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VINE and BUBBLE Podcast
by VINE and BUBBLE
Sara Underdown, publisher and presenter of VINE & BUBBLE, takes you on a journey to discover the real story of champagne - the people, the region, the history and - of course - the wine. We travel to Champagne and all over Australia, talking with the Cellar Masters, industry representatives and everyone in between to connect wine lovers with the story behind the finest bubbles of all. Make sure you follow and subscribe to get the latest podcast uploads.
Episodes
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#36 Perrier-Jouët's Chef de Caves, Séverine Frerson
Today I’m joined by Séverine Frerson, Chef de Caves at Perrier-Jouët who is the most important custodian of a style that has been shaped by Chardonnay, florality and finesse for more than two centuries. Séverine became just the eighth Cellar Master in Perrier-Jouët’s history when she succeeded...
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#35 Understanding Champagne Harvest 2026 with David Chatillon and Maxime Toubart
Today we're looking at the 2026 harvest through two quite different, but deeply interconnected, perspectives: the vineyard and the cellar. My guests are David Chatillon and Maxime Toubart, two men who sit at the centre of some of the most important decisions affecting Champagne today. David...
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#34 Edwige Régnier, Director of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne
Before we begin today’s conversation, I’d like to introducemy next guest, Edwige Régnier, Director of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne. The Ordre occupies a fascinating and rather unique place inthe world of Champagne. With origins stretching back to the 17th century, it is the historic...
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#33 The Art of Rarity with Maud Rabin of Rare Champagne
Before we dive into today’s conversation, I’d like tointroduce my next guest, Maud Rabin. Maud is Director of Rare Champagne, one of Champagne’s most distinctive and exclusive maisons. The story of Rare begins in 1785, when a special cuvée wascreated for Marie Antoinette and the French royal…
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#32 Philippe Jamesse: The Glass That Changed Champagne
Few people have changed the way we experience champagne as profoundly as Philippe Jamesse. A world-renowned sommelier and one of the foremost authorities on champagne service, Philippe has spent decades challenging convention, proving that the right glass doesn't simply hold champagne—it…
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#31 : 250 Years of Louis Roederer with Frédéric Rouzaud, President and CEO
In this special episode of the VINE & BUBBLE Podcast, Sara Underdown sits down with Frédéric Rouzaud, President and CEO of Maison Louis Roederer, during the house’s extraordinary 250th anniversary celebrations. Together, they explore family ownership, the creation and evolution of Cristal, the...
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#30 Cédric Moussé of Champagne Moussé
Today I'm delighted to be joined by one of Champagne's most progressive and thought-provoking growers, Cédric Moussé of Champagne Moussé. Based in the Vallée de la Marne village of Cuisles, Cédric represents the twelfth generation of his family's estate, but he has become known for doing things...
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#29 EPC Champagne with Co-Founder, Jérôme Queige
There’s a quiet shift unfolding in Champagne - and it’s beingled by a new generation willing to question the very foundations of the category. EPC Champagne is a new voice in that movement. Founded in 2019, EPC is reimagining what non-vintage Champagne can be - placing transparency,traceability,...
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#28 Charles Heidsieck's New Cellar Master Émilien Érard
Today it’s my privilege to welcome Émilien Érard, Chef deCaves of Charles Heidsieck. Émilien was appointed to the role in 2025, marking a quiet but significant evolution for the House. He succeeds Élise Losfelt, who departed to return to her family estate, but he also worked under Élise’s...
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#27 Ed Carr from the House of Arras
Today it’s my great pleasure to introduce a true pioneer inthe world of sparkling wine—Ed Carr, the Chief Winemaker behind the House of Arras, Tasmania’s most acclaimed traditional-method sparkling wine brand. Ed’s journey into winemaking was anything but conventional.With a background in food...
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#26 Domaine Vincey with Marine Vincey-Zabarino
Domaine Vincey is one of Champagne’s most exciting andprogressive grower-producers, known for its bold vision, meticulous craftsmanship, and deep respect for terroir. In Champagne, where generational legacies are sometimescenturies old, setting down one’s own path can mean writing not only a...
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#25 Pierre Gimonnet et Fils Champagne with Didier Gimonnet
I’ve long considered Pierre Gimonnet et Fils champagnes tothe be the reference point for high quality blanc de blancs in the Champagne region. Their racy, pure and mineral style reflects the highest levels of finesse and freshness that is emblematic of chardonnay grapes grown on thewhite chalky...
