reims, Rosé Solera with decades-old reserve wines in the Solera system. Tastings: Rosé Solera, Blanc de Blancs, Réserve Brut.
Champagne Oudiette
Champagne Oudiette from Beaunay (Côte de Sézanne): Maxime Oudiette crafts plot cuvées with minimal intervention, like the Rosé d'Infusion. Portrait w…
Olivier Horiot
Unfiltered Pinot Terroir from Les Riceys
Champagne Nowack
Récoltant-Manipulant from Vandières in the Vallée de la Marne. Géraldine and Benoît Nowack focus on spontaneous fermentation, oak aging, and Brut Nat…
Champagne Nicolas Maillart
Récoltant-Manipulant from Ecueil in the Montagne de Reims. Vignerons since 1703. Premier & Grand Cru sites, oak aging, blocked malo, Brut Nature to E…
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Nicolas Feuillatte: Coopérative brand founded in 1976 with 5000 growers from throughout the appellation. Based in Chouilly, Chef de Caves Guillaume R…
Famille Moutard
Champagne family from Buxeuil in the Côte des Bar. Direct, clear style, first tasting of the Brut Nature shows solid craftsmanship from the Aube.
Famille Moussé
Famille Moussé (formerly Moussé Fils), vigneron maison in Cuisles, founded 1923 by Eugène Moussé. The family has been in the village since 1880, the…
Champagne Heidsieck & Co Monopole
Heidsieck & Co Monopole, one of the great Champagne houses with a long tradition. The Blue Top Brut Cuvée shapes the portfolio, characterized by Pino…
Champagne Moët & Chandon
Moët & Chandon, one of the most famous champagne brands worldwide. My first conscious champagne experiences, mainly for prestige reasons.
Champagne Michel Hoerter
Champagne Michel Hoerter from Essômes-sur-Marne: HVE and VDC certified, Brut Nature to Brut, partly barrel-aged. Portrait from the western Vallée de…
Champagne Michel Furdyna
Champagne Michel Furdyna from Celles-sur-Ource: RM since 1974, vines in five villages of the Côte des Bar, viticulture raisonnée. Cuvées, facts and m…
Champagne Météyer
Quiet Strength from Trélou-sur-Marne
Champagne Mercier, Épernay Icon Since 1858
Mercier, founded in 1858 by Eugène Mercier in Épernay, is one of the great NM Maisons of Champagne. Spectacular marketing history, 18 km of undergrou…
Champagne Mathelin
Champagne Mathelin from Cerseuil: winemaking family since 1791, now 9th generation, 13.5 ha Premier Cru in the Vallée du Flagot. Cuvées, facts, tasti…
Champagne Marteaux Guillaume
Guillaume Marteaux has been running the family winery in its fifth generation since 2003 in Bonneil (Vallée de la Marne). 8 hectares biodynamically f…
Champagne Marie Copinet
Organic Purism from Montgenost
Champagne Malard
Champagne Malard, independent family house from Aÿ, founded in 1996. Excellence Brut from Premier Cru sites with 60 months of lees aging, plus a Gran…
Maison Raday
Maison Raday: the natural wine project of Valentin Tribaut (ex Tribaut-Schloesser), Brut Nature aged in Burgundy barrels. Cuvée Ramosa Ripa with lime…
Maison Lefébure
Maison Lefébure: Sébastien and Marie-Laurène craft wines on Campanian chalk at the Côte du Petit Morin. Stella Maris and more, facts and my tasting.
Maison Gamet
Maison Gamet from Mardeuil: 4th generation Meunier specialist in the Vallée de la Marne, around 8 hectares across Mardeuil, Damery and Fleury-la-Rivi…
Maison Burtin
Maison Burtin from the Côte des Bar, producer of the Henri de Verlaine private label for Metro Austria. History and details still unknown.
Champagne M. Hostomme
Champagne M. Hostomme from Chouilly: Grand Cru producer of the Côte des Blancs. Cuvées, facts and my tasting of the Brut Origine.
