The Wine

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,...

‘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...

‘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,...

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...

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...

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 impending Brexit is causing anxiety in a wide variety of business people, including the Champagnois who devote their lives to creating the legendary wine.The...