Grand Champagne Helsinki 2020 is approaching!

Grand Champagne Helsinki is here again! Bubbles fill the Old Student House on this May weekend bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how, passion and champagnes. In addition to our Finnish talents Essi Avellan MW, Samuil Angelov, Heidi Mäkinen MW, Kim Moliis and […]
2019 CSWWC Champagne Trophies announced!

Champagne chefs de caves Frédéric Panaïotis (Ruinart), Vincent Chaperon (Dom Pérignon), Benoît Gouez (Moët & Chandon), Hervé Deschamps (Perrier-Jouët), Régis Camus (Rare Champagne) and Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon (Louis Roederer) with CSWWC judges Tom Stevenson, George Markus and Essi Avellan MW Fireworks were flying last Monday night, as a record breaking number of awards were presented at […]
Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine, 4th edition is soon out!

A new edition of the world’s leading work on Champagne and sparkling wine Tom Stevenson & Essi Avellan MW Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine The world’s most comprehensive reference to Champagne and sparkling wine, this luxurious fourth edition of Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine has been fully updated and […]
CSWWC 2019 Medal winning Champagnes!

(As this site is for Champagne only, you can check the rest of the sparkling wine World Championship results at www.champagnesparklingwwc.com) The trophy winners will be announced at the CSWWC Awards Gala in London on November 4th.   GOLD & SILVER MEDAL WINNERS   Albert Beerens SILVER: Albert Beerens NV Cuvée Blanc de Noirs   […]
First taste: Laurent-Perrier Blanc de Blancs Nature NV

Long known as a house of Chardonnay, Laurent-Perrier recently crafted its first ever blanc de blancs, which saw the light of day in May this year. In line with current fashion, Chef de Cave Michel Fauconnet went for the brut nature style. But his was not just another bone-dry Champagne. The house has mastered brut […]
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 […]
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