Champagne Louis Roederer
Traditional house from Reims in its 7th generation under Frédéric Rouzaud. 240 hectares of Grand Cru and Premier Cru, of which 150 ha are organically…
Champagne Louis Morette
Champagne Louis Morette: façon-Champagne from the Côte des Bar (in collaboration with G.H. Martel). What's inside, my honest tasting with facts.
Champagne Louis Casters
Champagne Louis Casters from Damery: Family house since 1857 in the Vallée de la Marne, around 300,000 bottles per year. Cuvées, facts and my tasting.
Champagne Lombard
Family maison from Épernay. In business since 1925, today with Thomas Lombard. Premier Cru sites in the Montagne de Reims: Cumières, Sermiers, Chigny…
Champagne Lointier
Champagne Lointier from Gland, terroir-focused champagnes with minimal intervention. Negra Extra Brut showcases Pinot Noir from limestone soils with…
Champagne Legras et Haas
Champagne Legras et Haas, a maison that first appeared on my radar in December 2024. Data still sparse, portrait to follow with more information.
Champagne Leclère-Pointillart
Premier Cru Vigneron from Écueil
Champagne Leclaire-Thiefaine
Vigneron Champagne from Avize in the Côte des Blancs. Numbered cuvées, shaped by Grand Cru terroirs in Avize and Cramant, elegant and understated.
Champagne Le Brun de Neuville
Le Brun de Neuville from Bethon in the Sézannais. Chardonnay-driven cuvées with extended lees aging and the mineral signature of the Côte de Sézanne.
Champagne Laurent-Perrier
Laurent-Perrier, independent family house from Tours-sur-Marne since 1812. Known for Chardonnay-driven La Cuvée, Rosé de macération, and Grand Siècle…
Champagne Lanson
Lanson from Reims, founded 1760, led by Chef de Caves Hervé Dantan. Vinified without MLF, with Réserve perpétuelle and up to 12 years of aging. 8 hec…
Champagne Lallier
Lallier from Aÿ: Chef de Caves Dominique Demarville composes annual Réflexion releases and Grand Cru parcels. Since 1906 in the Montagne de Reims.
Champagne Domaine La Borderie
Family domaine from the Côte des Bar. Agroécologie, Pinot Noir focus and two cuvées with clear signature, from Extra Brut to Brut Nature.
Krug
Édition Champagnes from Reims since 1843
Joseph Perrier
200 Years of Royal Champagne from Châlons
Champagne JM Labruyère
Champagne JM Labruyère from Verzenay: founded in 2012 by Edouard Labruyère, 6 hectares Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Burgundian approach with…
Champagne Jacques Sonnette
Champagne Jacques Sonnette: Grower champagne from Charly-sur-Marne in the Vallée de la Marne. Cuvées, facts and my tastings.
Champagne Jacques Busin
Grand Cru vigneron from Verzenay. Emmanuel Busin focuses on old vines over 60 years, long aging periods, and classic production with reserve wines. P…
Champagne J.M Gandon
Champagne J.M Gandon: Grower champagne with precise single-vineyard cuvées like Les Pièces. My tasting with facts and honest impressions.
Champagne J.B Héry
Champagne J.B. Héry: young Maison from Châlons-en-Champagne (2019), Grand-Cru assemblages from Avize, Chouilly and Cramant. Cuvées, facts and tasting…
Champagne Herbert & Co.
Grower champagne from Rilly-la-Montagne in the Montagne de Reims. Thomas and Charlotte Herbert vinify purist Pinot Noir from Premier and Grand Cru si…
Champagne Henriot
Champagne Henriot, Négociant-Manipulant in Reims since 1808. Founder Apolline Henriot laid the foundation for assemblage artistry and reserve wine cu…
Champagne Henriet-Bazin
Récoltant-Manipulant from Villers-Marmery in the Montagne de Reims. Since 1890, now 5th generation. 7.75 ha on chalk soils, sustainable viticulture,…
Champagne Henri Goutorbe
Champagne house from Aÿ in the Montagne de Reims. René-Henri Goutorbe leads the house, which is rooted in the Grand Cru Aÿ.
