Club — Drappier

RAW Nature, is the topic this month. A play on words yes and a closer look at two fantastic producers making Zero Dosage and incredibly natural champagne show it's true light. To kick off, we feature Champagne Drappier based in the Côte des Bar which is in the south of Champagne. The wine of focus, is the beguiling Rosé Brut Nature made with 100% Pinot noir using the Saignée or maceration method and of course zero dosage. We have partnered this with another talented producer, but on a much smaller scale called, Val Frison. Her wine is called 'Goustan' and...

This month we discuss producers who are practising and producing champagne made using mainly organic methods and also push past this and look at what other ideas are being implemented in the winery and vineyard in this month’s theme – ‘Beyond Organics’   To refresh your knowledge, ‘Organics’ is the absence of use of pesticides, fungicides and fertilisers as well as using healthy viticulture practices which are, planting grasses and other plants between rows to absorb heavy rainfall and offset disease like botrytis and ploughing the soil to aerate it and provide better drainage overall. This organic approach results in a...