Champagne producers

Producer profile: Krug

Krug, a name so fabled and evoking in emotion. This small but great house stands alone atop the Champagne pyramid, admired and respected but still distant, mysterious; its critics would even say elitist.

10 years apart: 1996 Champagne & 2006 Champagne

Producer profile: Roses de Jeanne

Producer profile Agrapart & Fils

Read our mini profile on Champagne Agrapart & Fils, with the need to know facts, and which wine to try.

Producer profile: David Léclapart

Read our mini profile on grower Champagne David Léclapart, a key advocate of biodynamic farming.

Producer profile: Benoît Lahaye

Producer profile: Tarlant

Prestige Champagne: Crème de la crème

Prestige Champagnes are usually a producer’s best – and most expensive – wine. But with the trend towards vineyard wines, special cuvées and multiple bottlings, there’s cause for confusion. DWWA Champagne Regional Chair Richard Juhlin demystifies the category, and names his top 20 from a landmark tasting.

Worldly Wise - Jean-Claude Rouzaud of Roederer

Roederer's Jean-Claude Rouzaud has taken his pursuit of excellence beyond Champagne to the New World. He talks to JOHN STIMPFIG about his achievements