We often receive champagne gift requests from people living in the United Kingdom (we will list our top cities soon!) but an interesting trend is the increase in orders from India to family and friends living in New Zealand. We’ve read some lovely stories in their messages and feel very privileged to be on the gift solution radar for such an amazing country!
Hot new market developing for Champagne Direct
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Champagne & the Famous
Introducing a new Champagne Direct series. Winston Churchill – the man, the moment and his most drinkable friendship. There are some people who drink champagne. And then there are people who seem to become part of its story. Throughout history, champagne has found its way into royal courts, artists’ studios, literary salons, wartime celebrations, Hollywood parties and countless moments when someone simply decided that life – or an achievement –
Cauroy-lès-Hermonville – Where our Jean-Marc Champagne Story Begins 🍾
Just north-west of Reims, tucked into the beautiful Champagne countryside, lies the small village of Cauroy-lès-Hermonville. With a population of only a few hundred people, it is a world away from the grand Champagne houses and bustling avenues of Épernay. This is a quieter, more intimate side of Champagne – a village where vineyards, family and generations of wine-making are part of everyday life. And this is home to Jean-Marc
The Bubbles Beneath: Champagne’s Hidden War Story
When we pop open a bottle of champagne, we think of celebration. Clinking glasses, laughter, lightness. But hidden deep beneath the rolling hills of Reims and Épernay lies a story of war, resistance, and quiet resilience. During World War I, the city of Reims was bombed relentlessly. Entire streets were turned to rubble. But beneath the chaos, in ancient Roman-dug chalk cellars known as crayères, life continued. Entire families sought