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Échelle des Crus

Stepping off the ladder – Champagne's Grand and Premier Crus

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...

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 ...

Champagne Harvest 2022

Following a challenging 2021 when growers battled extreme weather conditions and disease, vignerons across Champagne have been holding their breath...

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...

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...

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...

Awards & Press Features

February 2024 Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year – Drinks Retailing Awards "We saw exceptional standards once again from the independen...

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...