Producer
Producers
Winemakers we’ve visited, tasted with, and admire — including many outside our portfolio.
France
Champagne Ponson
Organic precision in the Petite Montagne — fifth-generation champagne from Coulommes-la-Montagne
Maxime Ponson represents a quieter revolution in Champagne. Fifth-generation in Coulommes-la-Montagne, he farms thirteen hectares of Premier Cru organically and makes champagne of meticulous quality — structured, precise, the kind that makes you pause mid-conversation.
Champagne — Petite Montagne
Champagne Augustin
Biodynamics at the extremes — peppering, aromatherapy, and amphorae in Avenay-Val-d’Or
Marc Augustin farms nine and a half hectares of Premier Cru vineyard in Avenay-Val-d’Or with Demeter-certified biodynamic methods inherited from his father Jean. His practice extends to peppering, aromatherapy, quartz crystal placements, and vinification in Georgian clay amphorae.
Champagne — Avenay-Val-d’Or (Premier Cru)
visited June 2025
Romain Henin
Le Gamin du Terroir — zero-sulfite Grand Cru champagne from Ay
Romain Henin makes zero-sulfite, zero-dosage champagne from seven and a half hectares of Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards around Ay. Mentored by Sébastien Mouzon and influenced by a transformative harvest in Greece with Patrick Bouju.
Champagne — Ay Grand Cru
visited June 2025
Legrand-Latour
Champagne as geology — pure grape juice tirage in the Vallée de la Marne
Thibault Legrand-Latour farms four biodynamic hectares in Fleury-la-Rivière and makes champagne from nothing but grape juice. His wines are named after geological epochs, and beneath his vines lies a paleontological cave system forty-five million years old.
Champagne — Vallée de la Marne
visited June 2025