The Drinks Business
11 February 2021 By James Lawrence
A growing number of Champagne producers are launching direct-to-consumer portals in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic in a bid to increase their online sales.
Anne Malassagne of AR Lenoble has embraced e-commerce
Traditionally, Champagne brands have almost exclusively relied on distributors and retailers to sell their wines, but as the hospitality sector continues to struggle, direct to consumer (DTC) channels have become an attractive way for producers to recuperate lost revenue.
“The Covid pandemic will undoubtedly change how we do business; our team created an e-commerce portal in September 2020, exclusively for the French market,” Anne Malassagne, co-owner of boutique Champagne house AR Lenoble, told
Ready for the new year? Ring it in with these four sparkling wine ideas
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Say goodbye to 2020 with these four sparkling wine ideas, from prosecco to traditional champagne (Graphic: Shauna Stuart for AL.com)
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There are a lot of ways to describe 2020. Chaotic. Disastrous. A sh tshow. While there are plenty of people ready to cancel this year’s celebration of New Year’s Eve not to mention some who want to cancel New Year’s Eve celebrations forever the closing of 2020 is an event worth acknowledging.
Indulging in a bottle of bubbly is a great way to mark any kind of occasion, and there’s no shame in planning to go the traditional New Year’s Eve route and pop the cork on a bottle of sparkling wine at midnight.
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iDealwine update: Forever Effervescent 22nd December, 2020 by iDealwine
Despite there not being much good news to raise a glass to at the moment, Champagne is holding its own at auction, with prestige cuvées flourishing and grower-producers becoming increasingly popular.
2020 has been a rollercoaster year for Champagne. With little in the way of cause for celebration, the sector had a difficult start to the year, the beginning of lockdown being an especially tough period for exports.
Such was the withering of global demand that Champagne growers and houses agreed on a sharp cut to the annual grape harvest. But a strong summer testifies to a market made dynamic by continued demand from consumers worldwide.