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 […]
A book review of “Essi Avellan’s Champagne”

Miquel Hudin of Wineonsix.com reviewed ‘Essi Avellan’s Champagne’ on August 16th, 2017. See here for the full review. Here are some of Miquel’s comments: ‘There is a great wealth of information here that I’m sure I’ll keep coming back to, especially the lengthy vintage guide that may be understated in how useful this is to […]
CSWWC announces 2017 Gold & Silver medal results

With the unrivalled sparkling wine experience of our three judges (the “Dream Team” of Tom Stevenson, Essi Avellan MW and Dr Tony Jordan), it is little wonder that no other competition can boast the breadth and quality of entries that the CSWWC continues to receive. The CSWWC is the largest and most relevant sparkling wine […]
Trial www.essiavellan.com for free and enjoy special subscription price until July 30th

You can now trial Essi Avellan’s Essence of Champagne at www.essiavellan.com for free! This site is designed to be your digital guidebook to the world of Champagne. It provides you with all champagne essentials from styles and types to vintage assessment and tips for visiting the region. Enjoy profiles and tastingnotes of over 2000 champagnes […]
Novelties from Ruinart

Ruinart Chef de Cave Frédéric Panaiotïs   Dom Ruinart La Réserve 1998 – Only available via Twitter! Ruinart enters the game of late-disgorged champagnes with its 1998 Dom Ruinart La Réserve. And with a quite unique sales concept. The very limited lot of bottles can only be purchased via Twitter by contacting Les Carnets Ruinart […]
New Book: Essi Avellans Champagne

Press Release – for immediate release 20 April 2017 New Guide takes readers on a 5-star tasting journey around Champagne Essi Avellan’s Champagne : A Guide for Champagne Lovers and Gourmet Travellers Internationally acclaimed Champagne specialist, judge and author Essi Avellan MW has published a new Guide to buying and enjoying champagne and visiting the […]
Novelty: Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old NV

This new cuvée from Veuve Clicquot really shows off with the house’s impressive library of reserve wines. It is blended of only reserve wines with 2010 functioning as the base, complemented by the beautiful 2009, 2008, 2006, 1996 and 1988 vintages. What a delicious recipe and I am pleased to report it works in practise, […]
The Finest Bubble Champagne Tasting with Essi Avellan MW

Prestige Cuvée Blanc vs Rosé Wednesday 17th May 2017 at 67 Pall Mall Presented by Essi Avellan MW Following the huge success of the previous Champagne events, The Finest Bubble are holding another unique blind tasting at 67 Pall Mall. The theme this time is a comparison of 8 pairs of Blanc and Rosé Prestige […]
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