Champagne is Wine

Like any wine, Champagne has different regions giving wines of very distinct styles. All the big names blend across these regions (which is fine) but these producers tend to produce wines that have a style that reflects where the wine comes from. For the Champagne geeks out there, we've split up the producers in their regions and if you just want some nice fizz, scroll down and see the full list!

Montagne de Reims

The Mountain of Reims… well the hill of Reims has many vineyards that slope south or southeast with a Pinot Noir focus. The wines tend to be a bit bigger and richer, with ten of the seventeen Grand Cru vineyards here including Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy, Verzenay and Mailly-Champagne.

Velle de la Marne

The only Grand Cru vineyard here is Aÿ which is right outside of the city of Epernay. There is a focus here on the Pinot Meunier grape and produces a rich style of Champagne.

Cote des Blancs

Mainly Chardonnay with the remaining 6 Grand Cru vineyards of Champagne. This is the region where there are some spectacular single varietal wines made.

Cote de Sezanne

South of the Cote des Blancs is another Chardonnay dominant region, but most of the wines are blended into larger brand Champagnes.

Cote des Bar

On the border between Champagne and Burgundy, this is mainly Pinot Noir and is similar to Montagne de Reims. Because the region is Grand and Premier Cru-less, you get real value wines here.

So now that I’ve educated you on the regions, I now need you to forget all of that!

Some small producers will only have vineyards in one of these regions, however others will have blends from different areas, maybe taking some Pinot from Ambonnay and then some Chardonnay from Vertus.

Therefore we are putting the producers in their regions regarding to where they are based, not necessarily where all the grapes come from. Having said that, if the producer is based in the Cotes des Blancs, they are likely to have a style that is bias towards that region, so the regionality still holds true.