Whilst numerous delicious Champagnes exist and continue to delight me, when I taste them I’m always conscious that these are expensive products. Very expensive when compared to many very good wines.
Of course the high costs of the raw materials and the added costs of prolonged ageing and storage go some way to explaining these premium prices. However, when I open virtually any glossy magazine or weekend colour supplement to be confronted with seductive double page spreads for famous Champagnes I am reminded that a large chunk of the price must feed these advertising campaigns.
This goes a long way to explaining why we like to source our Champagnes from smaller houses and why we import direct. They don’t have big budgets and providing we do our job properly and select the right Champagnes, we believe we can pass on really good quality products at a much lower cost.
