About Us

Champagne Connection specialises in the importation of premium quality champagnes. Established in 2002, Champagne Connection is owned and operated by Ian Leamon and Karen Moore.

Ian Leamon, winemaker and director at Chateau Leamon Bendigo, has always had a keen interest in Champagne production and the Champagne region. He worked at Veuve Clicquot during the 1985 vintage and together with Karen has undertaken extensive and frequent trips to the Champagne region in recent years. In more recent times Ian worked a second vintage in 2007 at Champagne Joseph Loriot-Pagel.

Today, Champagne Connection imports one co-operative champagne, H. Blin and two grower champagnes, H. Goutorbe and Joseph Loriot-Pagel and more recently we have begun to import Champagne Deutz, one of the major champagne houses.

In addition to importing champagne, Champagne Connection conducts highly educational tours of the Champagne region. Our annual tours commenced in 2010 and they are planned for 2011 and beyond, so for more information please click on the Champagne Tour page.

Ian, third from left, back row, during his vintage at Veuve Clicquot in 1985.