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Sweet Like Sugar: The Role of Dosage
|Annette Lacey MW.
Zero (additional) sugar champagnes may be all the go right now, but beyond the hype they offer an uncommon window into Champagne’s soul. The best are crystalline and pure, exacting... Read more...
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Champagne Wines from the Aube
|Bhatia Dheeraj.
Champagne wines from the Aube, in Champagne’s deep south, are different from those in the Marne. Soil composition, and microclimate, make for particularly good pinot noir growing conditions, with more... Read more...
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Champagne Lanson Partners with Celebrity Chef Luke Nguyen
|Sara Underdown.
Champagne Lanson has announced its partnership with celebrated Australian Chef, Luke Nguyen, which will see their brand represented across all of his venues. Champagne houses have a long history of... 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...
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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...
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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...
Two Vin de Champagne Awards ice buckets on black bases at an award ceremony.
A History of the Vin de Champagne Awards in Australia
|Sara Underdown.
Over the course of its history, Australia's Vin de Champagne Awards became a prestigious and fiercely contested award coveted by professionals and non-professionals alike. But despite its long heritage, relatively... Read more...
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Luxury Cruise Season Offers First Class Champagne Experiences
|Sara Underdown.
Luxury cruise season is officially in full swing. Millennials and Gen-Z travellers are trending when it comes to looking at cruising as a way to see multiple destinations on a... Read more...
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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...
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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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Pommery Celebrates 150 Years with New Releases Apanage 1874 and Cuvée 150
|Sara Underdown.
Champagne Pommery is celebrating 150 years since the release of its first ‘brut’ champagne. Madame Nathalie Vranken flew into Sydney recently, for the occasion, and hosted a gala dinner with... Read more...
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Sara Underdown Now Represents Champagne and Adelaide for Star Wine List
|Sara Underdown.
A year after becoming Star Wine List’s Champagne Ambassador, Australia-based wine writer, presenter and educator, Sara Underdown, adds her hometown of Adelaide to her role. Adelaide local, VINE & BUBBLE... Read more...

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