Issue No 5

Issue No. 5 of VINE & BUBBLE Magazine is now available! 

This issue we profile some of Champagne's greatest growers on the backdrop of an extensive taste and talk with two of Adelaide's leading sommeliers. 

We look at how conscientious and skilful growers are re-framing the context of our champagne appreciation. These are the truly great growers who, in contrast to bringing diverse components together into a single blend, frame their style more narrowly to appreciate distinctions in vine and vintage, terroir, and winemaking.

As always, we provide the best line-up of thoughtful content:

• Great Growers – By Sara Underdown
• Revisiting Style: The Battle of Vessels – By Marcell Kustos PhD
• Streets Strewn with Champagne – By Christina Kaigg
• Pursuing Pinot with Veuve Clicquot – By Sara Underdown
• Blending In. Champagne's Reserve Wines – By Kaaren Palmer
• The Great Debate: Decanting Champagne – By Marcell Kustos PhD
• A Growing Concern (Opinion Piece) – By Cam O'Keefe
• The Tasting Room 
• The Forgotten Bunch – By Yoko Ota-Sawyer
• Vintage 2013: A Profile – By Sara Underdown
• Places to Drink Champagne: Mt Lofty House (Adelaide Hills) and Nick and Nora's (Melbourne) - By Sara Underdown and Christina Kaigg
  

Read all 88 pages of original content, written by leading sommeliers, wine writers, industry representatives and educators with expert knowledge of champagne.

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