The next page follows this up nicely with a series of interesting photos, settling nicely on a screen which is simple yet filled with enough intriguing buttons to make you want more. More than just a website, GH Mumm have also gone out of their way to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.

Within moments you’ll have access to their History pages – where you can learn about every stage of how the company was formed – as well as their champagne. All this is tied together nicely with informative articles on how to enjoy champagne, what bubbly complements good food, and other assorted things which will surely be of interest.

At only £46.99, this set is a real bargain and ideal for that perfect last-minute birthday or anniversary gift; comprising of a bottle of Mumm Cordon Rouge Champagne (75cl) set inside a lavish Blue Gift Box – silk-lined, no less – and finished with a pair of matching flutes, we think you’ll struggle to find a better similar deal anywhere else.

See it now at priceinspector and, if this deal doesn’t take your fancy, or you’re after something with slightly more prestige, this site features many more offers which are sure to steal any budget-hunting champagne connoisseur’s heart.

The fourth Mumm Explorer Experience is part of a series of exceptional dinners that have been organised by both G.H.MUMM and adventurer Mike Horn since 2008. They take place in the most exclusive places on the planet. Following the previous successful expeditions, one on an iceberg drifting in the middle of Sermilik Fjord in Greenland, one at Charcot Bay in Antarctica and another on a pristine sandbank on the Great Barrier Reef in the Pacific Ocean, the latest expedition took place in the Gobi Desert in the Asian continent.

After a thrilling helicopter ride overlooking the untouched infinity of the Gobi Desert, G.H. MUMM guests met up with explorer Mike Horn in the largest and most spectacular ‘Singing Dunes’. Commenting on the desert, Mike Horn said: “The Mumm Explorer Experience in the Gobi desert is unique and can never be repeated at the same location, because of the strong North West wind, the spot where we will have the wonderful lunch will no longer be there tomorrow”.

After a night under the stars, guests left the camp at sunrise accompanied by Horn on an authentic desert trek on Mongolian camels with their local wranglers. The camel train trekked under the shadow of the mountains of sand, across the grass land and into the saffron coloured dunes. Leaving their camel behind, the new ‘explorers’ entered the dunes on foot and as they reached the highest dune, were welcomed by the site of a unique yourte kitchen in the colours of G.H. MUMM in the valley below. After several hours of trekking, guests were finally greeted by legendary three-star Michelin French Chef Alain Passard**, who composed an endless procession of audacious and unique G.H. MUMM champagne paired dishes inspired by only local Mongolia ingredients.

Commenting on his menu, Alain Passard said: “As a tribute to all the explorers and to the stylish audacity of Georges Hermann Mumm, I have put aside my daily culinary references and let myself be guided by the madness of this concept and composed a live and spontaneous menu, inspired by the wildness and aridness of the Gobi Desert”.

It is only appropriate for G.H. MUMM to partner with Mike Horn and organise such an adventure. The House of champagne has been at the heart of great human adventures for almost two centuries, from the commandant Charcot’s first steps in the Antarctic in 1904, to today’s world-renowned adventurers such as Ellen MacArthur, Alain Hubert or Steve Fosset. All these heroes of recent times celebrated coincidentally their audacity and success with a bottle of MUMM Cordon Rouge.

Today, G.H. MUMM pursues the Charcot tradition, offering a new vision of luxury, described by Horn as “The freedom of making your dreams come true”.

Traveling to the desert for the very first time, the two lucky winners of the summer online competition very much enjoyed their once in the lifetime journey. Australian winner Ujin Lee described: “The Mumm Champagne Experience was an unforgettable once in a lifetime journey that will stay with me for the rest of my life. The stunning Gobi Desert location, the beautifully considered courses by Alan Passard matched brilliantly to the Mumm Champagnes and lastly – Mike Horn’s inspirational stories of his exploration exploits…

Previous MUMM Explorer Experiences took place in remarkable places; the first expedition took place in Greenland in July 2008, on an iceberg drifting in the middle of Sermilik Fjord, featuring a gourmet meal orchestrated by two-star Michelin Chef Sylvestre Wahid. The second journey took place in Antarctica to the very same spot where Commander Charcot spent the winter in 1904, alongside three-star Michelin Gérard Boyer. And the third MUMM Explorer Experience took place in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef where Mauro Colagreco Chef prepared a gastronomic lunch on a pristine sandbank.