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#24 Champagne Lanson's Chef de Caves, Hervé Dantan
For champagne lovers, there are few Houses with the electriccharge and extraordinary finesse of Lanson, which performs best with age. Known for blocking malolactic fermentation and extended lees aging, Lanson creates wines of extreme longevity and possesses a huge cache of the region’s oldest...
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#23 Fabrice Pouillon from Champagne R.Pouillon et Fils
The Pouillon family are privy to some fantastic terroir in Champagne’s Grande Vallée. Rich and textured, whilst paradoxically elegant and enthrallingly vibrant, R. Pouillon champagnes are stunning interpretations of terroir, especially through the eyes of pinot noir, and elaborated with a…
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#22 Champagne Geoffroy with Jean-Baptiste and Sasha Geoffroy
The Geoffroy family name is historically connected to thevillage of Cumières, in the Vallée de la Marne, where the family has been winegrowing since the 17th century. Today, Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy represents the fifth generation, overseeing 14 hectares of vineyards. In the 1970s, Jean-Baptiste’s...
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#21 Tyson Stelzer, Award-Winning Champagne Author and Communicator
There are few people who have forged a unique life as aprominent voice for Champagne like my next guest, Tyson Stelzer. Tyson is a multi-award winning wine writer, television hostand producer, author of 18 wine books, an international keynote speaker and wine show chairman and judge. His…
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#20 Star Wine List Founder, Krister Bengtsson
In this episode, we sit down with Krister Bengtsson, the founder of Star Wine List, to explore his journey as a media entrepreneur to a leading figure in the wine industry. Since launching in 2017, Star Wine List has grown to cover over 45 countries and 4,000 wine bars and restaurants, helping…
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#19 Champagne Pommery with Madame Nathalie Vranken
It’s been 150 years since Madame Louise Pommery launched the Maison’s first ‘brut’ champagne. The matriarch, one of the pioneering ‘iron ladies’ famed for propelling the industry forward during difficult times, was a revolutionary. Her idea for a dryer style of champagne, forever changed…
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#18 Laurent-Perrier's prestige cuvée, Grand Siècle, with Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt
The name Laurent-Perrier conjures up thoughts of freshness and elegance and classically structured champagnes. The Maison is steeped in impressive history that has served not only their own champagnes, but also champagne collectively, with a family at the helm as wonderful ambassadors. Today the...
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#17 Champagne Ayala with Julian Gout, Chef de Caves
Champagne Ayala may not share the same level of fame as its sister-House, Bollinger, but since it was acquired by Bollinger in 2005, it has been revived, reinvented and put firmly back on the champagne map. Though founded and still based in Aÿ, an area that has been historically celebrated for…
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#16 Champagne Salon with Didier Depond
What does it take to not only be the best, but to keep on being the best? Champagne Salon has earned a cult-like status amongst those who appreciate the Maison’s ability to make some of the finest and most exclusive blanc de blancs in all of Champagne. Limited to just 50,000 bottles per year for...
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#15 Pol Roger's Managing Director, Laurent D'Harcourt
When you think of Champagne Pol Roger it’s likely to conjure up thoughts of the royal family or Sir Winston Churchill. These are important historical but also contemporary connections to what they humorously consider to be the ‘most British’ of champagne brands. But you’re also likely to consider...
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#14 Benjamin Fourmon, Chairman and CEO, Joseph Perrier
The name ‘Perrier’ in Champagne conjures up thoughts around history and prestige. In the case of Joseph Perrier, the spirit of the House is evoked by tradition, quality and particularly family. Since 1825 it has been managed, largely, by a succession of fathers and sons. Six generations on…
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#13 Dominique Demarville, Chef de Caves, Champagne Lallier
Dominique Demarville is one of Champagne’s legendary winemakers, with an impressive career spanning more than two decades as a vineyard director, cellar master and general manager at some of Champagne’s leading Maisons. In 2003 he became Director of vines and wines for both G.H.Mumm and...
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#12 Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Chef de Caves, Louis Roederer, on the 50th Anniversary of Cristal Rosé
Louis Roederer’s chef de caves, Jean Baptiste Lécaillon, is something like a unicorn in Champagne. He is much more than a winemaker – or winegrower – for that matter. It’s no secret that he has been a trailblazer for progressive sustainability, not only at the Maison, but across the entire...