Champagne Henri Dubois
Henri Dubois Champagne: What's behind the supermarket brand for around $9.99? My honest test with facts and impressions.
Champagne Heidsieck & Co Monopole
Heidsieck & Co Monopole, Négociant-Maison from Reims, known for the distinctive Red Top and Blue Top Cuvées. Portrait with tastings by The Champagne…
Champagne Haton & Filles
Five Generations in Damery
Champagne Haton et Filles
From Father to Daughters in Damery
Champagne H. Lanvin & Fils
Family maison from Épernay, since 1931. Led by Thierry and Thomas Lombard in the 4th generation. Classic champagnes with long aging periods.
Champagne H. Blin
Cooperative from Vincelles
Champagne Guy de Chassey
Champagne Guy de Chassey from Louvois: 7th-generation Grand-Cru winemaker of the Montagne de Reims, formerly Lucien Beaufort. Cuvées, facts and my ta…
Champagne Guillaume Marteaux
Récoltant-Manipulant from the Côte des Bar. Le Métisse Extra Brut with 6 years of lees aging shows white peach, pear and brioche, dry and profound.
Champagne Gruet
Récoltant-Manipulant in Buxeuil since 1670
Gosset, Oldest Champagne Maison, Founded 1584
Gosset from Aÿ, founded 1584 by Pierre Gosset, is the oldest champagne maison. Today led by Cellar Master Odilon de Varine with focus on long aging p…
Champagne Gilles Mansard
Champagne Gilles Mansard from Écueil: Premier Cru winemaker of the Petite Montagne de Reims. Cuvées, facts and my tasting notes.
Champagne Georges Remy
Récoltant-Manipulant from Bouzy in the Montagne de Reims. Oak barrel vinification with reserve wines, low-dosage cuvées from four Premier Cru terroir…
Champagne G. Tribaut
Récoltant-Manipulant from Hautvillers (Premier Cru), since 1935. Led by Vincent, Valérie (3rd gen.) and Gauthier (4th gen.). 13 hectares, three Cépag…
Champagne G.H. Mumm
G.H. Mumm from Reims, founded 1827, 218 ha of estate vineyards, "House of Pinot Noir". Yann Munier leads as Chef de Caves since 2024. Cordon Rouge wi…
Champagne G.H. Martel & Cie
G.H. Martel & Cie from the Côte des Bar. Blanc de Blancs from the Aube with vibrant acidity and fine perlage.
Champagne Franck Bonville
Champagne Franck Bonville from Avize: Grand-Cru-Blanc-de-Blancs specialist from the Côte des Blancs, led by Olivier Bonville. Cuvées, facts and my ta…
Champagne Forget-Brimont
Premier Cru from Ludes
Champagne Fleury
Biodynamic pioneer since 1989 from Courteron in the Côte des Bar. Jean-Sébastien Fleury leads the Récoltant-Manipulant maison founded in 1895 with 15…
Champagne Fleury-Gille
Champagne Fleury-Gille from Trélou-sur-Marne: winemaking family since 1842, brand since 1955, about 8 hectares with Meunier focus in the Vallée de la…
Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Fleur de Miraval: Champagne collaboration between the Perrin, Péters families and Brad Pitt. Crafted by Rodolphe Péters in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger with a…
Champagne R. Faivre
Champagne Faivre from Belval-sous-Châtillon: David Faivre crafts Meunier-dominant champagnes on clay-limestone with green clay, Vallée de la Marne. P…
Champagne E&S Malherme
Champagne E&S Malherme from Vandières: Sandra Liebart produces three clear cuvées on the right bank of the Marne, 70% Meunier. Portrait with facts an…
Champagne Etienne Sandrin
Etienne Sandrin, Vigneron from Champagne, led by Etienne and Anne Sandrin. Portrait, Cuvées and tasting notes on The Champagne Guy.
