Rankings
Champagne rankings
By price, style and occasion. Each ranking is for the current month, and prices and availability are taken live from the shop.
How they are made: we order the bottles by the style and class of the wine, not by price. A house has at most two places (except in the rankings of popular brands and large formats, where we explain why). We do not award our own points or stars; we quote critics' scores with the critic's name and the vintage.
By price
Ranking · October 2026The best Champagne: ranking (October 2026)The best Champagne for most occasions is a non-vintage Brut from a great house with a distinct style, and in our shop Bollinger Special Cuvée shows this most fully. For…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne up to 250 zł: ranking (October 2026)For under 250 zł you can buy seven real Champagnes in 0.75 l bottles from us, from the cheapest, Jean de La Fontaine Brut, to the sweeter Moët Nectar…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne from 250 to 400 zł: ranking (October 2026)Between 250 and 400 zł you can buy the classic Bruts of the great houses and first vintages. A safe choice for a gift and a toast is Deutz Brut Classic. If you are looking for…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne from 400 to 800 zł: ranking (October 2026)Between 400 and 800 zł, Champagnes “for a toast” give way to wines for the table. For lovers of very dry styles, the surest choice is Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut, without a single gram…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne over 800 zł: vintages, prestige cuvées and single vineyards (October 2026)Above 800 zł come the prestige cuvées, the houses' best wines: the best known is Dom Pérignon 2015, and the most unusual Krug Grande Cuvée, whose 173rd edition…By style
Ranking · October 2026Rosé Champagne: ranking (October 2026)For a first encounter with rosé Champagne, Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial is the best fit, and the highest in this top ten is Dom Pérignon Rosé 2009, a vintage made…
Ranking · October 2026Blanc de Blancs: ranking of Chardonnay Champagnes (October 2026)The easiest place to start is Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, the most recognisable Champagne made solely from Chardonnay, and at the top is Krug Clos du Mesnil 2008 from a single walled…
Ranking · October 2026Extra Brut and Brut Nature: 2026 ranking of Champagnes with almost no sugar (October 2026)Extra Brut is Champagne with at most 6 g of sugar per litre, and Brut Nature at most 3 g, with none added after disgorgement. For…
Ranking · October 2026Sweet Champagne: 2026 ranking, from Sec to Veuve Clicquot Rich (October 2026)The classic medium-sweet Champagne, Demi-Sec, is easiest to buy as Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial with 45 g of sugar per litre, and the sweetest in the shop is Veuve Clicquot…
Ranking · October 2026Vintage Champagne: 2026 ranking, from 2020 to 1996 (October 2026)The simplest choice among vintage Champagnes is Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016 or Deutz Brut Millésimé 2015, and the oldest bottle in the list, Moët Grand Vintage 1996,…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne from growers' own vineyards: ranking (October 2026)The easiest place to start is Taisne Riocour Grande Réserve from Les Riceys, and the furthest in style from the great houses is the biodynamic Augustin from Avenay-Val-d'Or, made with almost no sugar. In…Occasions
Ranking · October 2026Champagne as a gift: 2026 ranking from 200 to over 1000 zł (October 2026)The safest Champagne gift is a bottle that arrives already packaged: H. Blin in a box for around 200 zł, Moët in a Happy Birthday box for birthdays, and…
Ranking · October 2026Popular Champagne gifts: 10 brands everyone will recognise (October 2026)If the gift is to impress at first sight, choose a brand the recipient knows: for any occasion, Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial in a box, or the yellow label…
Ranking · October 2026Champagne for a wedding: 2026 ranking for the toast, the cake and the newlyweds (October 2026)For a wedding toast for many guests, a simple, fruity Brut at a sensible price per glass works best: Jean de La Fontaine or H. Blin, and when…
Ranking · October 2026Magnums and larger bottles of Champagne: 2026 ranking from 1.5 to 15 litres (October 2026)For your first magnum, the best choice is Deutz Brut Classic or Moët Brut Impérial: a 1.5 l bottle serves about 12 glasses, and Champagne ages better in it…
