Release of Champagne Charlie at Garcon Bleu, Sofitel Hotel - Adelaide, July 2022

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Release of Champagne Charlie at Garcon Bleu, Sofitel Hotel - Adelaide, July 2022
About the Event

Adelaide champagne lovers got their exclusive first taste of the re-birthed Champagne Charlie after a 37-year hiatus. Charles Heidsieck’s chief executive, Stephen Leroux, flew over from France to join local champagne writer and presenter, Sara Underdown, along with 44 guests for a special dinner prepared by Garcon Bleu at the Sofitel.

Seven champagnes were paired with a bespoke menu which including crustacean bisque with crème fraiche and caviar as well as Barramundi with fennel purée, beurre noisette and Goolwa pipis.

Champagne Charlie is a super-premium champagne, with very limited quantities available through a highly selective network. In re-releasing Champagne Charlie, Charles Heidsieck reconnects with a tradition, paying homage to its founder, Charles-Camille Heidsieck (1822 - 1893). In the late 1970s, Charles Heidsieck's cellar master, Daniel Thibault worked with the founder's family to develop a champagne with 'Charles' signature'. His efforts led to five historic cuvées: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985.

This special release is the commemoration of the bicentennial of Charles-Camille Heidsieck's birth.

 

 

Photos
Photographer: Daniel Marks
Long table set with empty wine glasses, floral arrangements, and napkins in dimly lit Sofitel Hotel room.
  • Long table set with empty wine glasses, floral arrangements, and napkins in dimly lit Sofitel Hotel room.
  • Bottle of Champagne Charlie by Charles Heidsieck in elegant wooden presentation box on dark table with glasses nearby
  • Seven bottles of Champagne Charlie lined up on a table with a wine glass by a window at sunset in Adelaide.
  • Long banquet table set with glassware and floral centerpieces in dimly lit Sofitel Hotel dining room at night
  • Man in suit with red tie crouching near Champagne Charlie bottle on patterned floor at Sofitel Adelaide event
  • Close-up of an event menu with elegant calligraphy and black Vine & Bubble ribbon on dark textured table setting
  • Woman in sparkly dress holding a glass of Champagne Charlie at Garcon Bleu Sofitel Hotel event in Adelaide
  • Two opened bottles of Charles Heidsieck champagne on a marble counter with guests in background at Adelaide event
  • Group of people viewing digital welcome sign for Champagne Charles Heidsieck launch at Sofitel Hotel Adelaide in July 2022
  • Elegant dinner party with guests seated at long banquet table with floral centerpiece
  • Woman holding a champagne tasting menu at a formal dinner table with wine glasses
  • Man in suit speaking into microphone at seated dinner event with floral centerpiece on table
  • Three guests engaged in conversation around a dimly lit table with empty wine glasses at Sofitel Adelaide event
  • Gourmet appetizer in creamy sauce served on white plate with wine glasses and napkins on dark table
  • Long table set with empty wine glasses, floral arrangements, and napkins in dimly lit Sofitel Hotel room.
  • Bottle of Champagne Charlie by Charles Heidsieck in elegant wooden presentation box on dark table with glasses nearby
  • Seven bottles of Champagne Charlie lined up on a table with a wine glass by a window at sunset in Adelaide.
  • Long banquet table set with glassware and floral centerpieces in dimly lit Sofitel Hotel dining room at night
  • Man in suit with red tie crouching near Champagne Charlie bottle on patterned floor at Sofitel Adelaide event
  • Close-up of an event menu with elegant calligraphy and black Vine & Bubble ribbon on dark textured table setting
  • Woman in sparkly dress holding a glass of Champagne Charlie at Garcon Bleu Sofitel Hotel event in Adelaide
  • Two opened bottles of Charles Heidsieck champagne on a marble counter with guests in background at Adelaide event
  • Group of people viewing digital welcome sign for Champagne Charles Heidsieck launch at Sofitel Hotel Adelaide in July 2022
  • Elegant dinner party with guests seated at long banquet table with floral centerpiece
  • Woman holding a champagne tasting menu at a formal dinner table with wine glasses
  • Man in suit speaking into microphone at seated dinner event with floral centerpiece on table
  • Three guests engaged in conversation around a dimly lit table with empty wine glasses at Sofitel Adelaide event
  • Gourmet appetizer in creamy sauce served on white plate with wine glasses and napkins on dark table

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