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17 years spent living and working in Champagne has allowed Jiles to build up a vast amount of knowledge about all things bubbly as well as a very extensive network of contacts, especially amongst the smaller and less well-known champagne makers whose champagnes will probably amaze you with their quality and diversity.
A job as area manager for Asia and Australia with Moët et Chandon was what first drew Jiles to Champagne after completing an MBA in Luxury Brand Management at ESSEC, a prestigious business school just outside Paris.
After nearly 9 years at Moët Jiles moved back to the UK where he started one of the first online businesses promoting and selling grower champagnes,
However the draw of ‘The King of Wines and the Wine of Kings’ once again proved irresistible and another 8 year stay in Champagne was the result. During this second stay in Champagne Jiles worked with the Syndicat Général des Vignerons de Champagne as an accedited consultant for small, independent champagne makers before setting up his own consultancy.
Jiles now spends his time between England and Champagne.and puts his knowledge and contacts to work helping wine lovers everywhere learn more about champagne and helping businesses and individuals to create their own private champagne brand.
He is the author of two books on champagne, several concise guides to champagne and is the creator of an online champagne study course called My Champagne Expert
Ever felt confused ab
out the system of appellation in Champagne that determines where you're allowed to plant grapes and where you're not?
Well, here's a short article that will give you an insight into the weird workings of the system and how the current situation came about.
To say it is a bit haphazard is something of an understatement .
Ever felt confused about the system of appellation in Champagne that determines where you're allowed to plant grapes and where you're not?
Well, here's a short article that will give you an insight into the weird workings of the system and how the current situation came about.
To say it is a bit haphazard is something of an understatement .
Friday 28th October is Global Champagne Day or #ChampagneDay if you're into social media
To celebrate the day ( actually it's just another excuse to drink champagne) I've been out and about filming some champagne makers you may not have heard of yet, but whom you should definitely get to know
Here's the first and in this vidoe you can meet a larger-than-life Frenchman- Philpe Brun - who happens to make fantastic champagne too.
If David Pehu and his ancestors had followed the rule book, they would never be producing the great Grand Cru champagnes that they do today.
That's because a good proportion of their vines are planted on north-facing slopes which conventional wisdom says is all wrong, but that's what rules are for - being broken!
In this short video you can discover all about Pehu Simonet Blanc de Noirs, Grand Cru and just what makes it so unusual including the fact that the vineyards are next to a lighthouse!
If you love rosé champagne and also love our planet then here's an interesting bit of information I learned recently that may influence your choice of rosé champagne.
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