non-vintage champagne
What is Non-Vintage Champagne?
Non-Vintage. Brut Sans Année. Entry-level. There are few ways of describing the largest category of wines in Champagne without sounding a little…no...
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Échelle des Crus
Stepping off the ladder – Champagne's Grand and Premier Crus
Many of Europe’s most celebrated wine regions ‘classify’ their wines, offering (in theory) a suggestion of where a bottle might sit in a region-wid...
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Grande Marques
Who made my Champagne?
What does the name on a bottle of Champagne actually mean? A person, a family, an estate or perhaps a company? Brands want us to feel like we know ...
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Champagne Harvest 2022
Following a challenging 2021 when growers battled extreme weather conditions and disease, vignerons across Champagne have been holding their breath...
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artisan champagne
Spotlight on... Champagne Guenin
One of our most southerly producers, Daniel made the long trip down to meet them and came back raving about, not only their Champagne, but their g...
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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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artisan champagne
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...
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A Multi-Award-Winning Champagne Company
September 2022 Champagne & Sparkling Specialist Retailer of the Year – Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 "A very tight call between two outstandi...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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The smaller producers barely get a look in. That is, until now.