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Smiling couple in casual clothing standing in a wine cellar with wooden wine barrels

August 5, 2022|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

February 13, 2022|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

January 15, 2022|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

January 11, 2022|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

September 19, 2021|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

June 30, 2021|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

May 15, 2021|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?

January 15, 2021|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

January 3, 2021|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

November 30, 2020|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

September 20, 2020|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

January 13, 2020|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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