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It is fair to say that we have spoiled our club members over your recent journey with us, with several Grand Cru wines, single plots, award-winning champagne and small produced rarities. I thought it was high time we all get our 'wellies' or gumboots on and head into lesser known villages and uncover some hidden gems. Are you ready? Our first producer Champagne Maurice Grumier, hails from the village of Venteuil which sits on the right bank (north side) of the Marne River which is mostly chalky soils, with a little sand and clay. Fabrice, the current generation of grower,...

The Rise of the Dark Grapes - Blanc de noirs and dark grapes are always a firm favourite at the Emperor HQ. We chose two stellar producers of pinot noir and meunier which are David Pehu of Pehu-Simonet and Cyrille Jeaunaux of Jeaunaux-Robin.  

In January we look at our recurring theme, "fresh off the boat" with two massively different and sublime producers. The first one on it's way to all members is made by husband and wife team Aurelie and Loïc from the organic house of Barrat-Masson. They are based in the Côte des Bar  yet right on the border of Côte des Sezanne in a town called Villenauxe-la-Grande. We feature 'Les Margannes' which is 100% barrel-fermented chardonnay from the 2016 harvest and aged for five years in total.In direct contrast, for our connoisseurs, we have chosen Michel Gonet, which are a family that started their journey in 1802. The...

It's Christmas! What an end to a mega year. We wanted to lighten up the mood  and talk about our other senses such as sight, sound, touch and smell. Often, when we are drinking or eating we don't normally consider our environment notably music, lighting, cutlery and the smells around us. The best restaurants look at all of these as part of their service, ambiance and mood they want to create. This month taps into the holistic approach to our environment and how we can tune it, to maximise our enjoyment. Selecting the right music, getting the light right and perhaps...