Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar Exterior/ Rupert Peace
(Picture: Sybarite by Rupert Peace)Celebrations come in all shapes and sizes, and whether you’re tying the knot, have bagged a promotion, or are simply christening a new pair of Balenciussies, each and every one has a certain something in common: that a glass of effervescent champagne will never go amiss. This is something that Jean-Rémy Moët, grandson of the founder of Moët & Chandon, Claude Moët, knew all too well when he introduced the regional sparkling wine to the likes of Napoleon and the mistress of King Louis XV, Marquise de Pompadour, back in the 18th century, an act that put the now famed fizz on the map. At the ripe old age of 279, it’s now the world’s most popular champagne brand, and has become unanimous with luxury, generosity, success and, of course, glamour.
Like all wine that bears the name champagne, Moët & Chandon is made solely using grapes grown within the eponymous French region, where the brand boasts an enormous 1,190 hectares of vineyards and 28 kilometres of interconnected cellars to mature the bottled fizz, which, depending on the blend, can be stored underground for as little as two years or for multiple decades.