Champagne L'Esprit de Chapuy
Blanc de Blancs from Oger in Female Hands
Champagne Ernest Rapeneau
Négociant house from Hautvillers, founded in 1901 by Ernest Rapeneau. Led by Christophe Rapeneau since 1983, 4th generation. Sources grapes from over…
Champagne Eric Rodez
Eric Rodez cultivates vines in Ambonnay, Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims. The Cuvée des Crayères combines Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on chalk-influ…
Champagne Louis Brochet
Récoltant-Manipulant from Ecueil since 1881, run by Hélène and Louis Brochet in the 4th generation. 13 hectares Premier Cru, 75% Pinot Noir, HVE-cert…
Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Champagne Egly-Ouriet from Ambonnay (Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims), Francis Egly, very old vines, long lees aging, extremely low Dosage, champagnes t…
Champagne Edouard Martin
Vigneron Champagne from Bouzy, Grand Cru. Family-run by the Martin family since 1940, now in its 4th generation. Precise cuvées with taut acidity fro…
Edouard Duval
Monopole Estate in the Côte des Bar
Champagne Edouard Brun
Champagne Edouard Brun from Aÿ: founded in 1898 by a tonnelier family, today run by Philippe and Emmanuel Delescot. Cuvées, facts, and my tastings.
Champagne Duval-Leroy
Duval-Leroy from Vertus, founded in 1859, today under Carol Duval-Leroy. Négociant-Manipulant with HVE certification, organic cuvée and extensive vin…
Champagne Dumangin
Champagne Dumangin from Chigny-les-Roses: Premier Cru producer on pure chalk soils of the Montagne de Reims. Cuvées, facts, and my tasting notes.
Champagne Dumangin J. Fils
Champagne Dumangin J. Fils from Chigny-les-Roses: Gilles Dumangin, the Alchimiste en Champagne, 4th generation since 1962. Cuvées, facts and my tasti…
Champagne Drappier
Family house from Urville in the Côte des Bar, since 1808. Unfiltered, minimal sulfur, net-zero carbon footprint. Pinot Noir with character and depth.
Champagne Doyard
Vigneron Champagne from Vertus in the Côte des Blancs. Grapes from Grand Cru sites like Avize, Le Mesnil, Cramant and Oger. Révolution Blanc de Blanc…
Domaine Vincey
Domaine Vincey from Oger, Marine Zabarino and Quentin Vincey lead the estate in its 8th generation with a biodynamic approach (AB, Demeter) and natur…
Domaine Doussot Bourdot
Doussot-Bourdot from Loches-sur-Ource (Côte des Bar): Billy Doussot has been bottling under his own name since 2021, 8.5 ha, single vineyard plots ag…
Domaine de Marzilly
Domaine de Marzilly, a champagne house that shows surprisingly light elegance with Ullens Lot 09 Extra Brut. Profile on The Champagne Guy.
Domaine Bauchet
Premier Cru from Grauves
Domaine A. Limar
Domaine A. Limar from La Neuville-aux-Larris in the Vallée de la Marne. Alexis and Jeanne Limar vinify Meunier champagnes with minimal intervention:…
Domaine Alexandre Bonnet
Domaine Alexandre Bonnet from Les Riceys: 23 Contrées on Kimmeridgian limestone, led by Arnaud Fabre, Pinot Noir territory of the Côte des Bar. Portr…
Champagne A. Bergère
Family estate from Fèrebrianges since 1949. Three villages, three soils, limestone, sand and clay. Minimally worked cuvées with depth and passion.
Champagne Dom Pérignon
Dom Pérignon, the Prestige Cuvée from Moët & Chandon in Épernay. Vintage only, no Brut Sans Année. Vincent Chaperon leads the winery.
Champagne Devaux, Côte des Bar since 1846
Champagne Devaux from Bar-sur-Seine, founded in 1846, is one of the traditional NM houses of the Côte des Bar. The Grande Réserve shows the Pinot Noi…
Champagne Deutz
Champagne Deutz from Aÿ, founded in 1838, one of the Grandes Marques. Since 1993 part of the Louis-Roederer group, prestige Cuvées William Deutz and…
Champagne Dérot-Delugny
Vigneron-Maison from Crouttes-sur-Marne since 1929. 4th generation, 13.5 ha, 70% Meunier. HVE & VDC certified. Experimental vinification with focus o…
Champagne Delamotte
Since 1760 in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger: Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs specialist from the Côte des Blancs. Clear, precise style with focus on Chardonnay.
