A sparkling good time: Sailing through France’s Champagne region

Rolling hills patched together by vineyards and everyone’s favourite fizz: Sailing through France’s stunning Champagne region on a hotel barge The European Waterways hotel barge ‘Panache’ sails down the River Marne and the Canal latéral à la Marne Guests enjoy day trips to the cities of Reims and Epernay and even visit Champagne house Moët & … Read more

The £7.5M Wentworth mansion with £25k chandeliers and a champagne wall

A new mansion in one of Britain’s most desirable addresses appears to have luxury seeping from the walls.  The brand new six-bedroom property on Surrey’s prestigious Wentworth Estate is approached through electronic gates and it’s impressive interiors can be enjoyed as soon as the front door opens. There is a bespoke glass leaf-design chandelier in … Read more

Cellar hopping in the heart of the French Champagne region

Margaux is explaining how babies drink champagne before they drink milk. ‘Really,’ she assures me, ‘it’s a tradition that goes back generations. A family member puts a drop or two on to the baby’s lips after it is born.’ Margaux, 25, was born and grew up in Reims, in the heart of the French Champagne region. … Read more