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#11 Charles Heidsieck's 1996 Blanc de Millénaires Release with Executive Director, Stephen Leroux
Charles Heidsieck’s acclaimed Blanc des Millénaires has earned cult status amongst those lucky enough to have tried it. It’s mineral and pure, playing more to the soil than sunshine, but finding its balance here too. Only chardonnay taken from five grand crus in the Côte des Blancs is used in…
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#10 Kate Laurie, Champagne Expert, Owner and Winemaker at Deviation Road - Adelaide Hills
Today we are going to delve into the mysterious world of reductive champagne winemaking. If you’re a champagne lover – or any wine lover – no doubt you’ve heard this discussed in a way that is oversimplified, or maybe misleading. But it is a hugely complex and sometimes confusing topic. The best...
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#9 Marcell Kustos PhD, Fine Wine Consultant, Sommelier, Lecturer
Today we’re going to look at typicity. Typicity can be seen as what is ‘typical’ for a wine’s origins - geography, terroir, varietal type, even viticulture and winemaking. But what does it mean when applied to champagne? I cannot think of anyone more qualified to talk about this concept of…
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#8 Stephen Leroux, Executive Director, Charles Heidsieck
I first met Stephen Leroux in 2018 during a visit to Charles Heidsieck in Reims. He greeted me with a warm smile and a friendly handshake, before getting down to tasting business. Unusually we started with Charles’ Rosé Reserve. He told me, “we like to start with a non-vintage rosé as the amount…
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#7 Tom Hewson, Author at Decanter, Tim Atkin MW and Six Atmospheres
Tom Hewson is a writer and self-confessed ‘bubblehead’ specialising in a subject he is most passionate about – champagne. Tom joined Decanter’s team of expert writers earlier in 2023, where he provides incredibly detailed coverage on champagne and other sparkling wines, as well as special reports...
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#6 Peter Liem, Award-Winning Champagne Author, Presenter & Communicator
Peter Liem is one of Champagne’s most recognised and celebrated ambassadors. Known for his almost surgical approach to dissecting and interpreting Champagne’s unique terroir, he has been one of the region’s greatest pioneers in bringing our awareness back to Champagne’s sense of place. As a young...
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#5 Annette Lacey MW, Group Beverage Director, Solotel
Today it’s my great pleasure to introduce one of Australia’s leading and most respected wine professionals. Annette Lacey is Group Beverage Manager for Solotel, overseeing a large and diverse range of hospitality venues in Sydney, which includes Matt Moran’s multi award-winning restaurants. She...
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#4 Amanda Yallop, Wine Director at the FINK Group
There are few people in Australia’s hospitality scene who command the level of respect, amongst peers, that our next guest does. Amanda Yallop is the group wine director at FINK, overseeing an extensive and demanding program of leading restaurants and bars: Quay, Bennelong, OTTO Sydney, OTTO...
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#3 Denis Bunner, Chef de Caves of Champagne Bollinger, and the art of blending Special Cuvée, climate change and crafting outstanding blanc de noirs
Since 1829 Champagne Bollinger has been making great wines with a powerful and aromatically rich fruit profile. The Maison has forged a clear identity with its rich pinot noir driven style earning a legion of fans from James Bond to the British Royal Family. While many Maisons chose long ago to...
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VINE & BUBBLE Podcast Trailer
Sara Underdown, publisher and presenter of VINE & BUBBLE, takes you on a journey to discover the real story of champagne - the people, the region, the history and - of course - the wine. We travel to Champagne and all over Australia, talking with the Cellar Masters, industry representatives and...
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#2 Essi Avellan, Master of Wine and Champagne Specialist
Today I am in Champagne chatting with Essi Avellan about her remarkable personal and professional journey with champagne. Essi is Finland’s first Master of Wine, a renowned champagne and sparkling wine specialist, author of several wine books and has revised and extended the 3rd and 4th edition…
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#1 Émilien Boutillat, Chef de Caves of Piper Heidsieck, the new Essentiel Blanc de Noirs Cuvée and the future of sustainability at the Maison
Today, I am in Champagne as part of a two-day special event with a Maison we’re probably all familiar with, Piper-Heidsieck. We’re going to meet the man behind Piper’s winemaking and viticultural team, and creator of a brand new champagne that goes deep into the DNA of Piper-Heidsieck’s…
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Sara Underdown, publisher and presenter of VINE & BUBBLE, takes you on a journey to discover the real story of champagne - the people, the region, the history and - of course - the wine. We travel to Champagne and all over Australia, talking with the Cellar Masters, industry representatives and everyone in between to connect wine lovers with the story behind the finest bubbles of all. Make sure you follow and subscribe to get the latest podcast uploads.
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