Program & Tickets
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Kickoff Cocktail Hour
Unveiling the diversity of Champagne
6:00pm - 7:30pm | Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Marvel - 7 Lispenard Street, New York, NY 10013
$150
Kick off La Fete du Champagne 2023 with an intimate “Pressoir-style” tasting. Our team has curated an extensive list of champagnes to highlight the deep diversity found in the region. Every single style of wine is highlighted here from the crisp expressions of Blanc de Blancs to fruitier Rosé or Pinot Meunier based wines. We are even presenting curious discoveries like champagnes made from heirloom grape varieties as well as a still red wine from Champagne - Coteaux Champenois. Lastly, we will also showcase a precious selection of Tete de Cuvées from leading Champagne houses Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart and Philipponnat. The wines will be presented by the La Fête du Champagne team.
Bollinger, Rose NV
René Geoffroy, Blanc de Rose Rosé de Saignée Extra Brut Premier Cru 2014
Pierre Péters, “Rosé for Albane” NV
Larmandier-Bernier, Rosé de Saignée 1er Cru NV
Delamotte, Brut Rosé NV
Drappier, Carte d’Or NV
Jacques Lassaigne, La Colline Inspirée Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
Larmandier-Bernier, Terre de Vertus Blanc Non Dosé Premier Cru 2016
Eric Rodez, Dosage Zéro NV
Leclerc-Briant, Extra Brut 2016
Laherte Frères, “Les Empreintes” Brut Nature 2015
Laherte Frères, Petit Meslier Extra Brut NV
Tarlant, BAM Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV
Moussé Fils, l’Or d’Eugene Perpetuelle Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut NV
Philipponnat, Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 2015
Moussé Fils, Special Club Meunier Les Fortes Terres 2017
Eric Rodez, Empreinte de Terroir Pinot Noir Grand Cru Brut 2009
Pierre Peters, Réserve Oubliée Blanc de Blancs NV
Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs NV
Henriot, “L’Inattendue” Chardonnay Brut
Robert Moncuit, Vozémieux Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 2008
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils, Cuvée Special Club Brut 2008
Chartogne-Taillet, Orizeaux Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 2008
Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Vintage Brut 2008
Henriot, Brut 2008
A. Margaine, Blanc de Blancs 2008
Legras & Haas, Grand Cru 2008
Veuve Clicquot, La Grande Dame 2008
Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses Extra Brut 2013
Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs 1993
Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas François 1999
Pierre Paillard, Les Mignottes Coteaux Champenois Bouzy Rouge 2019
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Petite Montagne de Reims Dinner
With Alexandre Chartogne, Frédéric Savart, and Raphaël Bérêche
Featuring a collaborative menu by Chefs Daniel Boulud & Arnaud Lallement
6:30pm | Thursday, October 26, 2023
DANIEL - 60 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
$975
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This dinner is built upon years of friendship between three growers - Alexandre Chartogne, Frédéric Savart, and Raphaël Bérêche - and one of the world’s great chefs and a longtime supporter of La Fête - Chef Arnaud Lallement of the three Michelin-starred restaurant l’Assiette Champenoise in Reims. We will explore the varied terroir of the Petite Montagne de Reims - the vineyards to the west and northwest of Reims - through a special cuvée from each producer, starting with Chartogne’s Blanc de Blancs “Heurtebise” from the village of Merfy. The evening will continue with Savart’s Pinot Noir dominant single parcel wine Le Mont Benoit from Villers-aux-Nœuds, followed by Bérêche’s renowned rosé Campania Remensis from the village of Ormes. We will finish with a flight of unique wines from each grower - Chartogne’s Les Barres, made from 100% Pinot Meunier and Bérêche’s rare Coteaux Champenois. The wines will be paired with an exclusive collaborative menu prepared by Chefs Daniel Boulud & Arnaud Lallement, whose precise, sensitive cuisine will perfectly complement the evening’s wines.
Reception: Bouchard Père & Fils, Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières 2018
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Heurtebise 2018
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Heurtebise 2017
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Heurtebise 2016
Champagne Savart, Le Mont Benoît 2015
Champagne Savart, Le Mont Benoît 2014 en magnum
Champagne Savart, Le Mont Benoît 2013
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Campania Remensis Rosé 2016
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Campania Remensis Rosé 2014
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Campania Remensis Rosé 2012 en magnum
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Les Barres 2018
Champagne Savart, 1993
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Coteaux Champenois “Les Montées”
Friday, October 27, 2023
Lunch with Champagne Billecart-Salmon
With CEO Mathieu Roland-Billecart
12:00pm | Friday, October 27, 2023
Gabriel Kreuther - 41 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
$695
Join Mathieu Roland-Billecart, the seventh generation to manage his family’s Champagne house, for a festive lunch at Gabriel Kreuther. Under Mathieu’s leadership, Billecart-Salmon has invested greatly in sustainability and biodiversity in its farming, and has taken the already high quality of the wines to even greater heights. We will explore the breadth of Billecart-Salmon’s range through its three pillars - Blanc de Blancs, Blends, and Rosé - with the non-vintage of each alongside two of the vintage wines. The Champagnes will be paired with the elegant cuisine of Chef Gabriel Kreuther at his eponymous Midtown restaurant.