Following the success of the previous MUMM EXPLORER EXPERIENCES, G.H. MUMM launched on 7 June Mumm the game an online photography competition, giving a unique opportunity for consumers to be part of its next exceptional expedition in September. Closing the entries after a successful high level of responses, G.H. MUMM announced yesterday on Facebook the two lucky winners – Ujin Lee from Australia and Angie Hogget from the UK won the ultimate prize.

From Angie Hoggett, UK

Two winners as well as eight runners up were elected. Following a first selection made by online voters, the reunited jury discussed the submitted votes, ensuring they were fulfilling the photography competition requirements around key criteria such as the exceptional setting, quality and creativity of the photography. Both Ujin Lee and Angie Hogget’s submissions stood out, winning the unique prize.

The two lucky winners will attend the next MUMM Explorer Experience that will take place in the Gobi desert from 8 to 11 September 2010 with the unique presence of Mike Horn and Michelin-star French Chef Alain Passard. Following the announcement, consumer Ujin Lee from Australia said: “What wonderful news! It is a wonderful privilege and honor to have been chosen to attend the next Mumm expedition – a once in a lifetime experience!”

A Chic Picnic in the Hamptons -- The New Gourmet Experience Created by G.H.MUMM

In keeping with the founders’ taste for adventure, the Champagne House of G.H.MUMM has launched a new international website with a unique perspective on gastronomy and design. The site’s innovative videozine format presents a journey around the globe for gourmets. Since its creation in 1827, G.H.MUMM has cultivated close ties with the worlds of fine food and fine living.

A chic picnic in the Hamptons by G.H. Mumm

G.H.MUMM stops off in style in some of the world’s most vibrant cities and proposes a number of sophisticated culinary experiences in original locations.

G.H.MUMM’s escapade takes us to the chic Hamptons region.

At the end of the season, the sun is still warm enough for one last picnic in the wild dunes before returning to the city’s heavy pulse. A true expression of “east coast” bucolic, yet relaxed, elegance…

This sophisticated culinary experience is a unique, multisensory way to celebrate the world’s variety.

You can recreate your culinary experience wherever and whenever you please with a click of the mouse. Menu recipes, music, video-art wallpapers and exclusive shopping tips are all available for download as part of a playfully luxurious tool kit designed by G.H.MUMM just for you.

Frederick e. Grasser Hermé, a chef of rare artistry, has devised a range of exquisite, subtle menus with deliciously original flavours that reveal the world’s culinary variety in a daringly different light.

G.H. MUMM’s Cellar Master, Didier Mariotti, pairs each dish in the menu with the appropriate Champagne from the G.H.MUMM stable.

Once again, G.H.MUMM combines the exceptional know-how of prestigious Maison de Champagne with the taste for innovation and gastronomy to make each gourmet experience unforgettable.

Your table awaits you, with a stunning view to match.

The House of G.H. Mumm has called upon one of the world’s most acclaimed designers to create a range of service accessories aimed at enhancing the appeal of its products. Patrick Jouin is unveiling his first creation, a champagne ice-bucket dubbed “Georges” in tribute to the House’s founder, Georges Hermann Mumm.

An interior architect, designer and creator, Patrick Jouin, whose experience in the world of luxury (Van Cleef&Arpels boutique) and the world of cuisine (restaurant Jules Verne) is recognised internationally, enjoys exploring techniques and materials . He blends constraints,aesthetics and technology to reveal the excellence of every space and every luxury object.