Champagne de Venoge
Grande Marque since 1837
Champagne De Sousa
De Sousa is a biologically and biodynamically operating champagne house based in Avize (Côte des Blancs). Led by Charlotte De Sousa, the Maison combi…
Champagne Daniel Leclerc & Fils
Vigneron-Maison from Polisot in the Côte des Bar. Three generations of family ownership. Portfolio featuring expressive Pinot Noir cuvées and mineral…
Champagne Daniel Deheurles & Filles
Grower Champagne from Celles-sur-Ource
Champagne Cose
Roland Champion from Chouilly Grand Cru
Champagne Colette Bonnet
Champagne Colette Bonnet from Éguilly-sous-Bois: 2.24 ha of organic vines in the Côte des Bar, run by Colette and Christophe Bonnet. Cuvées, facts an…
Champagne CL de La Chapelle
Premier Cru Grower from Ville-Dommange
Champagne Christian Muller
7 Generations of Grand Cru from Mailly-Champagne
Champagne Chavost
Champagne Chavost from Chavot-Courcourt: Purist approach without sulfur, spontaneous fermentation, unfiltered. 5 Ha organic + 14 Ha raisonnée in the…
Champagne Charles König
Champagne Charles König: What's behind the brand and how the Tradition Brut tastes. My honest tasting with facts.
Champagne Charles Heidsieck
Charles Heidsieck, a Reims Maison since 1851 with a focus on texture and complexity. Brut Réserve with 10-year-old reserve wines, minimum 5 years of…
Champagne Charles de Cazanove
Founded in 1811 in Avize, owned by the Rapeneau family since 2004. NM house from Reims with 35 hectares of HVE-certified vignoble in the Montagne de…
Champagne Charles Collin
Champagne Charles Collin from Fontette: Grower cooperative of the Côte des Bar since 1952. Cuvées, facts, and my tasting notes.
Champagne Richard Royer
Family domain from Balnot-sur-Laignes in the Côte des Bar. In family hands since 1700, today run by Richard Royer. 13 ha on Kimméridgien soil, Terra…
Champagne Carbon
Alexandre Mea founded Champagne Carbon in Champillon in 2018 and brought his grandfather's oldest reserves (Maison Devavry) into a new, design-driven…
Champagne Canard-Duchêne
Canard-Duchêne, founded in 1868 in Ludes on the Montagne de Reims, is an NM maison with historic cellars. Known for the Iconic line since 1968 and a…
Champagne Bruyen
Meunier-focused grower estate from Reims since 1850. Parcellaire from 1940 vines, puristically vinified with oak barrel aging and minimal dosage.
Champagne Boutillez Vignon
Champagne Boutillez-Vignon from Villers-Marmery: Premier-Cru Chardonnay village in the Montagne de Reims, trio of sisters, HVE and zéro herbicide. Po…
Champagne Boonen
Meunier & Pinot Noir from the Cirque de Festigny
Champagne Bonnaire & Clouet
Grower Champagne from Cramant on the Côte des Blancs. Precise Blanc de Blancs with extended lees aging, low dosage and mineral tension, from Grand Cr…
Champagne Bollinger
Bollinger from Aÿ has been one of Champagne's icons since 1829. 180ha Vignoble, vinification in 4000 old oak barrels, 1 million Magnums Réserve and t…
Champagne Boizel
Boizel, Champagne house in Épernay. Portrait on The Champagne Guy with facts about terroir, vinification and cuvées.
Champagne Binon-Coquard
RM from Spoy in the Côte des Bar. Maxime Binon and Cyrielle lead the maison with Terra Vitis & HVE. Focus on Meunier and Pinot Noir with extended lee…
Champagne Billecart-Salmon
Billecart-Salmon from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, founded in 1818 by Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. One of the few houses still independent and…
Champagne Besserat de Bellefon
Besserat de Bellefon from Aÿ, creamy rosés without malolactic fermentation, soft perlage and balanced freshness.