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Brut Sous Bois NV en magnum
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV (Base 16)
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Louis Salmon 2008
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Louis Salmon 2004
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Brut Réserve NV
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas François 2008
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas François 1998
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Brut Rosé NV (Base 19)
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon 2008
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon 2002
Masterclass with Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon,
Chef de Cave of Louis Roederer
A tour of Louis Roederer Collection
3:00pm-4:30pm | Friday, October 27, 2023
The Library at the Public - 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
$150
We are honored to be joined by the Chef de Cave of Louis Roederer, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, for this extremely special masterclass exploring the process behind the creation of Louis Roederer Collection. Jean-Baptiste will share how his uncompromising and forward-thinking approach to crafting the Champagnes at Louis Roederer led to the shift from Brut Premier - the house’s longtime vision for a consistent Brut non vintage wine - to Collection - an ever-evolving multi-vintage blend from the house’s perpetual reserve, oak-aged reserve wines, and the wines of the recent harvest. We will taste four trial editions of Collection that were never commercially released, followed by the first three editions of Collection. Of course, no Louis Roederer experience is complete without a taste of the house’s legendary tête de cuvée Cristal, so Jean-Baptiste has also generously provided the superb 2015.
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection TRIAL 241
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection TRIAL 240
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection TRIAL 239
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection TRIAL 238
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection 244
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection 243
Champagne Louis Roederer, Collection 242
Champagne Louis Roederer, Cristal 2015
Apéro au Champagne
A convivial evening apéritif
5:00pm-8:00pm | Friday, October 27, 2023
The Fifth Avenue Hotel - 3 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001
$325
Kick off the La Fête du Champagne weekend at this festive walk-around party at the newly opened Fifth Avenue Hotel, featuring Champagnes in large format from attending producers poured by top sommeliers, a live DJ, small bites by Chef Andrew Carmellini, and more.
Christophe Baron, Les Alouettes 2016 en magnum
Bérêche & Fils, Brut Réserve NV en jeroboam
Billecart-Salmon, Rosé NV en jeroboam
Bollinger, La Grande Année 2012 en jeroboam
Brice, 2012 en magnum
Bruno Paillard, Collection Artiste Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2002 en magnum
La Caravelle, Cuvée Niña Brut NV en magnum
Chartogne-Taillet, Heurtebise 2016 en magnum
Dom Pérignon 2012 en magnum
Drappier, Rosé de Saignée NV en magnum
Lanson, Clos Lanson 2007 en magnum
Leclerc-Briant, 2016 en magnum
Larmandier-Bernier, Terre de Vertus 1er Cru Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs 2015 en magnum
Fleur de Miraval ER3 en mathusalem
Henriot, Brut Souverain NV en magnum
Jacquesson, Cuvée 740 Dégorgement Tardif en magnum
JM Sélèque, Quintette 2017 en magnum
Krug Grande Cuvée 168ème Edition en magnum
La Grande Dame 2008 en magnum
Lallier, R.015 en jeroboam
Laurent-Perrier, Grand Siècle Itération N°23 en magnum
Famille Moussé, Les Vignes de mon Village en magnum
Robert Moncuit, Grands Blancs NV en magnum
Philipponnat, Blanc de Noirs 2015 en jeroboam
Pierre Paillard, Bouzy Grand Cru Les Parcelles XIX en magnum
Piper-Heidsieck Brut 2014 en magnum
Rare 2006 en magnum
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV en magnum
Louis Roederer Rosé 2012 en magnum
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2014 en magnum
Savart, Accomplie 2020 en magnum
Tarlant, Rosé Zéro Brut Nature NV en jeroboam
Vilmart & Cie, Grand Cellier d’Or 2014 en magnum
Dinner with Champagne Bollinger - Nine Vintages of Vieilles Vignes Françaises
With Chef de Cave Denis Bunner
presented by
7:00pm | Friday, October 27, 2023
Naro - Rockefeller Center, Rink Level, 610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020
$2,900
An unparalleled symbol of the patrimony of Champagne, Bollinger’s Vieilles Vignes Françaises is an impossibly rare wine, made exclusively from ungrafted Pinot Noir vines in two plots that have, to this day, miraculously survived phylloxera. In these two small Grand Cru plots in Aÿ, Chaudes Terres and Clos Saint-Jacques, the vines are still grown en foule - untrained, using a traditional layering method known as provignage. Until 2005, a third ungrafted plot in Bouzy was also a part of the blend, but the vineyard ultimately succumbed to phylloxera, a reminder of the fragility of these precious vines. The resulting Champagnes are an incredible taste of the soul of the region and opening a bottle is always an emotional experience. We are honored to be joined by Bollinger’s Chef de Cave Denis Bunner for this extremely special dinner featuring nine vintages of Vieilles Vignes Françaises back to 1990, sourced directly from the house’s cellars in Aÿ. The wines will be paired with the superlative modern Korean cuisine of James Beard Award-winning Chef Junghyun Park of Naro.