Patrick Jouin studied design in Paris and soon joined the Philippe Starck agency.
In 1998, he founded his own agency in which he started projects on object design, interior architecture and scenography. He created objects and furniture but also a prototype vehicle for Renault.
From 1999 onwards, he designed several restaurants around the world, including the Plaza Athénée and Le Mix (NY, Las Vegas), and was entrusted with the decoration of the Jules Verne on the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower.

G.H. Mumm wanted to create a practical service item that conveyed the brand’s personality and prestige. Jouin suggested a range of service accessories fusing audacity and elegance and showcasing the brand icon, the famous red sash or “Cordon Rouge”.
As Patrick Jouin has a tradition of giving a name to all his creations, it seemed an obvious choice to dedicate this first creation to “Georges”, a tribute to the founding father.

Patrick Jouin has offered G.H.MUMM, first and foremost, a practical set of service equipment. The special Cordon filler and handle have been carefully designed to address the daily constraints of restaurants and bars. The famous Cordon Rouge, the icon of the brand, has been reinterpreted to serve both as the handle of the bucket and to provide the ergonomics with a bold and elegant style.  The Georges bucket expresses the level of prestige of the brand and its personality.

The GH Mumm Champagne house launched an international website with a unique perspective on gastronomy and design a few months back.

In February, the site takes us to the Australian desert (with settings from Ayers Rock and an Australian inspired gastronomic menu).

For this, Mumm hired Frederick e. grasser Hermé, a famous French Chef  to devise a range of exquisite menus with original flavors representing various countries.

GH Mumm Cellar Master, Didier Mariotti, paired each menu with the appropriate Mumm champagne.

This new menu is focused on Australia, appealing to all senses to celebrate the world’s
variety.

You can browse the various menus on their gourmet journeys website in order to recreate them at home.

Mumm champagne represent stylish travel, the discovery of different cultures through recipes and the innovative, gourmet contemporary food and wine pairings in perfect harmony.

I invite you to visit www.gourmet-journeys.com as soon as possible.

Mumm explorer experience

The first journey took them to Greenland and featured a dinner orchestrated by Michelin two-star chef Sylvestre Wahid on an iceberg drifting in the middle of Sermilik Fjord. The second Mumm Explorer Experience led them to Antarctica, to the very same spot where Commander Charcot spent the winter in 1904 (Charcot Bay) with a dinner by former Michelin three-star chef Gérard Boyer. This time, G.H Mumm chose the Great Barrier Reef, and asked Mauro Colagreco (voted best chef in 2009 by France’s influential Gault Millau guide) to prepare a gastronomic lunch right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, on a pristine sandbank on the Great Barrier Reef.

Mauro Colagreco, the Chef at the Mirazur (Menton, France), trained under Bernard Loiseau, Alain Passard and Alain Ducasse. Like his peers who prepared the first two meals, he used local produce for his amazing menu – which featured prawns with caviar lemon, seared ormers with sesame sauce and tomato preserve, seared baramundi on papaya and green mango with citrus fruit, and, as the finishing touch, tapioca with lait coc, corosole and longuent

The idea behind these out-of-the-ordinary meals in exceptional spots is to trigger an exchange. In this case, it is an exchange between a chef who has built an outstanding reputation on account of his inventive cuisine, a magical spot and the wealth of flavours its local produce can unleash. Magnifying these resources in their natural setting, in a nutshell, was the challenge that Mauro Colagreco had to rise to.

Preparing a gourmet meal on an iceberg or sandbank can sound awkward, but it is really only a technical challenge until the chef finds his bearings again. Here, however, he is alone with his stove and delivering what musicians would call an “unplugged” live performance. There are no special effects: just unspoilt landscapes – and the looming threat of climate change.

The main new feature in this third Mumm Explorer Experience, however, was that G.H Mumm announced ten lucky winners would have the exclusive opportunity to participate in the fourth Mumm Explorer experience, slated for July 2010 in the Gobi desert – provided they won the contest that this Maison de Champagne will be running this September.