Joseph Perrier Opens Its Cellars by Night for Champagne Day in Châlons
On 18 October 2026, Joseph Perrier welcomed visitors to a nocturnal tour of its caves in Châlons as part of the annual Champagne Day celebrations.
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Aÿ
A single grand cru village on the south bank of the Marne, historically the most celebrated Pinot Noir site in Champagne and the home of Bollinger, Deutz and Ayala.
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Côte des Bar
The southern and most distinctive of champagne's sub-regions, more than 100 km from Reims and better known for its Pinot Noir and the rise of grower champagne.
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Côte des Blancs
A chalk-rich ridge south of Épernay planted almost exclusively to Chardonnay, famous for the region's most precise blanc de blancs.
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Montagne de Reims
The largest and most structurally complex of champagne's four main viticultural massifs, a Pinot Noir heartland circling the forested plateau between Reims and Épernay.
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Reims
The largest city of the Champagne region, a cathedral seat and the historic home of many of the region's most celebrated houses.
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Vallée de la Marne
A long band of vineyards following the Marne west of Épernay, best known as the home of Meunier — and of Hautvillers, where Dom Pérignon lived and worked.
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Assemblage
The blending of base wines — from different villages, grape varieties, and sometimes different vintages — into the cuvée that will undergo second fermentation.
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Autolysis
The slow enzymatic breakdown of spent yeast cells during extended lees ageing, releasing amino acids, mannoproteins and esters that build the bread, brioche and savoury notes characteristic of long-aged champagne.
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Blanc de Blancs
A champagne made exclusively from white grapes — in practice, 100% Chardonnay. Known for precision, linearity and long ageing potential.
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Blanc de Noirs
A white champagne made entirely from black grapes — Pinot Noir, Meunier, or a blend of the two — pressed carefully to avoid colour extraction.
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Brut Nature
The driest commercial category of champagne — no liqueur d'expédition added at disgorgement and a maximum 3 g/L of residual sugar. Also labelled 'Zéro Dosage', 'Dosage Zéro', 'Pas Dosé' or 'Non Dosé'.
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Cuvée
Two meanings in champagne — (1) the first and finest 2,050 litres of juice from a 4,000 kg press of grapes, and (2) a specific wine released by a producer (e.g. Krug Grande Cuvée, Bollinger Special Cuvée, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne).