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Triple 'A' from Avize
Triple 'A' from Avize
|Jelena van Eerdenburg.
Creativity often emerges from boredom or constraint, thus the "Agrapart Avize" project was born during confinement in 2020. Three friends took bold action to create an extraordinary brand in the... Read more...
Smiling woman in Henriot vest standing in a sunlit vineyard in autumn.
Why Champagne Henriot is Going Organic
|Sara Underdown.
Champagne Henriot's chardonnay-driven elegant champagnes are some the best – and most legendary – in the Champagne region, but its legacy doesn’t begin or end there. Since 2020, they have changed gears, appointing a... Read more...
Scenic vineyard on rolling hills with chalky white cliffs and winding dirt paths
Minerality - What Does it Mean?
|Matthew Lane.
'Minerality' is a key contributor to champagne's unmistakable bracing and refreshing style. As a descriptor, it has entered our vocabulary of character assessments tactfully thrown into almost every tasting. But... Read more...
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The Greatness of Champagne's Chardonnay
|Kaaren Palmer.
Champagne may be celebrated as a blend of three great varietals, but in the case of chardonnay, it has the ability to stand alone like no other. Blanc de blancs... Read more...
Dom Perignon Rose champagne bottle with dark grapes and leaves background
The New Dom Pérignon
|Sara Underdown.
Beyond the luxe allure of its esteemed brand, Dom Pérignon’s true appeal can be found in its profound metamorphosis over decades of time. During a special visit to learn more... Read more...
Winemaker in front of large wooden fermentation barrel in a winery setting
From Champagne, A Wine With No Bubbles
|Yoko Ota-Sawyer.
Long before champagne was celebrated for its fizz, it was famed for its still wines – especially its reds - which were light in body and dry. There is something... Read more...
Group of people with a dog in front of a neon TRAIT-D-UNION Champagne sign
Champagne’s Most Distinctive Group, Trait-d-Union
|Yuri Shima.
Trait-d-Union is arguably the most sought-after ticket every other year during Le Printemps des Champagne’s week-long revelry of the finest grower fizz. But what really is it and how did... Read more...
Close-up of ripe black grapes on vine with green leaves in vineyard
M is for Meunier
|Yoko Ota-Sawyer.
Meunier has long been the underappreciated varietal of the Champagne appellation; misunderstood as the poor ageing, fun and fruity ‘lesser’ component of classically blended champagnes. But a new wave of... Read more...
People walking with red umbrellas and hats in a green vineyard under a cloudy sky
Champagne 2.0: Re-Writing the Constitution of Non-Vintage Champagnes
|Sara Underdown.
Champagne has enjoyed much of its success on a vertically integrated blend of varietals, crus and years to create a unique wine of consistency and predictability. But with changes to... Read more...
Man in vineyard wearing red jacket and orange scarf, with village and cloudy sky in background
Jacques Picard: Bastion of Berru
|Sara Underdown.
A stone’s throw east of Reims there’s a place you most likely haven’t heard of. Berru is an historic village that has been at the frontline of battlegrounds during both... Read more...
Egly-Ouriet Champagne bottles lineup on wooden table, label of Millesime 2014 Grand Cru in focus
Egly-Ouriet New Release Champagnes
|Sara Underdown.
Egly-Ouriet has been long celebrated for making some of the very best wines in Champagne; integrating purity and precision within richness, roundness and deep concentration to create age-defying champagnes that... Read more...
A Change in the Wind
A Change in the Wind
|Gert Crum.
Champagne lovers gather around. Listen, can you hear the winds of change? Now, more than ever, Champagne’s growers are bringing awareness to flavour, style and the all-important question of terroir.... Read more...

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