Laboratoire: Pommery

When you think of Champagne, you think of celebration. The pop of a cork, the fizz of golden liquid, and the clink of glasses.

Today, the is the embodiment of that risk. It is crisp, fresh, and dominated by the minerality of that famous chalk soil. laboratoire pommery

The contrast is jarring and brilliant. The ancient, organic curves of the chalk against the sharp, conceptual edges of modern sculpture. It wakes you up. It forces you to stop rushing toward the tasting room and actually feel the weight of the place. Before Madame Pommery, Champagne was sweet—cloyingly, tooth-achingly sweet. But tastes changed, and Madame Pommery realized that the British loved dry wines. So, she made the boldest move in wine history: she stopped adding sugar. When you think of Champagne, you think of celebration