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CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL

Johnny be good

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Champagne is no longer confined to Fitzrovia,

as Bubbledogs goes mobile for summer. With

a vintage van in mustard yellow (what else?)

and christened Johnny (thanks to its origins in

Condom, France), Bubbledogs will be parking

up at events across the UK, including Jimmy's

Harvest Festival of Sausages & Beer (July)

and �e Big Feastival (August). Johnny is also

available for hire, should your soirée require

something more upmarket than the burnt

bangers you doled out last year. bubbledogs.co.uk

Black & white

Those wanting to try a blanc

de noirs - a white Champagne

made out of red grapes - should

look to Champagne Palmer &

Co, which has just launched a

great non-vintage example.

Made from an equal blend

of Pinot Noir and Pinot

Meunier, it's a generous

wine with ripe stone-fruit

aromas of peach and

apricot, plus good weight

and complexity. It's also

available in a 15-litre

nebuchadnezzar if you

really want to party…

£32, Fine Wine Services

A TASTE FOR HEIGHTS

Boutique airline La Compagnie has gone

one better than ošering a sneaky glass

of Champagne in the departure lounge,

launching tastings in association with

Champagne house Piper-Heidsieck

on board its business-class-only flights

to New York. Four cuvées have been

paired with the menu, and there's even

a hashtag, #piperingoodcompagnie, for

an in-flight bubble brag on social media.

lacompagnie.com

TRIPLE TIPPLES

Fancy prestige fizz but unsure what's worth investing

in? Worry no more: Champagne Deutz has released

a pack of three half-bottles of its prestige lines.

�e 2008 vintage is not yet available

in 75cl, but as half-bottles age quicker,

you can taste now and decide what to

spend on later. Amour Blanc de Blancs

is youthful but structured with great

potential, Cuvée William Deutz has

depth, concentration and a sherbety

liveliness, and Amour de Deutz Rosé

has a delicate Pinot Noir fruit character.

£230, Cambridge Wine Merchants

FLORAL FIZZ

Perrier-Jouët is popping up in King's Cross this summer, with The Waterside

Garden at Rotunda Bar and Restaurant. The canal-side terrace has been

transformed into a floral retreat, with a scented archway and planters of ivy,

white roses, wild strawberries and Perrier-Jouët's signature Japanese anemones.

Open every day from 12 noon until 10pm, there's a deckchair lounge, as well

as alfresco dining from a menu of seasonal dishes designed to complement

Champagne, while drinks include the Perrier-Jouët Champagne Negroni.

Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG; 020 7014 2840