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Smiling couple in casual clothing standing in a wine cellar with wooden wine barrels
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...
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...
Champagne's Old Vines with Pierre Gimonnet et Fils
Champagne's Old Vines with Pierre Gimonnet et Fils
|Sara Underdown.
There’s no doubt that old vines can produce some superior fruit – concentrated and with considerable character. But to what advantage for champagne? Especially if the preference is for more... Read more...
A New Chapter - Louis Roederer Collection 242
A New Chapter - Louis Roederer Collection 242
|Sara Underdown.
The release of Louis Roederer's brand new, Collection 242, replaces its much-loved Brut Premier. It is an audacious move for Louis Roederer which has traversed a path of unequivocal progress,... Read more...
Pursuing Pinot: Veuve Clicquot
Pursuing Pinot: Veuve Clicquot
|Sara Underdown.
Houses don’t come much bigger than Veuve Clicquot, but they also don’t come much better either. Despite its marketing prowess and colossal production of more than 18 million bottles, the... Read more...
Cristal 2013
Cristal 2013
|Sara Underdown.
Yes, it’s fantastic, but I always knew it would be. All the things I love about Cristal makes even more sense when clothed in vintage 2013. In the latest release... Read more...
Prestige Pivot - What Really Is Prestige Champagne?
Prestige Pivot - What Really Is Prestige Champagne?
|Matthew Lamb.
Prestige champagne is no longer the exclusive domain of the Grandes Marques. Smaller houses – even growers – now attract fiercely loyal followers on account of some very good and... Read more...
Franck Bonville
Franck Bonville
|Sara Underdown.
Chardonnay styles are never more brilliant, nor elegant, than when winemaking meets terroir in a way that does not overpower. Avize based growers, Franck Bonville, have an artful way of... Read more...
Tour de Force: Thiénot X Penfolds
Tour de Force: Thiénot X Penfolds
|Sara Underdown.
When two great wine brands come together, anything can happen. The unlikely collaboration between Thiénot X Penfolds has the potential to change the future for champagne across more challenging markets.... Read more...
Philippe Glavier
Philippe Glavier
|Sara Underdown.
Philippe Glavier may be one of the smallest producers in the Côte des Blancs, but size does not diminish value or quality. His are poignant, driven and super-classy blancs de... Read more...
The Sound of Music: Champagne Apollonis
The Sound of Music: Champagne Apollonis
|Cam O'Keefe.
Champagne Apollonis may belong to one of the oldest families in the Champagne region, but their approach is anything but conventional. Since 2010, they have aged their bottles to the... Read more...

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