Champagne Deals August 2026: Dom Pérignon to Grower Picks
A MIDSUMMER CHAMPAGNE DREAM K&L's August Champagne Selection
August 2026
With plenty of warm weather left in the year, nothing beats Champagne for refreshment. We have a great selection on our shelves, and some exciting wines still to come. Blanc de Blancs is tops for drinking outside, and we have everything from the casual-drinking Maison 76 Côte des Blancs Grand Cru to the definitive minerality of the 2017 Launois "Helia" Grand Cru Brut to the brioche decadence of the 2014 Taittinger "Comtes de Champagne" for you. Don’t miss the sub-$30 Baron-Fuenté "Grande Réserve" Brut—real-deal Champagne for the price of generic sparkling wine—a wine that I must stop letting surprise me with its quality! If you have special occasions or just want to treat yourself, we have several Krug and Cristal offerings for the best nights of the year or your cellar. The lighter meals of our late summer are perfect for Champagne, and the right bottle turns a weekend meal into a real special moment to remember. A toast to you!
— Gary Westby, K&L Champagne Buyer
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS
NAMES EVERYONE KNOWS: Dom Pérignon, Krug, and two vintages of Cristal — including a 2008 Late Release that hasn't landed yet.
NAMES ONLY K&L INSIDERS KNOW: Four grower Champagnes from winemakers we believe in, starting at $29.99.
MORE MAISON 76: Our wildly popular house Champagne label will soon add new bottles to its roster.
A TOAST TO THE BEST CHAMPAGNE CLUB IN THE MARKET Discover why no Champagne Club can rival the one curated by our Buyer, Gary Westby.
NAMES EVERYONE KNOWS
Top Grande Marques
2017 Dom Pérignon Brut — $249.99 · 98 pts. The prestige cuvée that the entire category gets measured against. 2017 is drinking beautifully now, with the tension and precision Dom Pérignon is known for — this is the bottle for the toast that needs to feel like an occasion.
NV Krug "Grande Cuvée" 173ème Édition Brut — $259.99 · 96 pts. Krug's house style in a single glass: a blend built from over a hundred base wines across multiple vintages, aged for years before release, for a Champagne with the depth and complexity of a still wine.
2016 Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut — $299.99 · 100 pts. A perfect score, and it shows — 2016 is one of the standout recent Cristal vintages. This is the bottle you buy when you want the gift or the toast to be unmistakable.
2008 Louis Roederer Cristal Late Release, Direct Import — $565.00 · 100 pts. This one hasn't landed yet. A late-disgorged 2008 — extra years resting on the lees before release, deepening and rounding the wine — brought in as a direct import, meaning this exact allocation exists nowhere else.
THE NAMES ONLY K&L INSIDERS KNOW
Our Direct Imports
2017 Launois "Helia" Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs — $79.99. Launois is a name serious Champagne drinkers already know — multi-generation growers in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, one of the single greatest Chardonnay villages in Champagne. "Helia" is their vintage-dated Grand Cru bottling, richer and more structured than the house's entry wine. 282 in stock, 12 more on order.
NV Ariston Aspasie "Réserve" Brut — $37.99. A family grower-producer estate, hand-harvested, made the way small growers have always made Champagne — with none of the marketing budget of the big houses, and all of the character. This was one of our best sellers in this exact window last year, and it's back. 640 bottles in stock.
NV Baron-Fuenté "Grande Réserve" Brut — $29.99 · 90 pts. The everyday-luxury entry point — a well-scored, well-made grower Champagne for the bottle you open on a random Tuesday, not just the big occasions. 703 in stock, 30 more on order.
OUR HOUSE LABEL MAISON 76 IS BACK IN STOCK
Plus Exciting New Champagnes on the Horizon
With the success of our Maison 76 Côte des Blancs Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne — $44.99, which is in stock now, I spent some time on my last trip to Champagne bolstering our selection in this range. If any of the following interest you, I would suggest putting yourself on the waiting list now by following the links. We have good quantity coming on all of them, but last year our first batch of the Maison 76 was the fastest-selling Champagne we have ever had! Read more On The Trail.
— Gary Westby, K&L Champagne Buyer
THE CHAMPAGNE CLUB
Hand-Picked Champagne at Market-Best Prices
When we were brainstorming ideas for this week’s newsletter, a colleague asked whether we should mention the Champagne Club. I practically leapt out of my chair. The truth is, the Champagne Club is 100% of the reason I came to work for K&L Wine Merchants.
Champagne is my favorite category, hands down. Before I joined the team, my close friend—a fellow sommelier—brought a few bottles from K&L to dinner. I was blown away by the quality-to-price ratio; everything drank far above its price point. When I discovered that joining the Champagne Club offered even bigger savings on wines I already wanted to buy, I signed up without a second thought. Every other month, my shipment arrived like a thoughtful little gift to myself. Read more On The Trail.
— Kerry Kennell, Senior VP of the Gary Westby Fan Club
2019 Lété-Vautrain "Echo" Blanc de Noirs Champagne Reg: $49.99 Club: $39.99 View
Baron-Fuenté "Quinconce" Grand Cru Brut Champagne Reg: $49.99 Club: $39.99 View