
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
Collection
Collectible
A beloved, family-owned and managed house known for the purity and elegance of its style
Collectible
The house is once known for the extravagant promoter “Champagne Charlie” and now more known for its magnificent NV and Blanc de Millénaires cuvée
Collectible
The house once known for the extravagant promoter “Champagne Charlie” that has rebuilt its reputation to become one of the region’s undisputed stars
Collectible
One of the original grand marques with a new spring in its step since its mid-90s renaissance
Collectible
Arguably the most famous prestige cuvée, almost a byword for the category, dating to 1921
Collectible
Probably the most famous prestige cuvée, almost a byword for the category, dating to 1921
Collectible
The oldest wine maison in Champagne, established in 1584 and now known for their prestige cuvée Celebris
Collectible
An ancient vinegrowing family in Aÿ and now a small house known for its sumptuous MV cuvée
Collectible
A small, prestigious house founded in 1808 known for long lees ageing
Collectible
The maison founded in 1843 with the goal of “ultimate quality” and considered by many to be the greatest house of them all
Collectible
A fast-rising, quality-focused cooperative with an unusual specialty: chardonnay from the Montagne de Reims
Collectible
One of the top grower-producers in the Côte des Blancs, producing racy, austere wines of terroir
Collectible
A centuries-old house famous for its beautiful (and beautifully bottled) prestige cuvée Belle Époque
Collectible
The family-owned house known for Clos des Goisses, arguably the greatest single-site champagne
Collectible
The family-owned house known for Clos des Goisses, arguably the greatest single-site champagne
Collectible
A grower-producer since 1919 making some of the Côte des Blancs most age-worthy cuvées and now a small house
Collectible
The family-owned maison indelibly linked with Sir Winston Churchill, who apparently consumed 42,000 bottles of Pol over his lifetime
Collectible
The house that used to be Piper-Heidsieck’s Prestige Cuvée, still with the same exquisite golden tiara
Collectible
The house that used to be Piper-Heidsieck’s prestige cuvée, still with the same exquisite golden tiara
Collectible
The oldest continuously operated champagne maison known especially for its iconic Blanc de Blancs



















