Le Journal

‘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...

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

‘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...

  Looking back What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with a glass of champagne and a look at the resilient women, past...

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...