Champagne Charlie is a phrase so familiar that you wouldn't stop to give it a second thought, however the origins of the phrase are fascinating and involve a story of frivolity, excess, war and espionage. Who was Champagne Charlie? Charles Camille Heidsieck was born in France in 1822. The son [...]
The name Kaiken is taken from a type of Patagonian wild goose, famous for their migration over the mountains from Chile to Argentina. When Aurelio Montes made the same journey, it seemed appropriate to name his new winery after the geese, that he had emulated. The Ultra range is a [...]