Champagne Bertrand Delespierre
Vigneron from Chamery in the Montagne de Reims. Powerful Pinot Noir cuvées with minimal dosage, including the parcel-specific Blanc de Noirs Autour d…
Champagne Benoit Munier
Vigneron-Maison from Cuis in the Côte des Blancs. Benoît and Séverine Munier craft purist Blanc de Blancs without Dosage, filtration or fining, artis…
Champagne Barons de Rothschild
Barons de Rothschild, Champagne house from Reims. Portrait based on personal tasting and available data.
Champagne AYALA
Champagne AYALA from Aÿ, founded in 1860, pioneer of low Dosage since 1865. Chardonnay focus, 22 ha estate ownership, over 70 Crus, micro-vinificatio…
Champagne Autréau de Champillon
Récoltant-Manipulant from Champillon in the Montagne de Reims. Family tradition since 1670, now led by Laurent. Premier and Grand Cru sites, recogniz…
Champagne Aspasie
Champagne Aspasie from Brouillet in the Ardre Valley: Ariston family since 1794, now 5th generation, 12 ha with old varieties like Petit Meslier. Cuv…
Champagne Arsène Baillet
Champagne Arsène Baillet from Festigny: 70% Meunier from the Vallée de la Marne, led by Maxime Mansard. Portrait with facts and my tasting notes.
Champagne Gallimard Père & Fils
Récoltant-Manipulant from Les Riceys in the Côte des Bar, run by Arnaud. Member of the Empreintes Côte des Bar group.
Armand de Brignac
Prestige Champagne from Chigny-les-Roses
Champagne Antoine Grethen
Champagne Antoine Grethen: purist winemaker without chemicals, spontaneous fermentation, 24 months barrel aging, 1 g/l dosage. Portrait with facts an…
Champagne André Heucq
Champagne André Heucq from Cuisles: Meunier specialist (over 80%) on green illite clay soils of the Vallée de la Marne, led by Alexandre and Fanny He…
Champagne Allouchery-Deguerne
Champagne Allouchery-Deguerne: Premier Cru grower champagne from Chamery and Écueil (Montagne de Reims), led by Nicolas Allouchery. Cuvées, facts, ta…
Champagne Alfred Gratien
Champagne Alfred Gratien from Epernay: oak aging and blocked MLF for fresh acidity structure. Portrait with tasting of Cuvée Paradis 2016.
Champagne Pascal Agrapart
Récoltant-Manipulant from Avize, Côte des Blancs. Ambroise Agrapart leads the Maison in the Grand Cru village. Chardonnay focus with precise, saline…
Champagne Adrien Renoir
Grower Champagne from Verzy Grand Cru in the Montagne de Reims. Clear, precise style with partial wood aging, taut, saline, restrained.
Achille Princier
produced by Mansard Maxime
Champagne A. Lété
Champagne A. Lété from Damery: Family winemakers since 1890, HVE4-certified, Meunier-driven from the Vallée de la Marne. Cuvées, facts and my tasting…
Champagne A. et C. Toullec
Champagne A. et C. Toullec from Rilly-la-Montagne: Grower champagne from Premier Cru sites in Montagne de Reims. Cuvées, facts and my tastings.
Champagne Paul Hazard
Paul Hazard, Winemaker Portrait. 7 Champagnes tasted from Vallée de la Marne, Aube / Côte des Bar.
Champagne Angellis
Champagne Angellis, a Maison with vibrant Rosé Brut. First tasting in 2025 shows fresh acidity and currant notes. Portrait based on TCG contact and C…
Champagne Veuve Pelletier
Champagne Veuve Pelletier: What's behind the brand and how the Prestige Cuvée tastes. My honest tasting with facts.
Champagne Lelarge-Pugeot
Récoltant-Manipulant from Vrigny, Montagne de Reims. Lelarge family since 1799, now 7th and 8th generation. 8.7 ha biodynamic (Demeter), 50% Meunier.…