Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, President of Champagne Taittinger and partner Patrick McGrath, Managing Director of Hatch Mansfield are celebrating the very first harvest at Domaine Evremond in Chilham, Kent, just one and a half years after the initial historic planting.
Champagne Taittinger, the only Grande Marque Champagne House to be run by its eponymous family, is the first big Champagne House to establish a vineyard in the UK to make premium wine in England. The first sparkling wines from Domaine Evremond should be released for drinking in 2024, after three years of ageing in bottle.
Comments Patrick McGrath:
The Evremond vineyard is a joint venture between Champagne Taittinger, its UK agency Hatch Mansfield Ltd, and friends. It reflects the family focused philosophies and mutual respect of both companies. The Taittinger family has over 80 years of winemaking expertise in Champagne and plans to use this, alongside its British team, to help create a premium sparking wine of real excellence in England.
October 2018
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