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Blending In: Champagne's Reserve Wines
|Kaaren Palmer.
The lure of champagne is a mystery for us all. What makes it so appealing, seductive, even magical? Its uniqueness may come from the land, but its mystery lies in... Read more...
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Streets Strewn with Champagne: Melbourne's Secret Love Affair
|Christina Kaigg.
Melbourne’s earliest days of farming and gold exploration earned many punters a fortune. What is less known is how these fortunes turned Melbourne’s streets into liquid gold. Champagne became the... Read more...
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The Best Prestige Champagnes of 2023
|Sara Underdown.
Prestige Champagne, that more illustrious tier of otherwise fine Champagne, is synonymous with the most special of special occasions. Christmas comes but once a year and there's no better reason to... Read more...
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Piper-Heidsieck's New Sustainably Farmed 'Essentiel Blanc de Noirs'
|Sara Underdown.
At a grand two-day reveal in Champagne, we had the first taste of Piper-Heidsieck's new sustainably farmed cuvée, Essentiel Blanc de Noirs, also the first made entirely by Émilien Boutillat,... Read more...
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Cristal Rosé: The Making of Champagne's Most Exclusive Rosé
|Sara Underdown.
Under the sweltering conditions of harvest 2022, I went behind the scenes of Champagne’s most exclusive rosé champagne with Louis Roederer’s chef de caves, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. Two days of picking,... Read more...
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Benoît Déhu: Meunier Emergence
|Matthew Lamb.
On the outskirts of Champagne, in Fossoy located in the Vallée de la Marne, there exists a tiny domaine belonging to Benoît Déhu. From here, he crafts the prestige, La... Read more...
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R. Pouillon
|Sara Underdown.
The Pouillon family are privy to some fantastic terroir in Champagne’s Grande Vallée. Rich and textured, whilst paradoxically elegant and enthrallingly vibrant, these are stunning interpretations of terroir, especially through... Read more...
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Domaine Vincey
|Sara Underdown.
If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. Meet the impressive husband and wife team shaking things up in... Read more...
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When Frost Bites
|Sara Underdown.
A lot is said about Champagne’s extreme climate and the challenges of frost, but it’s hard to fully understand its devastating impact when you cannot see it for yourself. Sara... Read more...
Charles Heidsieck's Champagne Charlie: Rebirthing a Legend
Charles Heidsieck's Champagne Charlie: Rebirthing a Legend
|Sara Underdown.
After 37 years, connoisseurs and enthusiasts seeking the gift of time can rediscover Charles Heidsieck’s signature cuvée - Champagne Charlie. “Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even... Read more...
A More Extreme Cristal! The Release of Louis Roederer Cristal 2014
A More Extreme Cristal! The Release of Louis Roederer Cristal 2014
|Sara Underdown.
In the latest from Louis Roederer, Cristal 2014 represents a continuum of incredible Cristal releases that appear elevated, flattering with intense deliciousness and exceptional drinkability on release. It started with... Read more...
The Grower's Grower: Vilmart et Cie
|Yuri Shima.
Grower champagne may be on the lips, and palates, of many champagne lovers these days. Vilmart & Cie has been one of the longest serving, growing and bottling their own wine since 1890. Five generations on, they are upheld as one of the finest champagne growers and producers in the region. Yuri Shima talks to Laurent Champs about what makes it so special. Vilmart & Cie established its reputation at the onset of the grower-producer movements in Champagne. It was one of the first to transition to sustainable farming in... Read more...

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