{"title":"Piper-Heidsieck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eFounded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck, \u003cstrong\u003ePiper-Heidsieck\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historic, bicentennial Champagne house built on the ambitious promise \"to make joyful wines with great seriousness\" and to craft a cuvée worthy of a queen. Since 2011, the house has been family-owned by the privately-held French luxury goods group EPI, led by Christopher Descours, who has proudly maintained its dedication to excellence. The house’s winemaking expertise has been famously personified by legendary cellar masters, including the celebrated Régis Camus, an eight-time winner of the International Wine Challenge’s Sparkling Winemaker of the Year trophy, ensuring unmatched consistency and quality across their cuvées.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eBeyond its technical excellence in the cellar, Piper-Heidsieck is world-renowned for its grand showmanship and flamboyant spirit, sharing a long and passionate relationship with the world of cinema. The house has sponsored the Cannes Film Festival since 1993, became the official Champagne of the Oscars, and was famously adored by Marilyn Monroe, who famously declared, \"To Piper, my favorite.\" Combining a rich, award-winning heritage with a vibrant, modern outlook, Piper-Heidsieck remains the definitive Champagne for celebration, elegance, and luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.custom-html-container,\n.custom-html-container * {\n  background-color: transparent !important;\n  box-shadow: none !important;\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Remove any inherited top margin *\/\n  \n}\n\n.custom-html-container {\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Ensure container has no top space *\/\n  padding-top: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.custom-html-container .global-button {\n  background-color: #35174D !important;\n  color: #ffffff !important;\n  border: 2px solid #35174D !important;\n  display: inline-flex;\n  padding: 25px 40px;\n  font-family: Futura, sans-serif;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  line-height: 110%;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\n  margin-top: 0 !important; \/* Explicitly remove top margin *\/\n}\n  \n.custom-html-container .global-button:hover {\n  background-color: #ffffff !important;\n  color: #35174D !important;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0;\" class=\"custom-html-container\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"global-button\" href=\"\/collections\/champagne\"\u003eExplore our Champagne Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"piper-heidsik-half","title":"Piper-Heidsieck, Brut | Half Bottle","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAstonishing Quality and Class Champagne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cuvée Brut is the house’s benchmark wine, made from a blend of the three Champagne grapes, with 10-20% reserve wines, and aged for three years on the lees in the chalk cellars deep beneath Reims. It is elegant and balanced, punching well above its weight and representing astonishing quality and class. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBlend of the three Champagne grapes, with 10-20% reserve wines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAged for three years on the lees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 16px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCellaring:  \u003c\/strong\u003eReady now!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 16px; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing:  \u003c\/strong\u003eOysters, fish, seafood, cheeses |🌡️ Serve chilled between 8 and 10°C  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTORY BEHIND THIS WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a long and varied history dating back to its beginnings in 1785, when it was created by Florens-Louis Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck is one of Champagne’s most well-known yet underestimated houses. 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It is elegant and balanced, punching well above its weight and representing astonishing quality and class. The Rosé Sauvage is a boldly gastronomic wine, made with an unusually large proportion of red wines (20-25% depending on the vintage base) giving it impressive structure and intensity. It eschews the trend for water-pale rosé and delivers plenty of concentration and personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTORY BEHIND THIS WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a long and varied history dating back to its beginnings in 1785, when it was created by Florens-Louis Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck is one of Champagne’s most well-known yet underestimated houses. From being a favourite of Marilyn Monroe (who claimed she liked a glass to wake up in the morning) to being the first ever bottle of Champagne to feature in a movie (the 1933 Laurel and Hardy film ‘Sons of the Desert’), it has long links to the world of cinema. 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