High-street baker pairs high-roller drinks with savoury favourites at Fenwick department store

“They really did go well together,” said Erin Rivers after finishing off her Greggs sausage roll paired with Bollinger rosé brut champagne. “The contrast from something very carby to a very crisp drink was really nice.”

Rivers, a 22-year-old production assistant, was one of the first people to experience a Greggs champagne bar in the food hall of Newcastle’s historic department store Fenwick.