Champagne Producers Partners

Champagne Billecart Salmon was founded in 1818 by the couple Nicolas François Billecart, a wine merchant and Elisabeth Salmon, who was from a family of Champagne growers. This association between a businessman and a woman from the vineyard was very classic at this period of time and also very complementary. Billecart Salmon is today one of the most prestigious brands in the Champagne region. They own some vineyards in the best Premier and Grand Cru areas and have strong relationships with very qualitative growers who they buy grapes from. Billecart salmon Brut réserve and Billecart Salmon Brut Rosé are the famous flagships of the house and probably 2 of the best non vintages in the sparkling world. A La Française can bring you on tours to visit the beautiful estate of Billecart Salmon !

The House was founded in 1838, by two traders from Aix la Chapelle, William Deutz and Hubert Geldermann. Maison Deutz remained a family business until 1993, when the Rouzaud family crisis (Pichon-Comtesse, Ramos Pinto, Roederer, ...) bought shares in the company. Maison Deutz has claimed its own style since its creation, combining the intensity of Pinot Noir with the finesse of Chardonnay, a style that the House has maintained for over 180 years.

Champagne Dom Pérignon is produced only in special years with exceptional harvests in order to create a vintage. Dom Pérignon's cubes are the vintages of the Champagne House Moët & Chandon. But the story of Dom Pérignon is that at first this name wrote on the bottles the name of Champagne's father. Cures wear the name of the famous monk who discovered the effervescence he lived in Hautvillers a few centuries ago. Taste Champagne Dom Pérignon and visit Hautvillers with A La Française !

Champagne Domi is located in Grauves on the Côte des Blancs South of Epernay. This House has been there since 1947 and works 25 different plots planted with the three grape varieties : Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in order to make blends with a good balance. All the vineyards of Champagne Domi are located at 3 kilometers maximum from their house so they are really local producers and workers. Visit Champagne Domi with A La Française!

The Champagne House Duval-Leroy was born in 1859 from the union of two families. Since this year Champagne Duval-Leroy is located in Vertus on the Côte Blancs where Chardonnay is the king. This Champagne House is one of the few to belong to the top 20 of huge Champagne Houses and to be 100% familial. Champagne Duval-Leroy works on 200 hectares of vines mostly planted with Chardonnay. With their important ability to supply grapes they produce a wide range of champagnes. Visit Champagne Duval-Leroy with A La Française !

Champagne Pierre Leboeuf is located in Ay one the famous Grand Cru village of the Champagne region. Champagne Pierre Leboeuf has a specialty; they work only with two of the three grape varieties : Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Thanks to this way of working they create Champagnes with different blends that reveal the best aromas of their vineyard. Visit Champagne Pierre Leboeuf with A La Française !

Pommery was founded in 1836 by Louise Pommery. The family is no longer in command and the house is now run by the Belgium entrepreneur Paul-François Vranken, who also owns Heidsieck Monopole, Demoiselle and Lafitte. Pommery is situated in Reims on top of the Butte Saint Nicaise where the Romans used to dig mines for extracting chalk to build the city in the early centuries. Pommery has set its cellars in these old galleries, going 30 meters down ! It is a perfect place to store Champagne bottles (constant temperature, no light, good humidity). These old Roman galleries are also used by prestigious neighbors like Ruinart, Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger.  A La Française often organizes visits to Pommery house, you can tell us if you want to include it in your Champagne tour !

Champagne Ruinart is one of the oldest Champagne houses and was founded in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, nephew of the famous monk Dom Ruinart, who was working with Dom Perignon at Hautviller's abbey. Ruinart is now well known especially for their Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) Champagne. Ruinart is based in Reims and the cellars are connected to old roman mines in the chalk 30 meters down, perfect place to store bottles for years or decades ! The visit of Ruinart is a very beautiful tour, you can include it in your A La Française's Champagne day excursion on demand !

Champagne Salmon was created in 1958 by Monsieur Michel Salmon, who is still involved in the business. Before this date, the family was selling to the houses. Now producing 100 000 bottles, Champagne Salmon is run by Olivier Salmon, Michel's son, with his wife and children. A La Française favorite's bottle : Salmon Vintage 2010 (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier).

Today located in Chigny-les-Roses, the Champagne House Gardet was founded in Epernay at the end of the 19th century. In the 1930s, Georges Gardet, son of the founder Charles Gardet, decided to keep on producing and offering high quality wines and to develop the Gardet champagne brand. The respect of the terroir and traditions is at the heart of the concerns of the Prieux family, who is now the owner of this champagne house. Gardet champagnes reflect an ideal and sophisticated balance between traditions and modernity, signature of this famous Champagne House. Come visit and taste champagnes at the Gardet Estate with A La Française !

