I didn’t know Pommery until I met Inge Fransen at an art gallery in Melbourne some 10 years ago. Well known in France, Pommery was a boutique house looking to expand its horizons in Australia and as a stickler for ‘brioche notes’ in my champagnes, I was delighted to come across this incredible brand. My addiction was solidified on an transformative trip to Reims where I realised the true entrepreneurship of Madame Pommery. Madame Pommery is the reason we are drinking brut champagne and not the ‘sugar water’ Marie Antoinette was drinking in her day…..she put all her chips on her prediction of the world’s palate before anyone else did and we are the better for it. All hail, Madame Pommery. I’ve been partnering with them on events ever since.