Technical

What is reserve wine, and what role does it play in Champagne? As a cool continental climate prone to Mother Earth’s mercurial and ruthless nature,...

‘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...

‘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,...

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...

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....

Imagine being able to chat with the grower-producer of the champagne you are tasting – from the comfort of your own living room. Sally Hillman’s...

Champagne is a truly paradoxical wine, which is perhaps part of its mystique. It is created in a highly regulated environment, with strict rules about...

The champagne production process has much in common with our journey through life. There’s some early blending to create the initial character, followed by maturing,...

The process of dosage is a very important step in the making of champagne. It occurs after disgorgement and before the final corking. In this...