Champagne harvest: Region anticipates ‘outstanding quality’ despite drastic yield drop
Published: 11 September, 2026
Trade body Comité Champagne (or CIVC) has detailed its assessment of the grape harvest in the famous region.
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Headline Heroes: Zero dosage gains traction
Published: 07 September, 2026
Since Laurent-Perrier pioneered the modern zero dosage style of champagne with the launch of its Ultra Brut in 1981, the practice has been adopted by many Champagne houses, thanks in no small part to the effects of climate change. As there is no addition of sugar in the creation of non-dosage, winemakers must rely on greater ripening of the grapes to achieve balance and the correct acidity, and progressively warmer growing seasons mean producers are now achieving phenolic ripeness and higher natural sugar levels at harvest, as sommelier and wine consultant Jonathan Kleeman explains.
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Champagne announces yield adjustment for 2026 harvest
Published: 23 July, 2026
This year’s marketable yield for champagne has been set at 8,800 kg/ha – the equivalent of about 252 million bottles* of wine.
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France report: Champagne tackles the climate crisis
Published: 20 July, 2026
Rooted as it is in a long history of tradition, governed by strict production rules and regarded as a timeless symbol of wealth and luxury, Champagne’s relationship to innovation is probably not the first thing that springs to mind when the corks are popping. But the reality is that the region has been a pioneering force over the centuries in both the vineyards and the wineries, and probably never more so than now as it battles its worst enemy since phylloxera – climate change.
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Champagne Deutz joins MMD UK portfolio
Published: 04 June, 2026
Maisons Marques et Domaines has announced that it will be taking on UK distribution for Champagne Deutz from 1 July 2026.
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Moët Hennessy announces long-term partnership with Silverstone
Published: 27 May, 2026
Moët Hennessy has announced a new long-term partnership with Silverstone (‘the home of the British Grand Prix’), with Moët & Chandon becoming its official champagne.
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Yann Bourigault appointed general manager of Castelnau Wine Agencies
Published: 08 May, 2026
Leading Champagne cooperative Terroirs & Vignerons de Champagne (TEVC) has announced the appointment of Yann Bourigault (pictured) as the general manager of its UK subsidiary, Castelnau Wine Agencies.
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Laurent-Perrier gallops into partnership with Newbury Racecourse
Published: 02 March, 2026
Champagne house Laurent-Perrier and Berkshire’s Newbury Racecourse have unveiled a three-year partnership.
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Champagne Cattier unveils on-trade partnership with Enotria
Published: 08 December, 2025
Champagne Cattier has announced a fresh on-trade partnership with distributor Enotria – beginning from January 2026.
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Caroline Fiot appointed cellar master at Maison Ruinart
Published: 02 October, 2025
Caroline Fiot has been announced as the new cellar master of Maison Ruinart.
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Champagne reduces harvest yield in face of global uncertainty
Published: 24 July, 2025
The Comité Champagne has announced that the available harvest yield for 2025 will be set at 9,000 kg/ha. This decision marks the third year in a row that yields have been reduced compared to the previous, as well as being the lowest yield level since 2020 (8,000kg/ha).
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Bonhams announces charity collaboration with Champagne Barons de Rotschild
Published: 27 June, 2025
London auction house Bonhams has announced a charity collaboration with Champagne Barons de Rotschild in honour of the house’s inaugural prestige cuvée, Le Grand Clos 2019.
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Gérard Basset Foundation announces fresh scholarship intake
Published: 09 June, 2025
The Gérard Basset Foundation has announced its latest Laurent-Perrier Champagne scholarship cohort. The charity was initially going to award 10 individuals but decided to honour 12 new scholars thanks to a strong applicant class.
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Hallgarten expands Champagne portfolio
Published: 30 May, 2025
Champagne Abelé 1757, the fifth-oldest Champagne house, has signed an exclusive import agreement with Hallgarten & Novum Wines.
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Cognac sales slump for Moët Hennessey in Q1
Published: 15 April, 2025
Data released from parent company LVMH shows that its wine and spirits division Moët Hennessey has seen a year on year drop in revenue when comparing to Q1 2025 to Q1 2024, driven by a poor performance for its cognac and spirits brands. The luxury goods giant believes this revenue fall is partly due to the ongoing ripple effects of tariff uncertainty.
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Louis Roederer companies brought together under ‘Roederer Collection’
Published: 15 November, 2023
The historic Champagne House, which was founded in 1776, has brought together all its companies under the label ‘Roederer Collection’, to help unify its abundant Maisons under one distinctive banner.
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Gosset Matchmakers 2022 winners announced
Published: 30 September, 2022
A chef and sommelier team from Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester has been crowned the winners of Gosset Matchmakers 2022, beating out tough competition from peers in Hampshire and Edinburgh.
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'Champagne Charlie' returns after 37 years
Published: 30 June, 2022
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Heidsieck and the rebirth of the legendary Cuvée Champagne Charlie, members of the trade and press were invited to an epic voyage on the River Thames.
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Champagne Castelnau and Nicolas Feuillatte finalise merger deal
Published: 17 December, 2021
Two of Champagne’s most important cooperatives reached an historic agreement this week, creating a powerful new stakeholder in the region.
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Billecart-Salmon appoints Crosby UK MD
Published: 02 September, 2021
Billecart-Salmon UK has appointed its current vice president Chris Crosby as its new MD of the UK.
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