Champagne Appreciation

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Journey to the Côte des Blancs (Part 2): SOUTH

March 4, 2021

A chilled bottle of Blanc de Blancs champagne naturally epitomises the scents and flavours of summer. Its refreshingly dry and mineral-driven, citrus-forward profile pairs...

Journey to the Côte des Blancs (Part 1): NORTH

February 20, 2021

We begin our ‘Summer Series’ journey south of Épernay, Champagne’s capital city, in the great Côte des Blancs region. For this series of articles,...

Meet Champagne Dhondt-Grellet and the terroir-driven cuvées of Adrien Dhondt

February 2, 2021

Champagne Dhondt-Grellet was founded in 1986 when Éric Dhondt and Édith Grellet married and decided to vinify their own grapes rather than sell to négociants....

Meet the winemaker, Nicolas Maillart, and his exciting cuvées coming to Le Shop this holiday season.

November 10, 2020

‘Winemaking is simple’, Nicolas Maillart explains, ‘just let it go’. With such humble brevity, you could be forgiven for thinking winemaking is an effortless, bucolic...

Champagne, Chips and Culinary Combinations

September 19, 2020

‘Hey, did you ever try dunking a potato chip in champagne? It’s real crazy. Here—isn’t that crazy?’, chirps Marilyn Monroe, dipping a chip into a...

Unlocking the Secrets of Champagne in a Tulip Glass

September 11, 2020

Just as wine can elevate a meal, so too can glassware greatly enrich the Champagne experience. The adage of ‘eat and drink what grows...

Champagne Pierre Gerbais – ‘The difference between good wine and great wine is [in] the details’

August 14, 2020

‘The difference between good wine and great wine is [in] the details’, Aurélien Gerbais, 8th generation grape-grower and 4th generation winemaker of Champagne Pierre Gerbais,...

Grower champagne – a wine that should be treasured and celebrated.

August 8, 2020

What is grower champagne and why is it different? At Sally Hillman we consider there are two broad categories of champagne; one is produced on...

Champagne and Climate Change – Looking to the past to survive the future

June 30, 2020

Whether under threat from a sap-sucking mite or the might of an invading army, Champagne not only prevailed but flourished. Climate is their latest challenge....

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