New York City · La Fête du Champagne
New York City Gala Dinner
The culmination of La Fête du Champagne, the Gala Dinner, celebrates the region and its winemakers like no other event. The evening will begin with a reception featuring Chablis from Domaine William Fèvre. Chefs Daniel Boulud , Arnaud Lallement of L’Assiette Champenoise in Reims , Fredrik Berselius of Aska , and Helen Nguyen of Saigon Social & Cô Lạc -an all-star team with incredible talent and renown - will collaborate on a luxurious, Champagne-friendly, multi-course menu. In addition to enjoying the special bottles provided by all attending producers, guests are invited to bring bottles of Champagne from their own cellars to share throughout the room. This is sure to be a Champagne-soaked celebration with the region’s finest wines and dynamic personalities.
Festival finale in New York City
New York City Gala Dinner is the gala finale of La Fête du Champagne in New York City. It is scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT, and the published price is $1,350 plus tax in USD.
What the dinner includes
The evening begins with a reception featuring Chablis from Domaine William Fèvre. The program also includes special bottles provided by attending producers, and guests are invited to bring bottles of Champagne from their own cellars to share throughout the room.
The menu is described as a luxurious, Champagne-friendly, multi-course collaboration. The chef lineup includes Daniel Boulud, Arnaud Lallement of L’Assiette Champenoise, Fredrik Berselius of Aska, and Helen Nguyen of Saigon Social and Cô Lạc.
Where it is held
The dinner is listed at Pier Sixty, with the event address given as Pier 60, 60 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011. The venue data also identifies Pier Sixty as a restaurant in New York City.
Program context
La Fête du Champagne describes itself as hosting the greatest estates of Champagne, and the New York City program page identifies the 2026 festival as taking place in New York City and Chicago. This dinner sits within that broader festival program.
Frequently asked questions
What is served at the reception?
The reception features Chablis from Domaine William Fèvre.
Who is cooking at the dinner?
The chef lineup includes Daniel Boulud, Arnaud Lallement, Fredrik Berselius, and Helen Nguyen.
Can guests share bottles?
Yes. Guests are invited to bring bottles of Champagne from their own cellars to share throughout the room, alongside bottles provided by attending producers.
Where is the dinner held?
It is listed at Pier Sixty, with the address 60 Chelsea Piers in New York City.
Hosts & guests
Raphaël Bérêche
Winemaker · Bérêche et Fils
Adrien Bergère
Winemaker · Champagne A. Bergère
Mathieu Roland-Billecart
Seventh-generation family member · Billecart-Salmon
Cyril Delarue
Global Sales Director · Bollinger
Rita Jammet
Co-owner · La Caravelle Champagne
Alexandre Chartogne
Winemaker · Chartogne-Taillet
Cristian Rimoldi
Export Director · Champagne Salon
Maxime Hennique
Producer representative · Dom Pérignon
Hugo Drappier
Eighth-generation family member · Drappier
Alexis Blondel
Producer representative · Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Sacha Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Aurélien Gerbais
Winemaker · Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Tanya Pringsheim-Evans
Producer representative · Henriot
Jean Garandeau
Managing Director · Jacquesson
Olivier Krug
Sixth-generation family director · Krug
Aurélien Laherte
Winemaker · Laherte Frères
Alexandre Lamblot
Winemaker · Champagne A. Lamblot
Hervé Dantan
Cellar Master · Lanson
Arthur Larmandier
Winemaker · Larmandier-Bernier
Edouard Cossy
Global Director of Grand Siècle · Laurent-Perrier
Frédéric Zeimett
General Manager · Champagne Leclerc Briant
Mathilde Margaine
Winemaker · A. Margaine
Dominique Moreau
Founder and Winemaker · Champagne Marie-Courtin
Rose Piollot
Champagne Piollot · Champagne Marie-Courtin
Benoît Gouez
Cellar Master · Moët & Chandon
Antoine Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Quentin Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Benjamin Fourmon
Sixth-generation owner · Champagne Joseph Perrier
Jean-Rémi Barbier
Business Development Manager · Champagne Louis Roederer
Rodolphe Péters
Winemaker · Pierre Peters
Charles Philipponnat
President and CEO · Champagne Philipponnat
François Philipponnat
Export Manager · Champagne Philipponnat
Émilien Boutillat
Chief Winemaker · Piper-Heidsieck
Marie-Noura Aazizou
Business Development Manager · Rare Champagne
Bastien Collard de Billy
Sixth-generation family member · Pol Roger
Éric Rodez
Winemaker · Champagne Éric Rodez
Frédéric Savart
Winemaker · Champagne Savart
Jean-Marc Sélèque
Winemaker · Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Mélanie Tarlant
Winemaker · Champagne Tarlant
Laurent Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Thomas Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Daniel Boulud
Chef · DANIEL
Arnaud Lallement
Chef · L’Assiette Champenoise
Fredrik Berselius
Chef · Aska
Helen Nguyen
Chef · Saigon Social and Cô Lạc
Featured venues & producers
Pier Sixty
New York City
A. Margaine
Villers-Marmery
Aska
New York City
Bérêche et Fils
Ludes
Billecart-Salmon
Aÿ
Bollinger
Aÿ
Champagne A. Bergère
Épernay
Champagne A. Lamblot
Janvry
Champagne Éric Rodez
Ambonnay
Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Geoffroy
Aÿ
Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Pierry
Champagne Joseph Perrier
Châlons-en-Champagne
Champagne Leclerc Briant
Épernay
Champagne Louis Roederer
Reims Cedex France
Champagne Marie-Courtin
Polisot
Champagne Philipponnat
Aÿ-Champagne
Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Celles-sur-Ource
Champagne Salon
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Savart
Ecueil
Champagne Tarlant
Oeuilly Epernay
Chartogne-Taillet
Merfy
Daniel
New York City
Delamotte
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Dom Pérignon
Hautvillers
Domaine William Fèvre
Chablis
Drappier
Urville
Henriot
Reims
Jacquesson
Dizy
Krug
Reims
L’Assiette Champenoise
Reims
La Caravelle Champagne
Épernay
Laherte Frères
Blancs-Coteaux
Lanson
Reims
Larmandier-Bernier
Vertus
Laurent-Perrier
Tours-sur-Marne
Moët & Chandon
Épernay
Pierre Paillard
Bouzy
Pierre Peters
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Piper-Heidsieck
Reims
Pol Roger
Épernay
Rare Champagne
Reims
Saigon Social
New York City
Vilmart & Cie
Rilly-la-Montagne