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The Virtues of Duval-Leroy
The Virtues of Duval-Leroy
|Sara Underdown.
Vineyard ownership, by the champagne houses, is usually much less that is required for meeting their needs on an annual basis. Ownership, for the most part, is bequeathed to the... Read more...
The Dom Pérignon Epiphany
The Dom Pérignon Epiphany
|Sara Underdown.
If you did away with the glamour and hype associated with the world’s most marketed prestige champagne, you would find that it stands very steadfastly on its own feet. Dom... Read more...
Light and Life: Champagne Lallier
Light and Life: Champagne Lallier
|Sara Underdown.
On the shelves, Champagne Lallier looks bigger than it really is; its polished brand sits comfortably alongside more recognised contemporaries. But Lallier is comparatively small, producing only 400,000 bottles a... Read more...
Profiling Vertus
Profiling Vertus
|Sara Underdown.
Vertus, a large premier cru village in the southernmost part of the Côte des Blancs, is home to well-known family-run producers such as Duval-Leroy, Veuve Fourny & Fils and Larmandier-Bernier.... Read more...
José Michel, The Meunier Magician
José Michel, The Meunier Magician
|Cam O'Keefe.
The estate of José Michel & Fils was founded long ago, in 1847, making them one of the oldest winegrowing families in the region. Today, the domain remains in the... Read more...
Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, On Returning to Craftsmanship
Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, On Returning to Craftsmanship
|Sara Underdown.
It’s Monday morning in Reims and I’m running late for my first appointment. My taxi hasn’t arrived, leaving me with no choice but to walk the kilometre or so from... Read more...
Harvest 2018 Report
Harvest 2018 Report
|Sara Underdown.
Ten years on from the vintage of the decade, 2018 has delivered a massive windfall to the region of Champagne thanks to an uncommon coming together of quantity and quality... Read more...
The New Piper-Heidsieck
The New Piper-Heidsieck
|Sara Underdown.
As Champagne’s most distant market, with a comparatively small population, it would be easy to consider Australia insignificant in the landscape of worldwide sales for France’s finest bubbles. Not so,... Read more...
In the Pink – Rosé
In the Pink – Rosé
|Sara Underdown.
Rosé, alluringly pretty to the eye with its spectrum of pink, salmon and amber hues, should taste different to other types of champagne, especially classically blended ones on which they... Read more...
Eric Rodez
Eric Rodez
|Sara Underdown.
Eric Rodez’ star is on the rise. The Krug-trained, Ambonnay grower is one of the best in the village. He is known for his single-parcel focus, terroir-driven and skilfully blended... Read more...
The Rise and Rise of Charles Heidsieck
The Rise and Rise of Charles Heidsieck
|Sara Underdown.
I mill around, taking in the display of outdoor greenery from within the room’s expansive glass walls.  The décor is warm and cosy, modern and clean…not unlike the House’s famed... Read more...

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