Off the beaten track and well away from the glamour of Avenue de Champagne you will stumble across many wonderful growers when you are exploring the world famous wine region of Champagne. I say to many people that not all the best Champagne is reserved for the famous labels we all know or the flashy \/ bling decorated bottles – There are some amazing flavours that pack a powerful punch and offer wondrous delights from lesser known family sized producers well away from the bright lights of Reims and Epernay.<\/p>\n
I spent one\u00a0wonderfully sunny afternoon with Alasdair and his wife\u00a0Philippa from a grower Champagne supplier company in the UK, Something Exceptional<\/u><\/a>, who had offered to take me on a tour of two of the wineries on their books. Our first destination was up to Verzenay through the\u00a0Reims Natural Regional Park and to a small grower Champagne producing around 35,000 – 40,000 bottle annually, Pehu-Simonet.<\/p>\n