Champagne Revolutionaries Vs Grand Marques

Champagne – it’s flash, it’s a luxury and it’s all about the brand. Isn't it? As big names with huge marketing budgets fight to get their wines into the hottest clubs, and their advertising becomes increasingly opaque until it resembles that of perfume, there is a revolution taking place around them. Small producers, focused on quality, who want to make something special, are producing amazing Champagne that outclasses the big names. We’ve blind-tasted them against the Champagnes you see everywhere, and we’re convinced – but this tasting is your chance to make up your own mind.

This informal walkabout tasting will allow you to taste ten pairs of Champagne. Each pair will pit one big brand against a smaller producer. Representing the big brands are the likes of Moët & Chandon (including Dom Pérignon), Veuve Clicquot, Bollinger, Taittinger, Laurent Perrier and more. For the smaller producers we have Egly-Ouriet, Champagne Dosnon, Jacques Lassaigne, Bérèche and Chartogne-Taillet among others.

Taste your way around the room at your own speed and cast your votes to help us decide which of these groups really rules Champagne.