(2017) Champagne is one the world's most traditional and iconic wines, with over 300 years of history and an untouchable status (including the famously litigious Champenoise, who rigorously protect their 'brand'). And yet, alon ( More... )
(2017) Earlier this year I wrote about Lidl's Barolo, on sale at a promotional price of just £4.99 for one weekend. The article caused a huge storm on my discussion forum and social media, with 75% of people desperate to get h ( More... )
(2016) A fabulous evening which I co-organised and tutored at Christmas 2016, when an audience of 30 gathered to taste these 10 top Champagnes, including some of the world's rarest and most expensive deluxe cuvées. It really w ( More... )
(2016) It used to be so simple: for a 1920's-themed party, or for those who'd inherited an 18th century French Château, the 'coup' or saucer-shaped glass was perfect for Champagne, even if the legend that it was modelled on th ( More... )
(2015) It might come as something of a surprise that some of the best known Champage names, like Champagne Jacquart and Nicolas Feuillatte, are in fact brands of massive co-operative cellars. These brand names are meant to sha ( More... )
(2015) All sparkling wine starts life as still wine and has the sparkle added later. One of the crucial factors in the quality of every sparkling wine is how the fizz is added. By the Champagne method, the carbon dioxide gas pr ( More... )
(2014) THIERRY ROSET 1959-2014
An intensely private man
On the 20th October 2014 I was scheduled to spend an entire day "deconstructing" the Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve with Thierry Roset, its softly spoken chef de caves. ( More... )
(2014) Anyone visiting Champagne Jacquart's elegant HQ in Reims, the Hôtel du Brimont, could not fail to be impressed. The meticulously and beautifully restored Art Nouveau château sits shoulder to shoulder with Krug and Roed ( More... )
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