Champagne of the Month – Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve

Next up on our Of The Month list for februari is Champagne – this month’s top fizz is from Charles Heidsieck .

Charles Heidsieck, the original Champagne Charlie

I admit I didn’t think I knew anything about Charles Heidsieck before I started looking into the company for the Champagne of the Month page. Very quickly I realised that I knew more about them than I thought thanks to a single phrase: Champagne Charlie.

Charles-Camille Heidsieck came from a family of winemakers. They, the company now known as Piper-Heidsieck , started in 1785, and having learned the trade, Charles headed out on his own in...