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.
La Fête du Champagne’s gala finale
New York City Gala Dinner is the Gala Dinner for La Fête du Champagne in New York City. The event is presented as the culmination of the festival and centers on Champagne, the region, and its winemakers, with La Fête du Champagne named as organizer.
Chablis reception, producer bottles, and BYO sharing
The evening begins with a reception featuring Chablis from Domaine William Fèvre. The dinner then continues with a Champagne-friendly multi-course menu, plus special bottles provided by attending producers and bottles of Champagne brought by guests from their own cellars to share throughout the room.
Named chefs and producers
The chef lineup brings together Daniel Boulud of DANIEL, Arnaud Lallement of L’Assiette Champenoise, Fredrik Berselius of Aska, and Helen Nguyen of Saigon Social and Cô Lạc. Their collaboration is described as the menu’s culinary centerpiece.
The roster also includes named Champagne figures such as Raphaël Bérêche, Rodolphe Péters, Alice Tétienne, Mathieu Roland-Billecart, Benoît Gouez, Olivier Krug, Hervé Dantan, and Émilien Boutillat.
Venue and published price
The event is listed at Pier Sixty, with the address given as Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011. The published price is $1,350 + tax in USD, and the start date is October 17, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is being poured at the Gala Dinner reception?
The reception features Chablis from Domaine William Fèvre, and the dinner includes special bottles provided by attending Champagne producers. Guests are also invited to bring bottles of Champagne from their own cellars to share.
Which chefs are part of the program?
The named chefs are Daniel Boulud of DANIEL, Arnaud Lallement of L’Assiette Champenoise, Fredrik Berselius of Aska, and Helen Nguyen of Saigon Social and Cô Lạc.
Where is the dinner held?
It is listed at Pier Sixty, with the address given as Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011.
What is the published price?
The published price is $1,350 + tax in USD.
Hosts & guests
Raphaël Bérêche
Winemaker · Bérêche et Fils
Adrien Bergère
Winemaker · Champagne A. Bergère
Mathieu Roland-Billecart
Seventh-generation family member · Billecart-Salmon
Charles-Armand de Belenet
Managing Director · Bollinger
Rita Jammet
Co-owner · La Caravelle Champagne
Alexandre Chartogne
Winemaker · Chartogne-Taillet
Cristian Rimoldi
Export Director · Champagne Salon
Hugo Drappier
Eighth-generation family member · Drappier
Alexis Blondel
Producer representative · Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Sacha Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Aurélien Gerbais
Winemaker · Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Alice Tétienne
Cellar Master · 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
Benoît Gouez
Cellar Master · Moët & Chandon
Cédric Moussé
Winemaker · Famille Moussé
Antoine Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Quentin Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Benjamin Fourmon
Sixth-generation owner · Champagne Joseph Perrier
Rodolphe Péters
Winemaker · Pierre Peters
François Philipponnat
Export Manager · Champagne Philipponnat
Émilien Boutillat
Chief Winemaker · 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
Benoît Tarlant
Winemaker · Champagne Tarlant
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
Vaudemange
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 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
Famille Moussé
Cuisles
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