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CSWWC 2016 Results
Read more: CSWWC 2016 ResultsThe Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) is delighted to unveil a record number of 149 Gold & 143 Silver medals for 2016. As this site is for Champagne only, you can check the rest of the sparkling wine World Championship results at www.champagnesparklingwwc.com. Champagne was again the most successful region with its…
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Hervé Dantan – chef de cave of Lanson
Read more: Hervé Dantan – chef de cave of LansonPublished in French on July 2nd in Flacons of Champagne magazine as supplement to the L’Equipe newspaper: The camera follows Hervé Dantan as he briskly walks between rows of vines at Clos Lanson, the ancient walled one-hectare vineyard in downtown Reims. The spring weather is both chilly and breezy and I notice that the camera…
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Launch of Clos Lanson 2006 and full vertical 2006-2015
Read more: Launch of Clos Lanson 2006 and full vertical 2006-2015Vineyards have had to give way to the expanding city of Reims. But two clos, walled vineyards, still exist within the city boundaries. Pommery’s vast, 25ha Les Clos Pompadour guards the Notre Dame cathedral from Butte Saint-Nicaise whereas the 1-hectare Clos Lanson sits on the hill of Courlancy next to the winery, viewing the cathedral…
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Elite Traveler: Essi Avellan on champagne myths
Read more: Elite Traveler: Essi Avellan on champagne mythsChampagne is the simplest thing, isn’t it? It is the bubbly wine we have all figured out, a drink that has a clear time and place. It kick-starts any party, is a non-negotiable must at weddings and self-evidently poses on the Formula 1 podium. Still, I would call it the most misunderstood of wines. Let…
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Elite Traveler: Essi Avellan on the new Moët
Read more: Elite Traveler: Essi Avellan on the new MoëtWhen Dom Pérignon some ten years ago diverged from Moët & Chandon to become a champagne family of its own, it left the tip of the Moët champagne pyramid unoccupied. Creating a wine to replace something as iconic Dom Pérignon sounds like a daunting task, but Moët & Chandon boldly came up with an unforeseen…
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Grand Champagne Helsinki – Master Classes in English
Read more: Grand Champagne Helsinki – Master Classes in EnglishGrand Champagne Helsinki is here again from April 21st to 23rd ! Bubbles fill Helsinki’s Old Student House on this April weekend bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how and champagnes. Our local experts will hold their Master Classes in Finnish but there…
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Grand Champagne Helsinki 2016 – April 21st to 23rd
Read more: Grand Champagne Helsinki 2016 – April 21st to 23rdGrand Champagne Helsinki is here again! Bubbles fill the Old Student House on this April weekend bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how and champagnes. This year our Star Guests include the prestigious Krug champagne house’s Olivier Krug and Clovis Taittinger of his…
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9th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium in May 2016
Read more: 9th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium in May 2016Over three days, leading members of the international wine community will gather in Brighton to share ideas and meet with others involved in the wine business. Since 1984, a community of international wine professionals has met every four years to discuss the issues surrounding the production of wine in cool climates. These meetings have become…
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News: Taittinger to become the first Champagne House to invest in English Sparkling Wine
Read more: News: Taittinger to become the first Champagne House to invest in English Sparkling WineChampagne Taittinger has announced today the launch of Domaine Evremond, a premium English Sparkling Wine project in Kent realised together with their importer Hatch Mansfield and private investors. Forty hectares of the 69-hectare Stone Stile Farm property will be planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier vines. The site has been chosen with the help…
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Philipponnat Les Cintres from the heart of Clos des Goisses
Read more: Philipponnat Les Cintres from the heart of Clos des GoissesThe wait is over. I have with great curiosity longed to taste the new Les Cintres cuvée from the three core parcelles of Clos des Goisses, the iconic, warm, steeply sloping vineyard of Philipponnat. Initiated by Michel Bettane’s urge to have a red Pinot Noir made from the warmest plots, Charles Philipponnat saw more sense…
