Global Champagne Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Friday in October which this year is 27 October.
Made in the French Champagne region approximately 1 hour from Paris, Champagne must legally be made from a combination of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes.
Excitingly, Reign at the QVB has announced a very special event to celebrate Global Champagne Day,
The event, priced at only $60 per person, will include 5 tastings of champagne from renowned champagne houses including Perrier Jouet, Bollinger, Taittinger, Louis Roederer and Gosset, plus some new grower champagnes – new to Australia. The ticket also includes Prawn Toast and Chicken Liver Parfait with crumpets.
Recently, Reign was announced as a finalist in Australia's Best Champagne List category at Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards for 2023. The venue holds Sydney’s largest collection of champagnes, with over 150 on offer. Group Sommelier, Louella Mathews is at the helm of the beverage curation.
"In Champagne, there are two distinct categories of wine producers (amongst a few others). The first, known as 'Recoltant Manipulants' or Grower Producers, are responsible for both cultivating the grapes and crafting their own unique wines. In contrast, the second category, 'Negociant Manipulants' comprising larger Champagne houses, collaborate with growers (and sometimes have their vineyards) to curate their blends for consistency, quality and producing a ‘house’ style" explains Group Sommelier, Louella Mathews.
Situated within the iconic QVB, Reign Champagne Parlour is Sydney’s best destination for champagne lovers. With a carefully curated beverage menu that embodies tradition and innovation, Reign offers an unforgettable experience as the only champagne bar in Sydney’s CBD.
Mathews comments “Although we celebrate champagne every day at Reign, Global Champagne Day gives us an opportunity to kick things up a notch. At Reign, we are dedicated to ensuring that every visit creates memorable sparkling moments. When curating the beverage menu at Reign, I wanted to showcase a wine list that reflects champagne in a modern-day setting as an easy and accessible luxury for everyone.”
Ronan de La Mor, Champagne Taittinger comments, “The wine list at Reign is thoughtful and educational in a very playful way. Balanced, crispy and rich! It has core classics and also little pockets of discoveries for any wine aficionado, including our prestige cuvee ‘Comtes de Champagne’ and our single vineyard champagne ‘Les Folies de La Marquetterie’ from Pierry, Vallee De La Marne.
“Louella is one of Australia’s most innovative sommeliers and she is pushing boundaries one wine list at a time.”
