Champagne Salon Archive

Fizz ‘n’ Chips – The Launch of Salon ‘99

How to launch a wine whose reputation as the Ultimate Insiders Champagne demands both discretion and celebration… a fun challenge for any Marketing Manager. Our answer – serve it with fish & chips. The idea came to Rebecca – our buyer for Salon – one Sunday night when returning home,...
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Meet our Italian Producers

We interviewed three of our Italian producers who visited London to showcase their wines at the Definitive Italian Tasting at Lord's. Giovanna – La Tunella Which of your wines are in currently your fridge at home? La Tunella Sauvignon Blanc. It is fresh, fruity and easy to drink. I also chill the Pinot...
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Birthday Bubbles to Celebrate Delamotte’s 250th Year

250th birthdays are rare for Champagne – so rare that only 4 have ever been celebrated. This year marks the impressive milestone for Champagne Delamotte, making it the sixth joint oldest Champagne House. Celebrations are, most definitely, in order. To kick things off, Didier Depond, President of Champagne Delamotte and...
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Aubert de Villaine – Decanter Man of the Year

The start of En Primeur and other things have got in the way of writing up the evening when 1 Thomas More Street hosted a seriously memorable Presentation Dinner. Two months of work by Adam, Bernadette and Davina saw the office converted out of almost all recognition - the entrance...
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Champagne Salon in muddy wellies – just how it should be…

The ridiculously glitzy ‘celebratory’ status enjoyed by certain champagne brands pre-crunch made it easy to forget that champagne is in fact a hugely delicate living substance, created and wholly dependent on, ostensibly, ‘farmers.’ A wintery trip down to the prestigious Champagne village of Le Mesnil sur Oger to visit our...
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