The Baron family has cultivated land in Champagne since the 17th century. In 1961, when Gabriel Baron married Dolores Fuenté, his father gave the couple one hectare of vines as a wedding gift, and from that grew Champagne Baron-Fuenté, founded in 1967. Continue reading
Champagne Christian Bourmault dates back to 1865 when Ernest Bourmault, originally from the Loire Valley, moved to the Champagne region and married Hermance Roudeaux. Continue reading
The Josselin family acquired their first vineyard in 1854, on land near the village of Gyé-sur-Seine, in the Aube department of Champagne’s southern Côte des Bar region. Continue reading
Champagne José Michel is one of the oldest winegrowing families in the small village of Moussy, just south of Epernay. Continue reading
Champagne Marc Hébrart is based in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in the Marne Valley. Today it is run by Jean-Paul Hébrart who took over from his father in 1997. Continue reading
The Coutier family has been based in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims since 1619. Continue reading
Louis Nicaise, Premier Cru, Brut Réserve, $48
Louis Nicaise is based in the tiny village of Hautvillers, just north of Epernay in the Marne Valley. Continue reading
Hugues Godmé, Millésime 2009, Grand Cru, $75
The Godmé family has been growing grapes in the village of Verzenay, in the Montagne de Reims, since the 19th century. Continue reading
Champagne Moutard Père et Fils, “Climat de Champagne,” Les Troncs, $60
Moutard is based in the commune of Buxeuil in the southern Côte des Bar region of Champagne, where their history dates back to the mid-17th century. Continue reading
R.H. Coutier, Brut Millisime, Grand Cru, 2011, $65
The Coutier family has been based in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims since 1619. Continue reading
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