The Region

  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...

  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,...

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....

Bonne Année! With a brand-new year upon us, there is much to continue celebrating, and at Sally Hillman, we believe that warm, summer days and long,...

‘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,...

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...

Looking forward With a history coloured by the redoubtable widows covered in our last article, the next questions is: how are today’s vigneronnes faring? According...

Melbourne has had some varied weather lately, but I always look forward to the seasonal changes and the way they influence our daily habits. With...