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Yielding Champagne
Yielding Champagne
|Sara Underdown.
Deciding Champagne yields each year is a complicated process. A multitude of factors are taken into consideration, involving a network of industry stakeholders, to determine quantity. In doing so, the... 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...
Harvest 2019 Report
Harvest 2019 Report
|Caroline Henry.
After the bumper 2018 harvest, 2019 had a lot to live up to. Champagne journalist and author, Caroline Henry, reports back from last year’s difficult harvest, with early results indicating... Read more...
Returning to Craftsmanship: Cristal 2012
Returning to Craftsmanship: Cristal 2012
|Sara Underdown.
On the year of his 20th Anniversary as chef de cave of Champagne Louis Roederer, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon has reached another epic milestone in his environmental quest with the release of... Read more...
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...

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