The Emperor Edition

De Sousa Champagne is a house encapsulated by family, history and overcoming adversity. War stories, widows and viticultural crises lay the foundations of this incredible maison that has withstood the test of time, all the while producing amazing wines using innovative and sustainable methods.

Share your favourite champagne memory with us.  When Bruce and I became engaged, we were in London and it was Christmas eve. My father opened up a beautiful bottle of Perrier Jouet to celebrate. This has always been my favourite champagne and I love the bottle. I kept the bottle and we continued travelling around Europe together with that bottle.

By Monica Sabbatucci Tucked away just outside of Reims and home to only 630 inhabitants, lies the charming town of Merfy. Ever since the Middle Ages, the town of Merfy has been known for its winemaking. However, there is nothing medieval when it comes to Chartogne-Taillet’s champagnes. Using the instilled old-world traditions fused in new world innovation, Alexandre Chartogne leads the charge in a vanguard approach to winemaking. The house itself has been handed down through the Taillet family, generation after generation tending to the vines ever since 1683 when Chartogne-Taillet grounded its name in champagne history. At the heart...

By Monica Sabbatucci Is bigger always better? The age old question that is always up for debate no matter the subject! With champagne the answer is always yes - bigger bottle = more champagne. It is not a hard answer. May it be magnums, jeroboams, methuzelahs and all the way up to nabuchadnezzars (15 litres!), who wouldn’t want to splurge a little bit more and taste a little bit more for that special occasion?As the bottles get bigger, you will notice the unusual names. In fact, these bottles are aptly named after Biblical kings who ruled in Ancient times. Someone...