(TheDrinksBusiness) - Speaking to the drinks business during a recent visit to the house, de Billy, the great-great grandson of the founder of Pol Roger said:

“I understand why houses like Dom Pérignon are releasing regular vintages but it’s not our idea of something that is exceptional and it is diluting the quality perception of vintage Champagne for the average consumer.

“With the effects of global warming, making vintage wine is much easier than it used to be – our last very bad vintage was back in 1984. But we didn’t make a vintage wine in 2003 as the acidity was too low, so the wines aged too fast.