Wine trade gives thanks to man who ‘built Bollinger’
It was standing room only at Southwark Cathedral this morning for a thanksgiving service for the man who “built the Bollinger brand” in the UK, Simon Leschallas.
Remembering Simon Leschallas: 1955-2019
In a service that was littered with jokes and anecdotes, along with rousing hymns – and topped off with a glass of Champagne Bollinger – was a brilliant eulogy given by Simon’s great childhood friend Bertie Gore Browne.
As part of this, Browne recorded how Simon had employed his “great sales and marketing skills” to establish Bollinger as a powerful Champagne brand in the UK from the early 80s...