First taste: Bollinger La Grande Année 2008

Further boosting the hype around the 2008 vintage, Bollinger is now revealing its La Grande Année 2008. It is the first vintage Bollinger to be released in the new bottle and comes dressed with a new, chic label. Composition: 71% Pinot Noir, 29% Chardonnay Key villages: Aÿ and Verzenay for Pinot Noir, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and […]
Grand Champagne Helsinki 2019

Grand Champagne Helsinki 2019 – Bigger and bubblier than ever Bubbles fill the Old Student House of Helsinki 9th – 11th of May bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how, passion and champagnes. ”We are thrilled to welcome star guests of the greatest […]
Essi Avellan knighted as Chevalier l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole

On April 4th, 2018 the ambassador of France in Finland, Mr. Serge Tomasi, presented Master of Wine Essi Avellan with the insignia of Knight in the National Order of Agricultural Merit (Chevalier l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole). The Agricultural Merit was established in France in 1883 by the famous Minister of Agriculture Jules Méline. It is […]
Champagne novelties

Ruinart Dom Ruinart 2007                                                92->95 The first Dom Ruinart crafted by chef de cave Frédéricic Panaïotis. Wide open, buttery nose with ripe Chardonnay profile with apple, lemon, liquorice and mild toastiness. Behind the ripe tones there is also a cool touch of green fruit. Full-bodied, succulent palate with a touch of firming […]
News: A new cuvée from Charles Heidsieck

There is an exciting new member to the Charles Heidsieck wine family. This brand new wine launched today follows the old Charles Heidsieck non-vintage blanc de blancs tradition that was initiated back in 1947. The aimed style is sumptuous as one can expect from the house but cellar master Cyril Brun has also wanted to […]
Grand Champagne Helsinki 2018

Bubbles fill the Old Student House of Helsinki 19th – 21st of April bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how, passion and champagnes. ”We are thrilled to welcome star guests of the greatest calibre joining us in our celebration of champagne. Our mission […]
Review of ‘Essi Avellan’s Champagne’ by Tamlyn Currin at www.jancisrobinson.com

Tamlyn Currin’s review of ‘Essi Avellan’s Champagne’ was published at www.jancisrobinson.com of December 18th 2017. Here is a link to the original article. Essi Avellan’s Champagne A guide for champagne lovers and gourmet travellers Essi Avellan MW Published by AvelVino Media ISBN 9789529385720 €37, £32 (also available as a digital book for €12.99) Review by […]
Dominique Demarville – chef de cave of Veuve Clicquot

A shorter version was first published in French December 16th 2017 in Flacons of Champagne magazine: The air is thick with expectation. Chef de cave Dominique Demarville has set in front of us wines from an submarine champagne vault in the Baltic Sea next to duplicates from their Reims cellars. It is midsummer in the […]
‘Essi Avellan’s Champagne’ to compete against other French Wine Books in Gourmand Awards finals

The Gourmand Awards have announced that Essi Avellan’s Champagne is the national winner for Finland in its category ‘French Wine book’. The book will now compete in its category against winners from other countries for the Best in the World. The results will be announced on May 26, 2018 at the annual Gourmand Awards Ceremony in […]
Champagnes triumph at the CSWWC Awards 2017

All pictures by Charmaine Grieger Dom Pérignon 1998 P2 in Magnum was named Supreme World Champion and Best French Sparkling Wine Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy collected the trophies from judges Tom Stevenson, Essi Avellan MW and Dr Tony Jordan in front of a ‘who’s who’ gathering of over 120 international winemakers, producers and journalists […]
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