A stage-ready encounter with Champagne Météyer
Cover photo: Anna Météyer (c) Champagne Météyer
Insight Luxury attended Wine Paris 2026 in February – the global showcase for the world of wine and champagne. Three days of trade fair, over 6,500 exhibitors from 63 countries, more than 400 champagne brands. Anyone who thinks you can try everything doesn’t know the trade fair. By the time you reach Hall Three, you’ve already lost track of time, and by Hall Five, you’ve probably forgotten all about Hall One. Three days are not nearly enough to discover all the gems, even if, like us, you deliberately focus exclusively on the champagne houses. You would actually need a special radar or a wine whisperer to strategically guide you on your way. But sometimes a stand, a moment, an eye-catcher is enough to know immediately: this is where you should take a closer look.
An encounter, as if on stage
That’s how we came across Champagne Météyer, a winery that stood out from the crowd. Our gaze lingered on a picture in the background: a blue Citroën from the 1970s, parked in the middle of the vineyards, with a woman in a red dress inside, stretching her arms toward the sky through the open roof and radiating pure joie de vivre. Somehow contagious! Suddenly, as if she had jumped out of the picture, this woman stood before us: Anna Météyer, for 22 years the charming other half of Franck Météyer.
With a smile that brooked no argument, she invited us to take a seat and discover her champagne. Anna radiated an energy that immediately impressed. With effervescent enthusiasm, deeply emotional (in the best sense) without seeming artificial, she didn’t just talk about her wines, she staged them. Each new champagne presentation became a small performance, each gesture an invitation to be carried away by her enthusiasm and vividly told stories.
As she poured us the Blanc de Meunier Millésime 2019—100% Meunier grapes—she said with emotion in her voice:
“This bottle contains not only champagne, but also my husband’s sweat, the sweat of his labor. It may not sound poetic, but it’s really true!”
While I was still wondering whether “sweat” had ever been described so charmingly, we suddenly realized that it wasn’t about words, but about genuine dedication. About craftsmanship. About passion. From the very first sip of champagne, you find yourself immersed in a story, and Anna tells it with an intensity that we found almost impossible to resist.
After a while, it became clear where Anna’s presence comes from: she was a theater actress before her wedding, and you can tell that immediately. She has this gift of not only informing people, but also touching them. Her husband Franck, on the other hand, is the calm constant in the background. His family has been rooted in Champagne since 1860, and today he is the fifth generation to run the house. On around 14 hectares of vineyards in the heart of the Marne Valley, they cultivate the classic varieties Meunier, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay with respect for nature. The result is ten different cuvées, from traditional brut to exceptional single-vineyard millésimes. The multi-award-winning maison is recognized as an independent vigneron.
Wine tourism, hospitality as a trademark
At home in Trélou-sur-Marne, Champagne Météyer offers a welcome that is just as warm as at the trade fair, if not more so. The family’s hospitality is part of the house’s identity. Visitors stay with their hosts, share in their daily lives, and experience champagne where it is made. The blue Dyane, a charming Citroën classic with French vintage flair, takes you on a journey through the vineyards of the Vallée de la Marne. Picnics among the vineyards, a visit to the small museum in the cellar, and guided tastings reveal the many facets of Météyer’s cuvées.
And those who stay will be rewarded: on the terrace of the accommodation, a hot tub invites you to end the day in soothing tranquility, with an almost limitless view over the sea of vineyards stretching to the horizon.
The cuvées – lively and endearing – just like the owners.
The champagnes themselves are like their creators: fresh, idiosyncratic, endearing—and one could almost say they have character without being obtrusive. From Brut Réserve to Rosé Brut to the elegant Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, or Blanc de Meunier, each bottle tells a story of patience and quiet respect for the terroir, which can only be earned with hard work, dedication, and certainly a lot of sweat.
So if you want to visit Champagne and experience more than just drinking champagne, you should visit Anna and Franck Météyer, because they will teach you that a bottle can contain not only grapes, but also a good dose of joie de vivre and a touch of stage magic.
Insight Luxury tip: the Blanc de Noirs Millésime 2019 – 100% Pinot Noir.
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