Friday Night Tasting: Champagne Tasting with Clemence Lelarge of Lelarge-Pugeot & Fundraise for the Alameda County Food Bank| November 20th, 2026 | 5-7:30PM

We're thrilled to welcome Clémence Lelarge back to the shop to pour her family's gorgeous wines (the Champagne "the Bay Area can't get enough of" according to the SF Chronicle, but we coulda told you that years ago). And she's joining us for a good cause - our annual fundraiser for the Alameda County Food Bank. 

Featured Pours:

1) Lelarge-Pugeot Tradition Brut NV (a shelf staple, revisit a favorite and a great introduction to the LP style)

2) Lelarge-Pugeot Meunier de Clémence (a longtime shop favorite, 100% Pinot Meunier)

3) Lelarge-Pugeot Rosé Saignée de Meuniers 2017 (30 hours macerated, 6 years on the lees!) 

4) Lelarge-Pugeot Blanc de Meuniers 2017 (RARE 100% still Pinot Meunier Blanc from a single parcel!!!)

More event details:

Ticket price: $25 general / $20 club

Bread & cheese will be provided. 

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Alameda County Food Bank. 

 

More about Lelarge Pugeot:

Lelarge-Pugeot is an eighth-generation winery in Vrigny, a Primeur Cru village located on the rolling slopes of the Montagne de Reims. It is a real family operation where parents, Dominique Lelarge and Dominique Pugeot, work alongside their adult children, who are gradually taking over the day-to-day winemaking responsibilities.

The wines of Lelarge-Pugeot are bright and full of pizzazz, expressing layered richness in spite of having some of the lowest levels of sugar (dosage), and longest lees aging times, in the region. All wines undergo indigenous yeast fermentation– a relative rarity in champagne–and are bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

Starting in 1985, Dominique (Clemence's father) began taking the domain in a more sustainable direction and the family hasn't looked back since. Today, their 8.7 hectares of vineyards are certified organic and Demeter-certified biodynamic. This was the obvious choice for Dominique who saw biodynamics as a necessity condition for making truly terroir driven wines. And, in the past 10 or so years, Meunier has become more of a focus, making up a large portion of their blends as well as standalone single varietal expressions. 

Clemence’s family was kind enough to host me (Adriana) in Vrigny last Spring and show me their charming winery and vineyards. It was a truly special, intimate experience that allowed me to see the pride they take in their operation, their family, their vineyards and the care they put into their wines.