Julien Chopin is a family operation that was founded in 1947 by Julien Chopin himself. Currently, Emmanual Chopin is at the helm - a 6th generation grape grower and 3rd generation champagne producer. Their vineyards sit a short way south of Epernay, across 7 hectares from the Coteaux Sud d’Epernay to the Côte des Blancs. Within that spread, Julien Chopin has vineyards in 6 seperate villages: Monthelon, Grauves, Cuis, Mancy, Moussy and Chouilly. The vines themselves average around 20 years old. Why is age important? Great question, glad you asked. Vine age and what constitutes an ‘Old Vine’ is a debated topic in the world of wine. As a general rule, most vines won’t produce wine-worthy fruit until their 3rd...
This month we feature Guy Méa out of Val-de-Livre, France.
Guy Méa describe themselves as “Producing Epicurean Champagnes with passion” - this family is in the business of bringing the pleasure and enjoyment of champagne to as many people as possible. We’re big fans of this philosophy.
In November, we featured Hervé Dubois for the first ever Champagne Collective subscription box.
As always, we like to tell you all about the grower and their story - we even had the good fortune to catch up with Nina Dubois and ask her a few questions...
Some people are familiar with the story of Dom Perignon, the cheerful monk who stumbled on champagne as a delightful accident, proclaiming “come quickly, I am tasting the stars”. A nice story but it’s just that, a story. The real deal is a bit less glamorous but still pretty fascinating - hold onto your glass.
