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Spotlight on... William Saintot

Spotlight on... William Saintot

Back in bitterly cold November we headed to Avenay-Val-d'Or at the extreme East of the Marne Valley to meet with vigneron, Morgann Saintot, for the...

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Spotlight on... Oudiette X Filles

We're always on the lookout for producers who bring something new and exciting from the Champagne region. One of our big finds late in 2020 was Ma...

An Award-Winning Champagne Company

We're hugely proud and honoured to have been named Specialist Online Retailer of the Year in the 2022 Drinks Business Awards! This is our first ...

The ones that (nearly) got away...

With more than 50 producers and over 100 Grower Champagnes, our range is unequalled in the UK market and, as such, it's to be expected that the odd...

Celebrating Women in Wine

Being International Women's Day, it seemed a good time to cast a light on a couple of trailblazing women we work with at Sip, who are making waves ...

Interview with a Vintner – Nicolas Henriet

In 1890 Gaston-Henriet broke from the long tradition of selling his grapes to the Grand Maisons and embarked on an adventure that became Champagne ...

Why is Champagne so expensive?

Before I started working for Sip I could never understand why anyone would pay £40+ for a bottle of Champagne when you can buy a bottle of Prosecco...

Champagne & Food

Champagne & Food Pairings

Traditionally light in body and bone dry, Champagne is considered a go-to aperitif – something to sip before the white and red wines are rolled out...

If you buy only one Pinot Noir Champagne...

At Sip, we stand confidently behind each and every wine we import. Unlike other retailers, we select our wines on merit alone, which means you can...

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Discovering ‘Champagne’ with Georges Remy

Despite being one of the oldest employees at Sip, I’m a relative newcomer to the Champagne world. In little over a year though, I’ve been fortunate...

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The next big names in Grower Champagne

If you're familiar with the iconic growers of Champagne then perhaps you’d like to delve a little deeper into this fascinating world... Whilst th...

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Lest we Forget...

Champagne might typically be associated with celebration and revelry but it was also at the centre of momentous events in both WWI and WWII. We ask...