In the wake of the phenomenal response that we’ve received to our champagne webinars via Australia, it’s my great pleasure to announce my first session timed especially for our friends in the United Kingdom. You’re invited to welcome none other than Mathieu Roland-Billecart to a tasting at your place! Mathieu is the seventh generation of […]

I have awaited the release of Hill of Grace 2015 with great anticipation, ever since arriving at the vineyard half an hour before dawn, amidst gentle mist and the soft light of the full moon on the day of harvest, a week before Easter, just over five years ago. The fruit tasted textbook perfect that […]

Dear friends, As a luxury product and the universal symbol of celebration, the impact of Coronavirus on champagne sales is particularly acute, and some houses are already predicting an annual downturn of 50% of sales. This has huge repercussions on the livelihood and feasibility not only of the houses and growers themselves, but also of […]

It’s our great pleasure to invite you to welcome one of Australia’s greatest and most celebrated sparkling winemakers to a tasting at your place! I have dubbed Natalie Fryar ‘Australia’s rosé queen’ and I anointed her inaugural Bellebonne release as my Sparkling Rosé of the Year 2018. I announced Bellebonne two years ago as the […]

It’s our great pleasure to invite you to welcome one of the celebrated growers of Champagne to a tasting at your place! Olivier Bonville is the third generation of his family to tend the vines and craft the champagnes of his family estate in the fabled grand cru of Avize. Olivier’s family has been growing […]

Supporting local businesses hardest hit by this crisis is top of mind for us all right now. Lockdowns are not only smashing restaurants and cellar doors, but also have dire flow-on effects for their suppliers. I am very proud to announce three new opportunities for you to enjoy my favourite products for enhancing your champagne […]

It’s our great pleasure to invite you to welcome another of Champagne’s royalty to a tasting at your place! Olivier Krug is the sixth generation of the family and Director of the house that I have proclaimed ‘the king of champagnes, singly the greatest sparkling estate on the planet today.’ As I have come to […]

Dear friends, The uncertainty surrounding the duration of lockdowns, travel bans and events has led us to make the difficult and regretful decision to cancel the judging of The Great Australian Red 2020. Our competition has established a vital role in raising the profile of Australia’s definitive blend, and we deeply regret our first cancellation in […]

In the wake of the phenomenal response that we’ve received to our inaugural champagne webinar, it’s our great pleasure to invite you to welcome another of Champagne’s most important identities to a tasting at your place! Antoine Roland-Billecart is the sixth generation of the family and Deputy General Manager of the incredible house of Billecart-Salmon. […]

It’s my great pleasure to offer you and your friends, colleagues or clients the opportunity to join me for a private and exclusive virtual wine experience! My life in wine is fundamentally all about creating opportunities for people to connect in meaningful ways. With social distancing and isolation becoming our new abnormal, perhaps such opportunities […]