A beautiful starting point for discovering the region behind the wine.

For the Champagne lover who dreams of exploring Champagne for themselves.

Perhaps you have long imagined visiting Champagne. Perhaps you have begun researching its villages and vineyards, wondering which places to discover and how best to experience the region. Or perhaps you are simply curious to learn more about the landscape, traditions and places that give Champagne its distinctive character.

The Champagne Traveller brings together two complementary resources for anyone drawn to the region: Sally Hillman’s Celebrating Champagne: A Wine For All Seasons and the complete six-map Champagne Maps Collection.

Together, they offer an inspiring introduction to Champagne and a valuable reference for anyone beginning to plan a visit. Explore the region from home, discover the places that interest you and start imagining a journey of your own.

What’s included in The Champagne Traveller:

Celebrating Champagne: A Wine For All Seasons by Sally Hillman: A beautifully presented hardcover book exploring Champagne through its seasons, landscapes, food, flowers, traditions and pleasures. An invitation to discover more about the region and the culture surrounding one of the world’s most celebrated wines.

The complete Champagne Maps Collection: Six detailed maps created by Sally Hillman to reveal the geography of the Champagne appellation. Developed in collaboration with a specialist cartographer, the collection brings together the region’s principal wine-growing areas, villages and terroirs, offering a deeper understanding of the places behind the wine.

Presented in a luxurious black gift box, beautifully arranged and ready to give.

Begin with a deeper understanding of Champagne

Celebrating Champagne: A Wine For All Seasons offers an introduction to the many pleasures of Champagne beyond the glass.

Through the changing seasons, the book explores the region’s landscape, food flowers and traditions, bringing to life the place behind the wine. It is an invitation to look beyond the familiar names on a label and appreciate the character of the region itself.

For anyone considering a visit, it provides a lovely place to begin. Browse its pages as your interest develops, discover the aspects of Champagne that appeal to you most and let your curiosity shape the journey ahead.

Explore the geography with the Champagne Maps Collection

To understand Champagne, it helps to understand the land.

The region encompasses a remarkable diversity of landscapes, vineyards and villages. Differences in geology, soil, climate, elevation and aspect contribute to the character of its wines, making geography an essential part of the Champagne story.

In 2018, Sally Hillman created a unique series of Champagne Maps to make this geography easier to explore. Working with a specialist cartographer, she developed a detailed visual representation of the Champagne appellation, showing the relationship between its wine-growing areas, villages, and terroirs.

The complete collection of six maps offers a fascinating reference for anyone wanting to learn more about the region. Use them alongside the book to become familiar with the different areas of Champagne, locate the places you read about and gain a clearer sense of how the vineyards fit together.

Whether you are interested in the historic Champagne Houses, independent growers or the villages scattered among the vines, the maps provide a geographical foundation from which to explore further.

Imagine a journey of your own

A visit to Champagne can take many forms. You might spend time discovering Reims and Épernay, arrange visits to Champagne Houses and growers, explore villages among the vineyards or simply enjoy the pleasure of travelling through the countryside at your own pace.

There is no single way to experience the region, and part of the pleasure lies in discovering what interests you.

The Champagne Traveller brings together inspiration and geographical insight to help you begin. Read, explore, research the places that capture your imagination and start shaping an itinerary that reflects your own interests.

For further inspiration, explore Sally Hillman’s Champagne Tours, with more ideas for discovering the region.

A thoughtful gift for anyone who loves Champagne, is curious about its origins or dreams of one day exploring the region for themselves.

Begin with the book. Discover the geography. Imagine the possibilities.