The Emperor Edition

The time old adage that bigger is always better doesn’t necessarily apply to everything including our waistlines, queues for ice cream or debt, but it does apply to champagne vessels. The coveted ‘Magnum’ is double the quantity of a standard bottle and doubly impressive in contents. Everything about a magnum is sexy. The presence of the bottle on the table, the weight of the shape in your hands and the 'oohs and ahs' of your dinner party guests as you ‘pull out the big gun’. Nothing says party like a magnum of Champagne! But its not simply double the volume...

If you love champagne, you really should be part of the Emperor Club and here's why...   You Get Rare and Interesting Champagne Delivered to Your Door Every Month. Do you drink more than one bottle of champagne per month?If you do, then you simply need to be a part of this club, it’s economical.  If you don’t, then you should consider upping your champagne-game.You work hard, you deserve to treat yourself every few weeks, and luxury bubbles are the perfect way to reward yourself. When you become are an Emperor Club Member you don’t just ‘get fizzy wine’ delivered...

Christmas day is just around the corner and most of us are thinking about what to eat and drink with loved ones. For those of you who are cooking, the team at Emperor has put together a menu with some of our absolute favourite champagne pairings with classic festive dishes. The champagne doesn’t need to stop flowing once you get to the dinner table. Champagne is incredibly versatile and can be continued throughout the meal. Continuing the champagne journey during dinner instead of switching to wine will leave you lighter and fresher at the end of the meal and will...

This is a hot topic at the moment and the term “grower champagne” is featuring on the best wine lists across the globe as well as high-end retailers. But what does it actually mean?  Our take on this is; historically speaking in champagne, the big houses (I’ll let your imagination work that out) had and still have hundreds of contracts in place with growers across the region, to secure supply for their industrious demands. For many years this suited the grower as it guaranteed a steady income. After generations of families fulfilling the big houses, at some point in their...