Champagne of the Week

Champagne Joseph Perrier Managing Director Benjamin Fourmon (left) with Chef Guy Martin of the iconic Le Grand Vefour in Paris.  Champagne Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Demi-Sec A well-made Demi-Sec or off-dry champagne is delicious when the gentle sweetness is fruitiness rather than a sugary sensation. Joseph Perrier produces a thoroughly …

This is the oldest, continuous wine producer in Champagne, but not of the bubbly wine we know as champagne. The ancestry of the house goes back to 1584 when Pierre Gosset – an alderman of Aÿ – was a winemaker of still pinot noir and chardonnay. At the time, the …

This is the first vintage of a new cuvée from Champagne Chapuy, a family-owned, family-managed house located in the Grand Cru village of Oger. Elder sister Elodie is in charge of running the business while Aurore looks after the vineyards and winemaking. Although Champagne Chapuy also buys in grapes for …

Founded almost 400 years ago in 1625, Champagne Henri Giraud is particularly liked for its oaky, woody bubblies. Fortunately, this is not the case with Esprit Nature. “Nature” here does not refer to the wine being without dosage. Instead, it speaks of the spirit of the house being devoted to …

I had bought this last Thursday 27 February 2020 at Carrefour Bio in front of Gare de Lyon for €30.40. An organic bubbly, it is comprised of 80% pinot meunier and 20% pinot noir. As such, it is a Blanc de Noirs. Depending on the batch, the dosage of Cuvée …

Founded in 1768 by Alexandre Lenique (whose father was a grower) this small family producer is situated in Pierry just outside Epernay. In 1960, the founder’s descendant Michel added his Christian name to the brand. I had bought this directly from his daughter Corinne when visiting Pierry two years ago. …

This non-vintage flaghship, the solera was started in 2003 and comprises wines up to the 2017 harvest. Refreshed every year, the last harvest would make up 50% of the blend. Originally called Carte Or and then Or Tradition, it was later changed to its present name to honour the founder …

This grower producer is located in Prouilly in the Marne. Alain Couvreur had founded the house in 1961 but the family had grown grapes and made barrels in the Massif de Saint-Thierry in the Vesle Valley – west of Reims – for five generations. Today, the Champagne House is represented …

The Cattier family has been cultivating their vines in Chigny les Roses for nearly 400 years since 1625. The Premier Cru village is in the Montagne de Reims, about 1.5 km from the family home in Rilly la Montagne. The clos – it had historically been a walled vineyard – …

Fishpool is a Champagne bar inside the NCO Club next to the J W Marriott South Beach in Singapore. The “club” is open to the public and is so named because it used to belong to the British Army when Singapore was a colony. On Friday and Saturday, 7 to …