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Lanson Launches Private Cellar and Concierge Service
|Sara Underdown.
Lanson has launched a first opportunity for collectors to have their own private cellar and concierge service, stored within the perfect conditions of the Maison’s historic premises in Reims. At... Read more...
Elegant dinner table setting with red napkins, wine glasses, Bollinger menu, and candlelight.
The Art of Tablescaping with Champagne and Florals
|Nicole Goodyer.
Florist and award-winning champagne afficionado, Nicky Goodyer, gives her advice on how to elevate your next champagne dinner with the art of tablescaping using florals.  Hosting a glamorous dinner party... Read more...
Louis Roederer Cristal 2009 champagne bottles on ice in metal tubs, crystal glasses behind
Louis Roederer Tops Most Admired Champagne Brands - Again!
|Sara Underdown.
Louis Roederer has retained its title as The World’s Most Admired Champagne Brand for the sixth year in a row.     Now in its 12th year, the list has... Read more...
Aged Krug champagne bottle with worn vintage label on a white background
Life-Changing Champagnes
|Sara Underdown.
Australians have a greater affinity with champagne than local sparkling wine. It’s true. Notwithstanding our love for France’s finest fizz, the quality of our burgeoning sparkling wine production has increased... Read more...
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How to Serve Champagne this Christmas
|Sara Underdown.
Christmas’ feel-good vibe inspires us to open more bottles of champagne than at any other time of the year. It’s true. But as we float from party-to-party and gift-to-gift, champagne... Read more...
Two bottles of champagne and a wine glass on a barrel table by a pool
Top Blanc de Blancs Champagnes for Summer
|Sara Underdown.
Stave off the heat this summer with our recommendations for some of the best blanc de blancs available now. From light and bright to mouth-filling creaminess and salivating minerality, these... Read more...
Vintage champagne bottles and Lanson Vintage Collection box on wooden pallets in a warehouse.
Australia Set For Largest Ever Champagne Auction
|Sara Underdown.
Off the back of the hugely successful Sotheby’s rare Champagne auction, held in Paris in June, Langtons (Australia’s premier destination for fine wine auctions), is kicking-off the largest single-region champagne... Read more...
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A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Champagne
|Marcell Kustos PhD.
Buying and cellaring champagne for future pleasure or investment, needn’t just be for the elite, astute investor or academic wine lover. Irrespective of your intentions, you can easily begin your... Read more...
Woman in a gold dress holding a Louis Roederer champagne bottle in a stylish bar
Sara Underdown on Living Your Best Champagne Life
|Sara Underdown.
From summers in Reims sipping rare champagnes to experiencing the real side of harvest, Sara Underdown's love of champagne has given her a life to savour. Originally published in the... Read more...
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Best Champagnes for Christmas Day 2021
|Sara Underdown.
Get out the glasses, here are some of the best Christmas Day champagnes to pair with festive foods. Christmas’ feel-good vibe inspires us to open more bottles of Champagne than... Read more...
Hand pouring champagne from Riedel decanter into glass against dark background
The Great Debate: Decanting Champagne
|Marcell Kustos PhD.
To decant or not to decant may be one of the most contentious debates amongst champagne lovers, but it goes without saying that champagne is firstly a wine. Decanted properly,... Read more...
Two women wine tasting at a modern table with glasses and a champagne bottle
What's in a Glass?
|Sara Underdown.
How can you measure what’s in a glass? Hint, I’m not talking volume. Intangibles, notably appearance and aroma, should impart to a glass something worth beholding, though the sum of... Read more...

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