Host Responsibility

Tres Bon Limited trading as Champagne Direct is committed to the safe provision of champagne in the community, in compliance with liquor sales legislation.  As an Off-Licence remote seller it is our policy to promote end user health and safety practicably.

Minimum purchase age

    Customers must be 18 years of age or older to order champagne online with Champagne Direct.  Our website has two stages of age verification.  We may additionally request customers meet us through an online video service for verification of ID.  We also ask for age declaration at the start and end of telephone sales calls from customers we do not currently know.

    Minimum age to receive wine 

      Recipients must be 18 years of age or older to receive champagne.  We use couriers with a signature required service.  Couriers will not deliver liquor without appropriate photo identification if there is uncertainty about the age of the recipient. 

      Photo identification is the only acceptable form of identification.

      Three forms of acceptable ID are:

      • New Zealand photo Driver Licence.
      • Passport NZ or International, it must be valid and original
      • HANZ 18+ Card (Hospitality Association of New Zealand)

      Champagne should be served with food

      We actively promote the responsible enjoyment of champagne in moderation, serving with food.  Whenever providing alcohol, food that stays in the body longer should be served – for example meats, cheeses, breads, pasta, potatoes and vegetables.  

      Water and low alcohol drinks

        When entertaining, we encourage champagne customers to have plenty of water, non-alcoholic drinks and low alcohol drinks readily available.  As the sugar content on soft and fruit drinks can be high, we also encourage customers to serve more healthy choices.

        Serving responsibly and avoiding intoxication

        People should ensure they consume no more than one standard drink per hour.  We also suggest people drink a glass of water between alcoholic drinks.  Another recommendation for hosts is to only refill empty glasses.  If someone does become intoxicated at an event all alcohol should be suspended and the guest served water or coffee. We also believe it is helpful to appoint a bartender who can moderate the pours and keep an eye on consumption. 

        Pregnancy

        Avoid alcohol during pregnancy.  Stop drinking alcohol if there is any chance you may be pregnant. Bottles and packaging are labelled with compliant Pregnancy warnings.

        Safe transportation

        Don’t drink and drive!  Use a bus, train, Uber, taxi or Dial-a- Driver. Or choose a designated driver when going out.  Always think ahead and plan your event for maximum safe enjoyment. Hosts should promote safe transport solutions such as Uber or Taxis and help with ordering.

        Alcohol content and standard drinks

        Jean-Marc champagne has an alcohol content of 12% (this is less than many still wines).  Each 750ml bottle contains 7.1 Standard Drinks.  For comparison, a bottle of 13% alcohol wine has 7.7 Standard Drinks and a bottle of 14% alcohol wine has 8.3 Standard drinks.  Our 375ml bottles are 3.6 standard drinks – so serving these can help reduce overall consumption.

        Glassware sizes

          Serving champagne in a smaller flute reduces consumption (and your bottle goes further).  A 180ml size flute holds about 150ml.  This is considerably more than a 150ml flute which holds 100ml approximately when filled to the same distance from the rim.

          Discounting and consumption

          Promoting discounts of 25% or more is illegal in New Zealand to discourage excessive consumption.

          Websites with useful information about safe drinking

          We highly recommend that if customers would like to find out more about the safe consumption of alcohol, we recommend you visit Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora:  Te Whatu Ora | Health Promotion (hpa.org.nz)

          Whilst we hold a number of hard copy resource materials such as those currently available through Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, we also suggest our customers visit the websites below to keep themselves familiarised with the latest alcohol consumption dangers and recommended solutions should drinking be an issue:

          Alcohol | Te Whatu Ora | Health Promotion (hpa.org.nz)

          The following websites are also a mine of information regarding safe drinking:

          www.alcohol.org.nz

          www.cheers.org.nz   

          www.cheers.org.nz/is-my-drinking-normal

          http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/drugs-and-alcohol/alcohol-stay-safe-whe…

          www.drinkaware.co.uk

          www.drinkaware.co.uk/selfassessment

          Alcohol and Me – Tips for smarter drinking

          The following videos are also worth watching:

          Alcohol, health and well-being (youtube.com)

          What Are The Effects Of Alcohol On Your Body? (youtube.com)

          How alcohol affects our bodies and brains (full video) (youtube.com)

          SHOP CHAMPAGNE

          “We have had the absolute pleasure of dealing with Don & Leanne at Champagne Direct for well over 15 years now! Not only is the Jean Marc champagne we buy from them one of the most crowd pleasing & delicious bubbles, but it must also be one of the best value champagnes in the whole world.

          We have very happily been selling it as our house champagne by the glass and bottle even before we opened Ortega. It continues to blow our minds with all it’s gorgeous gingerbread & crisp apple & light citrusy characters.

          And what’s even better than the champagne itself is Don & Leanne themselves – their service is just top notch. Everything is super quick, super easy & they are just a dream to deal with.

          We are proud to say they are one of our most favourite suppliers ever. Cheers!”

          — DAVEY MCDONALD. ORTEGA FISH SHACK

          “A day without champagne, is a waste of time!

          I met Don at our BNI Group. We tasted the various offerings from the Collection available. We love the Brut, Reserve Brut and the Grande Reserve Brut. They fit our tastes perfectly.

          Dealing with both Don and Leanne makes it very easy too. Very accommodating and delivery is so easy. Don will often drop the wine off to us. Hopefully the MSO Design Team don’t try it too soon as then there will be nothing left in the work fridge for me!