Champagne Gobert is based in Romery on the Montagne de Reims near Hautvillers at 10 minutes from Epernay. Vincent and Carine run this exploitation and also have guest rooms where you are welcome. Vincent is working his vineyard with a biodynamic viticulture to make champagnes of exceptional quality. Visit and taste Champagne Gobert with Vine Escape !

Small sized Negociant Manipulant, Champagne Guy Charbaut is situated in Mareuil sur Ay. Great location at the crossing of the 3 main subregions of Champagne : Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne. Thanks to this, Champagne Charbaut can get grapes from the best locations in Champagne. Enjoy the "Champagne experience" at Champagne Guy Charbaut with A La Française

Champagne Guy Méa is located in Louvois a Grand Cru Village on the Montagne de Reims. This House since its beginning belongs to the same family. Today this is Sophie who leads this Champagne House with its father. She is one of the few women who leads a vineyard in Champagne. Sophie belongs to the group "Fa'Bulleuses" a group of 7 women winemakers in Champagne. Champagne Guy Méa creates Champagnes using their knowledge from the past but also trying to find a new way of working time after time. Visit Champagne Guy Méa with A La Française !

Located in Ay a Grand Cru Village famous in the Champagne region. Champagne Henri Giraud has a huge part of its vineyard on the Côte des Blancs to have the best Chardonnay grapes. The House also works with vines of Pinot Noir to make prestigious blends. Visit and taste Champagne Henri Giraud with A La Française !

Champagne Herbert Beaufort has owned its vineyard since the sixteenth century located in Bouzy, a Grand Cru village on the Montagne de Reims. The family produces mostly Pinot Noir and a small part of Chardonnay. Bouzy is famous for its red wine too : Bouzy Rouge. So Champagne Herbert Beaufort keeps the tradition and produces both Champagne and Bouzy Rouge. Visit and taste Champagne Herbert Beaufort with A La Française !

Located in Reims, for 170 years, Champagne Krug is famous all over the world. Since 1999 this Champagne House has been owned by LVMH. Even though Champagne Krug is a part of LVMH now they still continue to produce a limited number of bottles each year in order to keep their expertise of Champagne. The number of plots used is strictly selected to bring out the best of the Champagne region's vineyard. Visit and taste Champagne Krug with A La Française !

Champagne Lancelot Royer is located in Cramant on the Côte des Blancs. This a family producer. The specialty of the House is to work only with Chardonnay grapes. Moreover a huge part of their grapes come from Grand Cru villages on the Côte des Blancs. A particularity of this producer is that he is a huge exporter : 75% of his production is destined for export. Visit and taste Champagne Lancelot Royer with A La Française !

This is in 1927 that was acquired Castle of Boursault where is located Champagne Le Gallais, before it was owned by Mrs Clicquot. Today Charlotte Le Gallais leads this Champagne House with a vineyard of 4 hectares planted with the three grape varieties : Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The House practices a reasoned viticulture in order to respect the environment. Champagne Le Gallais produces 4 cubes each with a little sugar added to get natural aromas of Champagne. Visit Champagne Le Gallais with A La Française!

Champagne Leclerc Briant is located in Epernay the capital of Champagne. The House works on 10 hectares of vines located in Premier Cru areas and the three grape varieties : Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. The House Leclerc Briant works some of its Champagnes with the plot method; this means that they take only grapes from one plot to make one champagne. Visit and taste Champagne Leclerc Briant with A La Française !

The Champagne House Legras & Haas is a family estate based in Chouilly in the famous “Côte des Blancs” of the Champagne region. François Legras and Brigitte Haas met in 1967and are both passionate about vines & wines. They decided to create their own estate in 1991 and they now have been making champagne for more than 20 years. With the desire to make extraordinary champagne with sophisticated and subtle characters, it is important for them to highlight the unique features of each of their vines. Unconditional lovers of the Champagne region & their slopes, the Legras-Hass family is proudly respectful of the terroir and the vine. Discover the Legras & Haas Champagne House with A La Française !

Moët (pronounced Mouette in French) is a Champagne house belonging to the luxury group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH). The group also owns Krug, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart and Mercier Champagnes. Moët is the most famous Champagne house all over the world and a must do if you come to Champagne ! They are situated in Epernay in the capital of Champagne. A La Française's team organizes Moët & Chandon visits very often, don't hesitate to ask us to include it in your Champagne day tour !

