The Official Champagne of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team Celebrates Race Weekend

/PRNewswire/ - Champagne Telmont, the Official Champagne of the 2025 Season Champions - the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, is delivering its environmental commitment straight to U.S. fans ahead of the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix set for May 30-31, 2026. This partnership unites both parties around a bold vision for the future of athletics and the planet, with the New York race weekend spotlighting their joint emphasis on superior performance, groundbreaking innovation, and lasting sustainability.

"Our alliance with the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team embodies Champagne Telmont's steadfast dedication to sustainability and our conviction that real advancement arises from teamwork," stated Ludovic du Plessis, President of Champagne Telmont. "We are honoring the pinnacle of this sport and the natural environment that enables it, while backing community efforts to foster positive change in New York. At Telmont, we hold that no triumph is possible on a deteriorating planet."

"We are thrilled to partner with Champagne Telmont as our Official Champagne sponsor and to mark the occasion before the New York Harbor races," said Sir Ben Ainslie, Emirates GBR CEO and Co-Owner. "Naturally, we aim to celebrate a victorious race weekend on the water, but we are equally pleased to raise a glass to our collaboration with Champagne Telmont and our mutual goal of minimizing our environmental footprint for a greener tomorrow."

Champagne Telmont's sustainability efforts reach from the racing sailboats down to the harbor waters and oyster reefs below. The brand is expanding its pledge onshore as the Official Champagne of the Billion Oyster Project, a nonprofit dedicated to reviving oyster populations in New York Harbor and inspiring young ocean guardians. Champagne Telmont plans to weave the Billion Oyster Project into its regional fundraising, events, and outreach - strengthening the vital links between sailing, the harbor, and its supporting ecosystems - to advance the group's target of reintroducing one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2030.

"We are excited to welcome Champagne Telmont as the official champagne of Billion Oyster Project," said Pete Malinowski, President and CEO of Billion Oyster Project. "Fueled by our common sustainability principles, we look forward to partnering to reach fresh audiences and partners throughout New York City."

Fueled by its 'In the Name of Mother Nature' mission and bolstered by alliances with aligned organizations like the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and Billion Oyster Project, Telmont remains devoted to crafting outstanding champagne while prioritizing sustainability at every step.

About Champagne Telmont
Telmont blends century-old heritage with startup innovation: established in 1912, it continues to defy conventions in the Name of Mother Nature. Since 2021, its environmental initiative 'In the Name of Mother Nature' has driven one clear goal - producing top-tier Champagne with zero sustainability trade-offs. Rooted in the philosophy that 'the wine is good if the Earth is beautiful,' the House targets fully organic and regenerative farming across its estate and partner vineyards by 2031 (70% already organic). In 2025, Telmont pioneered as the first Champagne House to secure Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) status for its organic vineyards. It also pursues sharp cuts in carbon emissions, aiming for Net Zero by 2050. Key steps include ditching gift boxes, creating the lightest standard Champagne bottle at 800g worldwide, ending air shipping, and adopting renewable energy. Led by Cellar Master Brice Bezin, Telmont produces champagnes noted for their light yet robust profile, with perfect balance of tension, vibrancy, and persistence. In 2024, it launched its signature 'Réserve de la Terre' from 100% organic grapes - vibrant, bright, and vital, symbolizing Telmont's path forward. Backed by partners like majority owner Rémy Cointreau and eco-advocate investor Leonardo DiCaprio.

About Billion Oyster Project
Billion Oyster Project is a nonprofit striving to rebuild oyster reefs in New York Harbor via public education programs. Oysters matter because their reefs host diverse marine life, purify water, and protect city coastlines from storms. Convinced that restoration needs education for permanence - and that hands-on projects boost learning - the group teams up with city schools. It crafts STEM lessons centered on oyster revival for NYC students, involves Urban Assembly New York Harbor School in major restoration work, gathers discarded shells from local eateries, and rallies community involvement. To date, it has deployed 150 million oysters over 17 acres in New York Harbor, thanks to countless volunteers and students.

About Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team
The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team dominated the 2025 Season on and beyond the waves, achieving a historic treble - clinching the Season Championship, leading SailGP's Impact League for environment and society, and topping the points table. Headed by record-holding Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie as CEO, the squad's F50 is helmed by Olympic gold medalist, ex-Moth World Champion, and America's Cup skipper Dylan Fletcher MBE. The lineup boasts elite sailors like Olympic champions Hannah Mills OBE, Stuart Bithell MBE, and Ellie Aldridge MBE, plus America's Cup veterans Neil Hunter, Nick Hutton, Luke Parkinson, and Ben Cornish. Rounding out the team is promising 20-year-old Kai Hockley from Tottenham, London, via the Athena Pathway development program.

SOURCE Champagne Telmont