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About Essi
My palate is one for purity, elegance and vivacity. Regarding champagne, I love what is in the glass but I also love what lies beyond. Champagne is an intriguingly complex and diverse region. A world of luxury and a truly fine wine. Still, where champagne is, fun begins. But knowing more makes it even greater fun. This is the Essence of Champagne.Essi Avellan
Essi has a mind like a steel trap! And she is uniquely qualified. Of all the Champagne specialists I know, Essi is the best and most consistent taster I have encountered, and I have tasted thousands of Champagnes with her, so that is no throwaway statement.Tom Stevenson, wine writer and champagne specialist
One senses a new voice – convincing, precise, analytical and mercifully free of dogmatic judgment masquerading as incontrovertible truth. Put another way, Avellan wears her knowledge and authority lightly, born of quiet self-confidence in the accuracy of her own palate, which is one of the best in the effervescence world.Michael Edwards, wine writer and champagne specialist
In every sip of champagne you can taste a piece of history, culture, terroir and the person behind the wine. To me, this effervescent charmeur is the finest wine on earth. Champagne’s inviting image belies a multi-faceted region and an exceptional amount of human skill in the making. Hence my belief that understanding champagne makes us appreciate it even more. Thirsting to know more and more, to dig deeper and deeper into its secrets, I welcome you to join me for a bubbly tour of Champagne and champagnes.
À la Essi
- Size and Shape: The Champagne Bottle ReimaginedAsk a Champagne lover whether they’d prefer a bottle or a magnum, and watch what happens to their face. The eyes light up. The answer, invariably, is magnum — even among those who couldn’t tell you exactly why. It turns out that instinct is correct. The magnum effect is not romantic mythology. It is physics. …
- Minne Champagne & Wine teki historiaa – voitti maailman parhaan kuohuviinilistan tittelinRavintolasta tuli kaikkien aikojen ensimmäinen suomalainen Star Wine List Global Final -voittaja. Kansainvälinen tunnustus myönnetään maailman parhaimmille viinilistoille ja niiden taustalla työskenteleville ammattilaisille. Minnen kanssa samassa sarjassa finaalissa kilpaili ravintoloita muun muassa Yhdysvalloista, Dubaista, Iso-Britanniasta, Japanista ja Hong Kongista. Palkinnot jaettiin maanantaina 15.6.2026 palkintogaalassa Ruotsin Skånessa, johon osallistui satoja sommeliereja ympäri maailman. – Tämä tunnustus …
- Cuvée William Deutz – an almost complete vertical 1961-2014Earlier this week, a group of Champagne lovers came together for what can only be described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience—an extraordinary tasting orchestrated by Finnish collector Henri Kujala. At its heart was an almost complete vertical of Deutz’s Cuvée William Deutz, spanning decades of history, with only four of the 28 vintages ever produced (1964, …
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