Maison Bollinger
Discover the Maison Bollinger experience as if you were really there: here’s everything you need to know about our first event in New York !
New York, a symbol of Maison Bollinger
"Maison Bollinger is a unique achievement for Champagne Bollinger, we are proud to welcome the world into our home to celebrate our incredible heritage."
Charles-Armand de Belenet, Managing Director of Champagne Bollinger.
The venue
Maison Bollinger takes up residence in Astor House
For its debut, Maison Bollinger moved into New York’s iconic Astor House. Over three floors, the house has been transformed to reflect Champagne Bollinger and its Art de Vivre, with each room embodying one of the pillars of its unique style.
The Expert room
The workshop of Wine Director, Denis Bunner, has been transported to New York, inviting collectors and wine enthusiasts to attend personalised tastings of Champagne Bollinger’s new releases, including PN AYC18, La Côte aux Enfants Champagne 2013, and R.D. 2008. In this way, Denis Bunner offers guests a unique opportunity to discover the technical skill and expertise behind each of his rare cuvées.
The Bollinger Gallery
In the Bollinger Gallery, guests step back in time and discover the Maison’s history, an exceptional opportunity to re-discover Bollinger’s iconic Special Cuvée. A reimagined cabinet of curiosities and museum of family mementos, the Gallery will display old photographs, books, written notes, adverts and various other objects from the past.
Cooperage
The last in-house cooperage in Champagne also made the journey to America. This is where Gaël Chaunut, cooper at Maison Bollinger, reveals the talent and tremendous skill that goes into repairing and caring for the Maison’s 4,000 old oak barrels. This workshop not only offers unique insight into a cooper’s expertise, but it also reveals the crucial role that both oak and barrels play in the ageing process of Maison Bollinger’s champagnes, in an interactive environment.
Connoisseurs’ Table
Maison Bollinger invites those who want to learn everything there is to know about the famous Special Cuvée to attend a unique and exciting tasting experience. Over the course of this 30-minute tasting, guests find out more about the wine’s aromas and top food pairings.
Food and wine pairing experience
Champagne Bollinger x Chef David Toutain
Champagne Bollinger has devised a tasting experience where you can discover the Maison’s rare and prestigious cuvées. Chef David Toutain takes a small group of guests on an exceptional culinary journey with exceptional dishes designed to create the perfect food and wine pairing.
An engaging partnership
With Chef Toutain
For this first event, the Maison chose to team up with two Michelin star chef, David Toutain. His plant based cuisine is creative and unconventional, always emphasising his commitment to nature and biodiversity, values he shares with Champagne Bollinger.