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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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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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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Awards & Press Features
February 2024 Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year – Drinks Retailing Awards "We saw exceptional standards once again from the independen...
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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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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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The smaller producers barely get a look in. That is, until now.