Matthias caught the wine bug in 1977 with a Trotanoy 1975. Back then, great wines like Petrus or Romanée-Conti weren’t out of reach—you didn’t need to be wealthy to enjoy them. Today, some of those treasures still rest in our cellar. Over the years, Matthias has worked with legendary winemakers and, truth be told, he’s always preferred buying wine over selling it—so our cellar has grown a little too full

Over time, the prices for these wines skyrocketed. For us, there’s no joy in dealing with speculation objects—bottles so expensive they’re no longer even opened. We could hardly taste them ourselves anymore. These days, we’re less about running a business and more about following our passion—one that connects us with everyday people. Well, almost everyday… because we’re a little wine-crazy and spend far more on wine than common sense would allow.

Of course, you can’t do without a webshop nowadays, but even through it, friendships have already been formed. We’re looking forward to meeting you! It would be easy to just say, 'we’re always here for you,' but instead I’d rather say that we give it our all. Then again—can you really call it 'effort' when you’re living your dream job?

Champagne is my passion. It’s there with me in so many moments—a glass at the end of a long day with a good book, a crystalline Blanc de Blancs on an evening in the mountains overlooking a glacier, or cooking with friends where Champagne can accompany an entire menu. And of course, Champagne belongs to celebrations too.

What fascinates me most is watching how Champagne evolves over time into ever more complex aromas. Like here at Christmas a few years ago—the bottle on the right from the 1970s, the one on the left a cuvée from vintages in the late ’90s