Oliver Walkey
A Trip To Champagne Moutardier
Champagne Moutardier is located in Le Breuil in the heart of the Surmelin Valley; a terroir of the Marne Valley, 25km from Epernay. The Moutardier family has been established here since the eighteenth century and 80% of their vineyard is exclusively dedicated to the Meunier grape variety. A lion roars on their label, but when…
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A Trip To Champagne Roger Constant Lemaire
Visiting all these Champagne producers on this trip has been an amazing experience, but Champagne Roger Constant Lemaire was extra special for me because I had picked out a bottle of their Champagne a few years ago to save and enjoy on my 18th birthday. We were all welcomed in with a warm smile and…
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A Trip To Champagne Richard-Fliniaux
A Champagne house that offers an experience past the bottle. Champagne Richard-Fliniaux is located in the village of Aÿ. The hillsides of Aÿ in Champagne are historical and have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2015. James Richard-Fliniaux invited us in to enjoy a Chocolate and Champagne tasting with customised wine mats.…
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A Trip To Champagne Robert-Allait
The Robert-Allait family has been established in Villers sous Chatillon, located between Epernay and Dormans, in the heart of the Marne Valley, for 5 generations. Sylvie and Régis, accompanied by their daughter Stéphanie and her husband Aurélien, continue today this family tradition and invite you to a real journey around the secrets of Champagne. Champagne…
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A Trip To Champagne Michel Gonet
Located on the world famous Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, Champagne Michel Gonet is open to the public, welcoming Champagne lovers to taste some of their fine selection. On this sunny day, we were welcomed in and treated to a vertical tasting by Sophie Gonet, including 4 of their Champagnes dating back to 2005 and…
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A Trip To Champagne Jacquinot
Champagne Jacquinot is located just one street off of the famous Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, but that doesn’t mean you lose any charm in the bottle. The creation of the family estate dates back to the 17th century. In 1947, Pierre Jacquinot and his two sons (Jacques and Jean-Guy) created Champagne Jacquinot et Fils.…
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Cocktails in a Can
You order a Cocktail because you want an experience like non other, you want to taste the expression of multiple ingredients all working together to create a delicious drink that you can’t buy ready made. Over time it has become more popular to see Cocktails ready made in a can and today we’re here tasting…
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A Trip To Champagne Trichet-Lorain
Travelling to different Champagne houses, you see completely different locations, from Châteaus to modern buildings to the location we visited – Champagne Trichet-Lorain, a lovely home with a tasting room attached which also leads down into their cellars located in Montbré in the Montagne de Reims. Céline Trichet-Lorain welcomed us in and treated us to…
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A Trip To Champagne Henri Chauvet
When entering the grounds of Champagne Henri Chauvet your day gets a bit brighter by a lovely garden of flowers and trees, you enter the building and are greeted with a big smile from Damien Chauvet and his lovely wife. A husband & wife team where they both wear various hats to keep their winery…
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