Welcome to Champagne Tuesday

beverageretailgroup • August 7, 2025

Most people don’t think to open champagne on a Tuesday night. But what if that’s exactly when it matters most?


Champagne Tuesday was built on that spirit.


The belief that champagne isn’t just for weddings and big milestones. It’s also for small victories. Quiet dinners. Unremarkable days that deserve a touch of something remarkable.

The Champagne You Don’t See in Stores


Most people know champagne by brand. The big houses. The glossy labels. The consistent style.


But that’s only part of the story.


There’s another side to champagne. A smaller, more personal one.


We focus on grower champagne.  This is champagne made by the same people who grow the grapes. Families who farm their own vineyards, make their own wine, and shape each bottle by hand and by season.


It’s champagne with character. With a sense of place. And often, with a story that’s never been told beyond the village where it was made.

What We Do


We import grower champagne directly, and we share it with people who want to drink better—and understand what’s in their glass.


We visit the cellars. We walk the vineyards. We get to know the people behind the wine.

Then we bring their bottles, and their stories, home.


Champagne Tuesday is where we share all of it.

It’s part shop, part journal, part invitation to learn more and drink more thoughtfully.

Why It Matters


There’s a quiet shift happening in champagne.


More growers are bottling their own wine. More drinkers are discovering just how varied,

vibrant, and expressive champagne can be.


But it’s still hard to find these bottles in the U.S.

That’s where we come in.


We help you discover wines that aren’t on grocery shelves or big wine sites. Wines made in small quantities, with care and intention.


We think once you taste them, you’ll understand why this matters.

For Curious Palates and Open Minds


You don’t need to be a sommelier or a collector to enjoy grower Champagne.


You just need a little curiosity.


If you’ve ever wondered why wine from one vineyard tastes different from the next, or how

chalk soil shapes a wine, or what it’s like to harvest grapes at sunrise—this is for you.


If you simply want to enjoy a beautiful bottle without waiting for an occasion, this is for you too.


We’ll guide you. We’ll tell you what to try and why. But you’ll decide what you like. That’s the best part.

Let’s Begin


Champagne Tuesday is just getting started.


We’re curating our first collection. Welcoming our first members. Telling the stories that often go untold.


And we’d love to have you with us.

Because sometimes, the most meaningful moments don’t come with fanfare. They come quietly. On a Tuesday.


And they’re worth celebrating.

— Pops

The Grapes Behind the Bubbles: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier

By beverageretailgroup • August 7, 2025
Champagne is often a blend, and not just of vintages, vineyards, or producers. It’s usually a blend of grapes. Chardonnay , pinot noir , and meunier are the three primary varieties behind nearly every bottle. Not always, though. Some champagnes, called blanc de blancs or blanc de noirs, rely on just one or two. These single-varietal wines reveal the unique personality of each grape, unblended and uncompromised. But whether solo or in harmony, these three grapes are the building blocks of champagne’s character.

Big vs. Small: Why Grower Champagne Tastes Different

By beverageretailgroup • August 7, 2025
Most people don’t realize this, but not all champagne is made the same way—or by the same kind of people. Wtalk into almost any wine store, and you’ll see the big names: Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon. They’re familiar. Often beautifully packaged. And widely available. These are the large houses, officially known as Négociant Manipulant , or NM. Then there’s a quieter category of producers—growers who farm their own grapes and make the wine themselves. These bottles often have names you’ve never heard of. Maybe a plain label. Maybe a hand-written vintage. These are Récoltant Manipulant , or RM. And in many cases, they’re joined by small Coopérative Manipulant producers—co-ops run by groups of growers who work collectively but still keep quality and identity front and center. Together, these are the people crafting wine from their own land. They’re not chasing global brand recognition. They’re trying to express something real. So what’s the difference? Let’s start with scale. NM producers source grapes from hundreds, sometimes thousands, of different vineyards across the Champagne region. They buy fruit. They blend across villages. And they make wine in quantities that can reach into the tens of millions of bottles per year. Think of it like a luxury factory. Efficient. Engineered for consistency. Moët makes more bottles in a single year than all RM producers combined. RM and small CM producers operate on a whole different level. They farm the grapes. They know the vines. They make the wine themselves, or work with neighbors who do. It’s hands-on, deeply personal, and often passed down through generations. Some produce just a few thousand bottles a year. That alone doesn’t make the wine better or worse. But it does make it different. Here’s what changes: