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Changing Seasons: A Year in Champagne
Changing Seasons: A Year in Champagne
|Megan Barber.
Megan Barber lived the beguiling life romantics often dream about – that of a young woman moving from the far side of the world to Paris. Two years ago, she... Read more...
Profiling Ambonnay
Profiling Ambonnay
|Sara Underdown.
The best pinot noir in Champagne is often described as powerful and rich. But in the case of Ambonnay, pinot noir reveals an extra element of elegance that makes champagne... Read more...
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...
Paris wine bar interior with stone ceiling, wine bottles, and tasting glasses on counter
Dilettantes, Paris, France
|Sara Underdown.
Follow the labyrinth of cobblestone roads along the bohemian back-streets of Paris’ St Germain des Pres and you will discover the hidden delights of Dilettantes. Don’t let its unassuming shop... Read more...
Champagne tasting event in an elegant hall with chandeliers and ornate decor
Champagne Week 2018
|Sara Underdown.
Champagne Week has become an annual pilgrimage for wine professionals around the globe keen to explore the diversity of Champagne’s terroir and styles with tastings of still wine and finished... Read more...

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