Champagne Bollinger, Grande Année 2014 en magnum
Champagne Bollinger, Blanc de Noirs PNAYC 2018
Champagne Bollinger, R.D. 2007 en jeroboam
Champagne Bollinger, R.D. 2008 en magnum
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2013
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2012
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2009
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2008
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2007
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 2000
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1999
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1996
Champagne Bollinger, Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1990
Saturday, October 28, 2023
100 Years of Moussé
A Seminar with Cédric Moussé, moderated by Peter Liem
10:00am - 11:00am | Saturday, October 28, 2023
Pier Sixty - 60 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
$125
The Moussé family has been making Champagne in the Marne Valley village of Cuisles since 1923. This seminar will feature the dynamic and forward-thinking Cédric Moussé, who will present eight wines from his range, through which we will explore his family’s remarkable history, ongoing efforts in sustainability and conscientious farming, and an incredible array of cuvées.
Champagne Moussé, L’Esquisse
Champagne Moussé, Eugène
Champagne Moussé, Eugène Rosé
Champagne Moussé, Les Vignes de mon Village
Champagne Moussé, L’Anecdote
Champagne Moussé, Les Terres d’Illite
Champagne Moussé, Les Fortes Terres
Champagne Moussé, La Confiance de mon Père
Champagne from Soil to Sip
A Seminar with Pierre-Baptiste Jestin of Leclerc-Briant, Raphaël Bérêche of Bérêche & Fils, and Peter Liem
moderated by Raj Vaidya
11:00am - 12:00pm | Saturday, October 28, 2023
Pier Sixty - 60 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
$125
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Learn the basics of Champagne’s terroir, grape varieties, and winemaking through the lenses of two producers - the highly respected house of Leclerc-Briant in Epernay and the star grower & micro-négociant of Ludes, Raphaël Bérêche, along with La Fête co-founder Peter Liem. Raj Vaidya of the La Fête team will moderate.
Champagne Leclerc-Briant, Les Basses Prières Hautvilliers 1er Cru 2016
Champagne Leclerc-Briant, Les Monts Ferrés Vertus 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs 2018
Champagne Leclerc-Briant, Blanc de Meuniers 2016
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Rive Gauche 2018
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Les Beaux Regards 2018
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Brut Réserve NV en magnum
Grand Tasting
12:00pm - 3:00pm | Saturday, October 28, 2023
Pier Sixty - 60 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
$425
One of the weekend’s must-attend events, La Fête’s Grand Tasting will offer guests a selection of wines from each participating producer, totaling over 100 different Champagnes, accompanied by a selection of small bites from notable restaurants and purveyors, including Haute Caviar, Poilâne, Sixty Three Clinton, Gem Wine, Roscioli, Mel’s Pizza, Winner, Epicerie Boulud, and more.
Gala Dinner
6:30pm Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Reception | Saturday, October 28, 2023
Pier Sixty - 60 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011
$1,200
The culmination of La Fête du Champagne, La Fête’s Gala Dinner celebrates the region like no other event. Chefs Daniel Boulud, Arnaud Lallement, James Kent, Helen Nguyen, and Emma Bengtsson will collaborate on a luxurious, Champagne-friendly, multi-course menu. In addition to enjoying the special bottles provided by all attending producers, guests are invited to bring bottles of Champagne from their own cellars to share throughout the room. This is sure to be a Champagne-soaked celebration with the region’s finest wines.
Ticket Packages
Magnum Package
$1,500
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Includes entry to the Grand Tasting and Gala Dinner at a special price
Tête de Cuvée Package
$1,700
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Includes entry to both Saturday Seminars, Grand Tasting, and Gala Dinner at a special price.