          Dealing with nice people is just a bonus when you are getting champagne this good.

          Keep up the good work Team Champagne Direct!”

          — MARK WHITECLIFFE, MSO DESIGN

          Jean-Marc Vigreux-Frère has always been one of our favourite champagnes that we have enjoyed at some wonderful and special occasions over the years. So, when we got married, we knew it would be the bubbles of choice for our big day. Don and Leanne at Champagne Direct were an absolute pleasure to deal with. Nothing was too much of a problem and they were so helpful. When we organised thank you gifts after the wedding they even supplied beautiful gift boxes for us.

          Lovely champagne and lovely people … thank you Champagne Direct!

          — SARAH LIMACHER

          “We’ve used Champagne Direct for a few years to celebrate client successes and (very occasionally) apologise for our muck-ups. Don & Leanne provide a wonderful service where nothing is too hard – the present gets delivered with our branding and personal message really quickly and is always appreciated by our clients.

          We were impressed by both the fantastic champagne and their ability to cope with whatever is thrown at them, so we asked them to do a major gift ship-out to our clients at Christmas time. All handled without any stress on our part and with a lot of very happy clients”.

          — ANNE STEPHENSON, CONNECTED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED

          “I have used the services of Don McLean from Champagne Direct for a number of years and from the outset was impressed with the product, the ultra-friendly service and the quick turnaround in receiving my order (usually next day). The champagne is delicious – I had to try it myself after hearing from so many of my clients how good it is – and they weren’t wrong. Nothing is a problem for Don and his wife Leanne and I have really felt they care about the clients they work with. Give your clients a real treat with this great gift!”

          — DIANE DAVIDSON, EVES REALTY LTD MREINZ

          “We have had the pleasure of having a relationship with Champagne Direct for many years. They are our preferred providers of champagne for our High Tea services and events and offer an excellent product. We have always found them to be professional and provide an excellent service. They are proactive in reminding us prior to our High Tea service, informing us when they are away and delivery is very quick. Don and Leanne are great to work with! We would recommend them to anyone in need of champagne.”

          — JULIE MCGOWAN, LE CORDON BLEU, WELLINGTON

          “Champagne Direct’s exceptional service and products allow us to surprise, celebrate and delight our clients who have recently purchased or sold their homes. Over the many years of placing requests for nationwide deliveries we have never had any hiccups, deliveries are swift and efficient, and we very much appreciate Don and Leanne’s proactive and professional communications”.

          — DELLA RANDALL

          Champagne Direct – the name says it all. Their champagne, Jean-Marc Vigreux-Frère – with its delicate fine bubbles supported by subtle aromas of green apple, lemon, gingerbread & nuts make this champagne the ideal pairing from aperitif to desert, commiseration to celebration. My wife and her friends drink Jean-Marc with a degree of enthusiastic regularity playing Bridge and dreaming of visiting the sun-soaked vineyards of France. For me the bright sparkle of bubbles means celebration and glamour and more often than not the distinct possibility of romance!!

          The ”Direct” in the name is how Don & Leanne present and deliver their “dancing bottle with legs”. Their presentation – gift wrapping – is as gorgeous as the bottle content not to mention their attention to detail. When a proposed party was postponed because of Covid, Leanne & Don sent out a number of individually wrapped Jean-Marc champagne to my close friends all personalised with a card enclosed – AMAZING.

          Champagne Direct – the name tells the story – the testimonial tells quality and the personalised service.

          — GORDON “MY MEDICINE IN A BOTTLE!”

          “Champagne Direct is a highly professional, customer focused and reliable business that the Zone Team are delighted to use as their one stop client gift providers. We get extremely positive feedback from our clients once they receive the gift from us and the personal touch with the gift card using our logo displayed takes Champagne Direct to another level. We can highly recommend Champagne Direct to provide the professional efficient service that they do and the team are amazing to deal with”.

          — KAREN DOUCAS, ZONE LAW & ZONE IP

          “My business uses Champagne Direct to send thank you gifts to franchisees to recognise and thank them when they go above and beyond generating sales in their area. I’ve been a client now for many years and cannot recommend their service enough. They keep my logo and database on hand and all I need to do is ask them to send the gifts out. The gifts look gorgeous, the champagne is just delicious and the Champagne Direct team are just brilliant!”

          — DEREK LILLY, DREAM DOORS

          “When looking for a corporate gift to mark any special occasion we don’t look anywhere except Champagne Direct. One call, email or text and we know Don & Leanne have everything in hand. Be it a local or out of town recipient, we can relax knowing delivery will be efficient and the packaging, including our personal message, will impress. The product itself is top-shelf, multi-award winning and we love the fact that it’s exclusive, not a supermarket special. For a trouble free, sure to please gift, we thoroughly recommend Champagne Direct”.

          — PHILIP REEVE & AARON BURKE, RAY WHITE REAL ESTATE

          “Here at Allen and Clarke we pride ourselves with working with many great suppliers. I have worked at Allen and Clarke for 8 years and I have dealt with Don from Champagne Direct for that long. I always receive outstanding customer service and great champagne products. I recommend Champagne Direct if you want quality, cost effectiveness and great service”.

          — BOBBI HEMI-RANGIWHETU, ALLEN AND CLARKE