Our take
Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial Champagne
- Style
- Sparkling wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- Champagne
- Shelf barcode
- 0081753818029
Our take
What we make of this bottle
What kind of afternoon is a bottle of Champagne for? This one arrives with an unusually direct answer from its maker: Moet & Chandon says Ice Imperial was created specifically to be served over ice. By the company's account the wine was designed for that glass from the start, which in our reading points it at warm weather, the cookout and the patio table rather than the midnight toast. Serving it over ice is how the producer intends it to be poured.
The name also carries the word Champagne, which is guarded by French law. The boundary of the production area was drawn in 1927, and a wine may use the name only if it was made within the defined area under its rules. The guides we follow for the region describe a cool place where oceanic air runs into continental weather, about as far north as wine grapes can be counted on to ripen. Rain is moderate and the seasons run cool, and by those guides' account that chill is what lets the grapes hold on to their acidity; the tradeoff is frost and storms as steady hazards.
The same cool, rule-bound region is also a blending region. The guides describe a single appellation made up of a great many small plots spread over a few distinct growing districts, where wines commonly mix grape varieties, vineyard sites and years, so the producer and the bottle provide important detail. For Ice Imperial, the choice the house has made public is the serving over ice. Which grapes went into this particular bottle, we have not confirmed. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.
The bottle is the standard 750 ml size. Our checks in August 2026 put its shelf price between $74.99 and $106.99.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$98.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$74.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$106.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Made for ice
Moet & Chandon says Ice Imperial was created specifically to be served over ice.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Champagne.
Champagne is one appellation with many small vineyard plots and several distinct growing areas. Blending across grapes, places and years is common, so the producer and bottle still supply important detail.
What the name means
Champagne is a protected French appellation whose production area was set by law in 1927. The name applies to wine made within that defined area under its rules.
How grapes grow here
Oceanic and continental influences meet near the northern edge of reliable grape growing. Moderate rain and cool conditions help retain acidity, while frost and storms remain regular risks.
What lies under the vines
The subsoil is mainly limestone, including chalk, marl and harder limestone, with some sand and clay. Chalk can drain freely while holding water in its pores for dry periods.
How large the region is
- Vineyard area
- About 34,200 hectares are in production.
- Vineyard pattern
- About 280,000 small plots are worked by more than 16,000 growers.
Places within the region
- Four main areas
- Montagne de Reims, Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs and Côte des Bar are the four principal wine-growing areas.
- Villages
- The delimited vineyard includes 319 wine-growing villages across five departments.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.