
This second edition of the guide features 120-plus wines chosen and categorised into Collectible, Celebration and Culinary by Sarah Heller MW to reflect the burgeoning diversity of champagne, a wine that elevates and enriches any occasion
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Celebration
A boutique 100 year-old, 100% family-owned house now run by great grandchildren of the founder
Celebration
The brand developed from the start to be “the most expensive champagne in the world,” now owned by Jay Z and LVMH
Celebration
A novel venture between ex-ballerina Aurore Casanova and prosthetist Jean Baptiste Robinet with vines in little-known Grand Cru Puisieulx
Celebration
The house famous for its rich, oxidative style and pioneering use of long lees ageing that has held a royal warrant since Queen Victoria awarded it in 1884
Celebration
The house famous for its rich, oxidative style and its pioneering use of long lees ageing is the favourite of 007 (evidently Mr. Bond knows his bubbles)
Celebration
A 200 year-old house founded by a family of master glassmakers
Celebration
An increasingly celebrated chardonnay specialist in the Grand Cru Avize putting out long-aged vintage wines
Celebration
A tiny, under-the-radar chardonnay specialist in the Grand Cru Avize specialized in long-aged vintage wines
Celebration
25th generation grower exclusively focused on chardonnay in the Côte des Blancs
Celebration
An exemplary cooperative in the Côte des Bar and with the region’s largest area under vine
Celebration
An exemplary cooperative in the Côte des Bar and the region’s largest grower
Celebration
The most established house in the Côte des Bar, now in its seventh generation
Celebration
A substantial house in the Côte des Blancs that has refocused on quality under the leadership of Carol Duval-Leroy
Celebration
A grower estate based at the 1,000 year-old Cluniac priory Domaine Sainte Eulalie, run since 2000 by Edouard Duval of EMW Fine Wines
Celebration
The newly-launched collaboration between three “P”s: Péters (of Pierre Péters), Pitt-Jolie and Perrin (of Chateau de Beaucastel) exclusively focused on rosé champagne
Celebration
One of the oldest grower producers in the Côte des Bar, founded in 1935
Celebration
Pocket-sized Marne Valley grower (with 2.5ha estate vineyards) from one of the oldest vine-growing families in Champagne
Celebration
The oldest wine maison in Champagne, established in 1584 and now known for their prestige cuvée Celebris
Celebration
An old, established maison that is nonetheless usually at the forefront of any new movement in the region
Celebration
The maison founded in 1843 with the goal of “ultimate quality”
Celebration
A fresh face (or pair of faces) on the champagne market with deep roots in Avize and production that spans Champagne and Alsace
Celebration
A new entrant to the champagne space, the Petit-Boxler family’s production spans Champagne and Alsace
Celebration
One of the first and now among the biggest maisons, known for their sharp, racy style
Celebration
One of the first and now among the biggest maisons, known for their sharp, racy style
Celebration
The largest cooperative cellar in the chardonnay-focused Côte de Sézanne
Celebration
The largest family-owned, independent maison in Champagne and the region’s largest biodynamic farmer, famous for the legendary Cristal
Celebration
The largest family-owned, independent maison in Champagne and the region’s largest biodynamic farmer, famous for the legendary Cristal
Celebration
Key member of the Aube renaissance and biodynamics advocate



























