Champagne set to expand its horizons The official champagne-making region is to be expanded by up to 15 per cent... French winemakers are set to increase the official champagne-making area by up to 15 per cent to meet demand. The landmark move — representing the biggest change in the sector for decades — comes almost 100 years after mayors in eastern France spurned the chance to join their neighbours in making the sparkling wine. In 1927, fearing higher taxes and bureaucracy, several mayors decided that local farmers would be better off growing cereal crops than ­becoming one of the official ..read more

With the announcement that we all need to work from home again today, there may be a few companies this morning scrambling to get gifts to employees to say thank you. Maybe you aren't holding a Christmas party anymore, or you don't expect to see staff back in the office before Christmas.  There's still time to get your orders in with us, but you need to be quick! We've got lots of great ideas for gifts for your staff, see below:   Corporate Branded Champagne Whether you want to send to one bottle to an employee or numerous employees we've got you covered.   ..read more

There’s nothing like a crisp glass of Prosecco, but how much do you know about this fruity sparkling wine that can transport you to the hills of Northern Italy? We’ve always enjoyed this tipple and over the years have learned more and more about this. We’ve compiled some interesting facts for you.   1. Prosecco has fewer calories than wine One glass of Prosecco has around 80-90 calories compared to red wine which has around 120-125 calories. So maybe the go to drink if you are on a diet! 2. Prosecco originated from Italy Prosecco is from Italy, specifically the Veneto and Friuli regions ..read more

With the Christmas season fast approaching and after more than a year of not celebrating it seems likely that everyone will be wanting to pop a few Christmas Champagne bottles this year. So, let’s make sure when you do, you have the best Champagne serving guide.   Get everything ready Champagne is best served cold Champagne is a refreshment and as such shouldn’t be served too warm. The best champagne serving temperature is between 6-8 degrees C so it’s a bit warmer than your fridge.   Decide what glass to serve in We’d suggest not drinking from a coupe it gets warm very qui ..read more

Sprayed over sporting victories, sipped at weddings, and smashed at boat launches, champagne is must definitely a drink for celebration but how much do you love about this beautiful drink.  Here at Park Lane Champagne we thought we'd give you some interesting facts about champagne you may not know: It is still debated who invented Champagne Although the French claim it was Benedictine monk Dom Perignon who discovered Champagne, many historians disagree. They argue it dates further back than the 17th century.  And don't mention it to the French but it's even been linked to Engl ..read more

Foxdenton is a family-run company specialising in the production of English Fruit Gin Liqueurs and London Dry Gin. When you buy gin from us at Park Lane Champagne, Foxdenton is what you are buying. So, we thought you might be interested to find out more about Foxdenton. So, we caught up with Nick Radcliffe (Founder) to talk about their beautiful gin. WELCOME TO THE PARK LANE CHAMPAGNE BLOG, NICK.  WE'D LOVE OUR READERS TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT FOXDENTON. HOW DID IT ALL START? Foxdenton Estate Company has been making fruit gins commercially for the last ten years and ..read more

Ambriel was won many awards for their superb English Wines. When you buy sparkling wine from us at Park Lane Champagne, Ambriel is what you are buying. So, we thought you might be interested to find out more about Ambriel. We caught up with Wendy Outhwaite (co-founder) to discuss more about her scrummy wine. Hi Wendy, Welcome to Park Lane Champagne Blog! For those that don’t know you could you provide a little bit of background on yourself and the team at Ambriel? A banker and a barrister walked into a bar …. No seriously, Charles (my husband and partner in wine) and I decided we wanted t ..read more

Anyone else notice the drop in room temperature recently? Time for cooler weather drinking! Test out your mixing skills with these 4 Autumnal Champagne Cocktails 1.  French 75 Cocktail Inspired by the firepower of the famous French 75 light field gun, used during the First World War. Originally the "75 Cocktail", the ingredients were added to after the War and it became known as the French 75. Ingredients 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar syrup 50ml gin champagne ice lemon zest Method Pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup, and gin into a cocktail shaker then fill up with ice ..read more

What a year 2020 has turned out to be so far; The optimism of the New Year with a newly minted government that had five years to innovate and the angst of Brexit disappearing in the 2019 rear-view mirror, indicated that the path ahead looked to be onwards and upwards. Note to self: “expect the unexpected”. Who could have imagined a national lockdown where we were unable to leave our homes for weeks at a time. The government offering employee life support though their furlough scheme. The concept of WFH (working from home) becoming common parlance and likely to be the future going forward - or ..read more

As roving ambassador for Park Lane Champagne, and being involved in the magical champagne trade, I find I need more time to roam the great vineyards of France.  Having not visited the great town of Epernay and the tremendous wine region of Burgundy for some time and with offices, venues, sports, restaurants and shops closed in the UK it seemed an appropriate time to take full advantage of the airbridge with France.  Thus on a chilly Friday morning four gentleman and I jumped in the motor and headed for the white cliffs of Dover.  Our destination was the medieval city of St Geng ..read more