The Purveyor - Champagne Gifts

Its not often we find a new site we like but The Purveyor looks like a good option for anyone buying champagne as a gift, with one of the best luxury packaging we’ve seen in a long time.

We’ll do a full review just as soon as we can, but in the meantime take a look for at The Purveyor Champagne selection.

They offer competitive pricing, although delivery is extra. Brands stocked include Cristal, Dom Perignon and Perrier Jouet.

Veuve Clicquot NV Champagne & Ice Jacket

Buying a bottle for a party or as a gift? spend a few pounds more and you could get this Unique Veuve Clicquot ice jacket complete with leather strap which securely bundles up a bottle of Veuve Clicquot NV Champagne and keeps it perfectly chilled.

Very neat Jeeves!

As a bonus to all our readers we have secured a £10 discount by using a voucher code on your first order over £50 at House of Fraser. Use the code FIRSTORDER08 at the checkout. Happy Gifting or Drinking!

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Vintage Champagnes beat FTSE drop and Rise 27% in 12 Months

Love Champagne? Hate the FTSE? Then invest in Champagne my fellow toffs!

Frederick Jordan our FA introduced us to the London based Liv-ex Champagne 25 Index a few years ago. They track the price of 25 of the world’s most sought-after Champagnes.

Those 25 champagnes rose by 27 per cent in the 12 months ending in June. That’s in comparison to a 8% jump in fine Bordeaux and the ghastly 14.8 per cent drop in the FTSE 100 during that very same period.

This drastic rise in value is related to not only the fast pace in which fine vintages are drunk but the bling factor. Champagne is loved by the worlds glamorous football wives, Russian billionaires and celebrities across the globe.

It’s also being fuelled by the huge rise in sales in Asia.

So ladies and gents sell up those FTSE shares and invest in our favourite tipple.

Disclaimer: we don’t offer financial advice so if it all goes wrong you only have yourself (or Frederick in our case) to blame!

What’s the fuss about Prosecco ?

It appears my friends that the Italians are trying to muscle in on the Champagne and that yucky Cava liquid that Chav’es like to drink with bottles of Prosecco

It’s apparently rather fashionable to drink over lunch at Italian restaurants across our very kingdom.

Prosecco is designed to be drunk young, aged not in bottles but super sized pressurised tanks! We’ve not tasted this one yet, but it’s apparently softer than champagne and naturally much, much cheaper.

Take a look at the bottles available at Majestic to see for yourself.

Varieties include Prosecco Rabosa Rosado NV, Prosecco Frizzante Il Cortigiano NV Veneto and Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene Extra Dry NV Italy

Personalised Champagne

Need the wow factor for a gift or special occasion? Look no further than this scrumptious bottle of personalised champagne from J. de Telmont vineyards in the heart of the Champagne region.

Champagne J. de Telmont is we’re sad to say one of the last remaining family run houses in Champagne. The L’hopital family today still manages the estate with one single and simple objective - To perpetuate the tradition of the house.

This competent brut Champagne is the end result of a delicate marriage of three Champagne grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Meunier (quite rare) and Chardonnay. As a non vintage champagne it is made up of wines from different years. It’s a decent champagne which is well balanced and constructedwith a fresh nose.

A perfect gift for someone who has it all.

Available from PrezzyBox

Veuve Clicquot Traveller Set with Flutes

Get Jeeves to bring along this Veuve Clicquot Traveller set on your next country picnic or outing. Perfect for the polo club. The Traveller gift set

comes with a single beautiful bottle of the famous Yellow Label Veuve Clicquot champagne and 2 reusable branded flute glasses. Yellow label is a stunning non vintage with great body and roundness, lingering fruity flavours of apple and pear on the palate create a fresh, harmonious and lively champagne.

The traveller set is available from the online store at House of Fraser

At £65 it makes a perfect champagne gift for your fellow champagne lovers.