Champagne

I am often asked what is my favourite wine and I usually quip “ Whatever is in my glass”. However I have been thinking about this in regard to Champagne. And I can answer “What is my favourite Champagne ?” quite easily. Its Joseph Perrier.

On an ordinary day You will often find a Frazier at home with a glass of Joseph Perrier and if we are celebrating it may well be the vintage or the vintage rose. A real celebration such as the birth of my niece last week will be washed down with a bottle of Josephine.

Ah that's fine you say you are a wine merchant. I am. However in the glass of Joseph Perrier is Champagne. Not a marketing budget. So if you would like a glass of Champagne I can thoroughly recommend my favourite Joseph Perrier.

William Frazier

We stock a large selection of Champagnes. Each house has a different style which offers the drinker plenty of choice.

• Bollinger
• Joseph Perrier
• Moet and Chandon
• Laurent Perrier
• Pol Roger
• Veuve Clicquot

Champagne has to be made in Champagne, from grapes grown in Champagne, to be called Champagne. The boundaries of Champagne are are legally defined and split into five wine producing districts within the administrative province: Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée Valléederne. The towns of Riems and Epernay are the locations of most of the Champagne houses. Champagne is grown from one white grape and two red grapes. The white grape for Champagne is Chardonnay and the two black grapes for Champagne are Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.