- Grand Champagne Helsinki 2023
Bubbles fill the Old Student House of Helsinki 11th 13th 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 caliber joining us in our celebration of champagne. Our mission is … - Essi Avellan reviews Bollinger R.D. 2008 in Club Oenologique
‘An age-defying beauty’ Essi Avellan MW introduces the hotly anticipated Bollinger R.D. 2008, a fitting wine to mark the baton exchange from the late Gilles Descôtes to Bollinger’s incoming chef de cave, Denis Bunner. This week sees the release of the much-awaited Bollinger R.D. 2008, the longer lees-aged version of the house’s celebrated La Grande …Read more “Essi Avellan reviews Bollinger R.D. 2008 in Club Oenologique”
- Essi Avellan reports from ASI Best Sommelier of the World competition in The World of Fine WineRaimonds Tomsons is ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023 Essi Avellan MW reports from the ASI Best Sommelier of the World competition in Paris, won before a crowd of 4,000 spectators by Latvia’s Raimonds Tomsons. February saw the ASI Best Sommelier of the World competition return to France after a break of 34 years. …
- CSWWC Awards Gala’s Champagne highlights
The Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships 8 World Champions, 10 National Champions and 13 Regional Champions were all presented at a global ‘who’s who’ gathering of over 150 international winemakers, producers, industry, and journalists at the CSWWC Awards Dinner that took place in London at the iconic Merchants Taylors Hall last week. Champagne won … - Trophy winners at CSWWC 2022 awarded!Battle of the Sparkling Wine World – CSWWC Awards Dinner 2022 Corks have been popping all over the world this weekend as a total of 35 Trophies were presented from the Best in Class winners to the greatest sparkling wine producers from around the globe. The top wins reveal new stars to the sparkling wine …
- Club Oenologique Champagne Report is out!Our first ever Champagne Report with Club Oenologique magazine is out. I tasted 350 champagnes for this report, of which some 250 made it past the 90-point mark. In the Part 1 of the report published today we focus on champagne houses’ and cooperatives’ produce, and a special grower champagne report will follow next year! …
- CSWWC 2022 medal results are out!
The medal winners of the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships are announced with a total of 147 Gold & 249 Silver medals awarded in this year’s competition. This year saw close to 1000 sparkling wines judged over 11 days from 21 different countries with Australia, France and Italy submitting their most entries since the … - Tasted: Alfred Gratien Memoires CollectionTheMemoires Collection by Alfred Gratien – three consecutive vintages from 1996 until 1998, all crafted by the father-son winemaking duo, Jean-Pierre and Nicolas Jaeger. We commenced with the youngest, Memory 1998 (disgorged February 2015). The colour showed deep golden already and the nose was rich and abundantly fruity with tropical fruit meeting golden raisins, yellow …
- Club Oenologique: New fizz on the block by Essi AvellanNew fizz on the block: meet the experimental grower Champagne producers The grower Champagne revolution shows no sign of slowing, with a wealth of confident, experimental producers challenging traditional lore through an increased focus on single-vineyard wines. Essi Avellan MW pays a visit to six of them. The sweeping changes of the past 20 years …
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- Club Oenologique: Champagnes of the Year!With many houses reporting a run on fizz, Essi Avellan MW picks out the best new releases to snap up now – and enjoy later The past two years have been a roller-coaster ride in the Champagne world. The major houses have rebounded from the slump generated by the onset of the pandemic only to …