Located in Ecueil today it is the 9th generation of winemakers of this house led by Nicolas Maillart. Champagne Nicolas Maillart works respecting the environment the most. This house owns the label "High Environmental Value", for its way of working. And they do not only use these practices in vises they also have PV panels and produce 90% of their needs of energy. It is respecting nature that Champagne Nicolas Maillart produces elegant Champagnes revealing the best parts of the vineyard. Visit Champagne Nicolas Maillart with A La Française !

Great Recoltant Manipulant in Bouzy (Grand Cru Village) ! Built in 1833, this Champagne company is now run by Chantal Bara. They are in the family of the RM (récoltant manipulant) which means they only use grapes from their own vineyards.  A La Française's favorite in the range : Paul Bara Brut Reserve, ideal for the aperitif ! Visit and taste Champagne Paul Bara with A La Française ! We sell their product at A La Française's estate in Mareuil sur Ay at the same price as at Paul Bara's house, and we can bring you meet them on demand !

Located in Ambonnay a Grand Cru village on the Montagne de Reims Champagne Paul Dethune is at the heart of Pinot Noir Vineyard. Champagne Paul Dethune has a biodynamic approach of the viticulture in order to take care and respect the environment. Visit and taste Champagne Paul Dethune with A La Française !

Champagne Philipponnat was founded in 1910 in Mareuil sur Ay. The house mostly owns Pinot Noir vineyards situated in Ay, Avenay Val d'Or, Mareuil sur Ay and Mutigny between Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la Marne. They also buy grapes from beautiful growers on Côte des Blancs for the Chardonnay and other areas on Montagne de Reims for more Pinot Noir. Charles Philipponnat, descendant of the family, is brilliantly leading the house and making beautiful wines. The house belonged to the BCC group which also owns Boizel Chanoine and Lanson. A La Française favorites : Philipponnat Blanc de Noirs 2008 Visit Champagne Philipponnat in Mareuil sur Ay with A La Française's team ! You can also book a tasting at A La Française Academy if the house has no availability and we will organize a Philipponnat tasting for you ! Our estate is a few meters from theirs !

Champagne Taittinger is what we call a Champagne house or a negociant manipulant (NM). This means that this producer owns the vineyard but also buys Champagne grapes from growers (around 60% of their needs). The particularity of the house is to use a majority of Chardonnay in their blends even if it is the rarest grape in the vineyard (28%) and also the most expensive. The visit of the house is really impressive, being based around an old gallo roman chalk mine, reconverted in a beautiful champagne cellar. Still family run, the house is very popular abroad and 73% of the sales are done above the french borders.

Champagne Turgy has been located in Mesnil Sur Oger since 1881. The Brand Champagne Michel Turgy was born later in 1955. Since all these years, the House is still in the family and keeps the ancestral tradition. Because of their location in the Côte des Blancs, Champagne Turgy works with only one grape variety : the Chardonnay. So the specialty of this House is the Blanc de Blancs, a white wine made with white grapes. Visit and taste Champagne Turgy with A La Française !

Veuve Clicquot is one of the most sold Champagne brands in the world. Situated in Reims in the main city of the Champagne region, it was founded by Madame Clicquot, who became a widow ("veuve" in French) very early and had to run the company herself. Veuve Clicquot has its cellars on a very unique spot in Reims where Romans used to dig mines in the early centuries to extract chalk for the construction of the city. The roman galleries have been connected by the champagne house to set beautiful cellars which gives their champagnes a perfect storage condition at 30 meters deep (constant temperature, no light and good humidity). A La Française is partnered with Veuve Clicquot, don't hesitate to ask us to go for a tour in this beautiful house !

Champagne Yann Alexandre is one of A La Française's crush ! A great Champagne house in Courmas, 15 minutes from Reims. Situated on the west part of La Montagne de Reims, this champagne is a beautiful creation of Yann, who is backed by his wife Séverine for sales and marketing. Our top favorite cuvée : Yann Alexandre Brut Noir, a blend dominated by Pinot Meunier, aged 5 years inside the cellar. You will discover Champagne Yann Alexandre in exclusivity on Champagne tours with A La Française !

Founded in 1921, Champagne Collet is the perfect example of a cooperative in Champagne. The initiative comes from the revolution of the growers in 1911. They were protesting against the Champagne houses, saying they were getting cheaper grapes outside of the borders of Champagne. Being united against these big players became then the credo of the growers who started to work together in cooperatives. Implanted in Ay, one of the most prestigious villages in Champagne, Collet has now many grower members who are bringing their grapes to the cooperative. The role of Collet is to press these grapes, vinify, bottle, and age the Champagnes. You can visit Champagne Collet with A La Française's team !