This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on September 14, 2026 - September 20, 2026

Maison Telmont’s manifesto organic cuvée, Réserve de la Terre, was awarded the Master Medal — the highest distinction at the 2026 Global Organic & Vegan Wine Masters competition — in July. The recognition affirms the champagne house’s philosophy, since 2021, that sustainable practices can produce exceptional wines: “The wine is good if the Earth is beautiful.”

The competition, established by The Drinks Business in 2022, celebrates the world’s finest certified organic and vegan wines. Telmont’s Réserve de la Terre Rosé was also awarded the Gold Medal.

Judged exclusively by an international panel of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers and senior wine buyers, the competition evaluates wines solely on style and price. It is one of the internationally recognised benchmarks of excellence.

“These awards are a wonderful recognition of what we have believed for many years: the future of Maison Telmont lies in organic and regenerative viticulture. Typicity lies in the soil; more living soils yield vines with a harmonious cycle, which in turn produce grapes with a perfect balance, to craft great champagne. Every release of Réserve de la Terre strengthens our conviction that organic and regenerative farming is the future of our wines,” said Brice Bezin, cellar master of Maison Telmont.

Founded in 1912 in France, the company is run by the fourth generation and embarked on its “In the name of mother nature” project in 2021. Under the programme, it converted all its estates and parcels of its wine grower partners into organic viticulture, and committed to preserving biodiversity and reducing its carbon footprint.

Currently, around 70% of the estates is already farmed organically, and it aims for full conversion by 2031. The company is seen as a pioneer at a time when organically certified vineyards account for only 6% of Champagne’s total vineyard area.

In 2025, Maison Telmont became the first champagne house to earn Regenerative Organic Certified status for its organically farmed vineyards.

“These medals are especially meaningful because they celebrate the quality of the wines themselves. For us, organic viticulture is the best way to express our terroir and produce the finest possible champagne. They are another demonstration that exceptional champagne can be crafted without compromising on sustainability,” says Justin Meade, executive director of Maison Telmont.

To reduce waste, the company eliminated gift boxes and unnecessary packaging, reduced bottle weight and abandoned transparent bottles made from non-recycled glass, among other things.

Its award-winning Réserve de la Terre cuvées are crafted exclusively from organically grown grapes. Organic agriculture yields healthier soils, richer biodiversity and living vines that can produce wines with greater precision, freshness, complexity and energy, according to the company.

Réserve de la Terre III (Base 2021), which was awarded the competition’s highest distinction with the Master Medal, is the third edition of Telmont’s manifesto cuvée. It is crafted from the 2020 harvest (64%) and the 2021 vintage (36%), and blended from 44% Chardonnay, 33% Meunier and 23% Pinot Noir.

Réserve de la Terre Rosé II (Base 2022), which was awarded a Gold Medal, is crafted from the 2022 (73%) harvest, complemented by 2021 and 2020, and blends 43% Meunier, 34% Chardonnay and 23% Pinot Noir, including 15% vinified as red wine.

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