More than 100 Champagnes in one tasting
La Fête du Champagne’s Grand Tasting is built around selections from each participating producer, totaling more than 100 different Champagnes. The format is broader than a single-house tasting: the wines are presented across Champagne’s top houses and grower estates, with dozens of attending winemakers gathered in one location.
Named wineries and houses connected to the event include Jacquesson, Bérêche et Fils, Champagne Pierre Gerbais, Henriot, Bollinger, Piper-Heidsieck, A. Margaine, Chartogne-Taillet, Moët & Chandon, Laherte Frères, Champagne Leclerc Briant, Vilmart & Cie, Champagne Philipponnat, Champagne Tarlant, Pol Roger, Champagne Fleur de Miraval, Pierre Paillard, Billecart-Salmon, Laurent-Perrier, Larmandier-Bernier, Champagne Salon, Krug, Delamotte, Lanson, Famille Moussé, Ayala, Champagne Savart, Louis Roederer, and Rare Champagne.
Examples from the wine program
Examples from Henriot include Brut Souverain NV, Blanc Souverain NV, Cuvée des Enchanteleurs 2015, and L’Inattendue 2018. Jacquesson examples include Cuvée 749, Cuvée 744 Dégorgement Tardif, Avize Champ Caïn 2015, and Dizy Terres Rouges 2015.
Other named examples include Krug 2013, Krug Grande Cuvée 173ème Edition, Krug Rosé 29ème Edition, and Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Edition; Laherte Frères Extra Brut Ultradition NV, Grandes Crayères Blanc de Blancs 2022, Bouzy Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs 2022, and Petit Meslier NV; A. Lamblot Syngergie 2020, Frénésie 2023, Intuition Nature 2023, and Réserve Perpetuelle 2017-2022; plus Lanson Black Création NV, Rosé Création NV, Le Green Label NV, and Vintage 2012. Exact wines and vintages are subject to change.
Food, people, place, and price
The Champagnes are accompanied by small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors. The people named for the event include winemakers, cellar masters, owners, family members, directors, representatives, and a founder-winemaker, including Raphaël Bérêche, Benoît Tarlant, Alice Tétienne, Benoît Gouez, Cédric Moussé, Olivier Krug, and Dominique Moreau.
The event is listed for Pier Sixty at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011. The organizer is La Fête du Champagne, and the published price is $475 + tax.