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After a generous 2022 harvest that delighted winegrowers and cellar masters alike, attention is now focused on the 2023 vintage. Despite a difficult start to the campaign, with heavy rainfall from March to mid-May, the return of sunshine at the end of May enabled the vineyards to show us its best side for the flowering.…

Champagne Deutz, the Champagne House founded in 1838 by William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann and Delas Frères, one of the great Rhône Valley wine producers since 1835, both of which became part of the Roederer Collection group in 1993, welcome their new CEO, Marc Hoellinger. Marc joins the management team from today and will officially…

A woman of terroir and wine Caroline Latrive’s passion for wine was passed down to her from an early age by her consultant winemaker father. Her career path became apparent through her choice of studies as well as her first internships with prestigious champagne houses such as Piper and Charles Heidsieck, Louis Roederer and Palmer.…

Have extremes become the new norm? Calm has returned to the vineyards after 12 days bubbling with excitement. The years are now characterised by extreme conditions and ‘the norm’ seems to have become a thing of the past. Whilst 2021 was a year of humidity and cool temperatures, 2022 stood out for its intense heat,…

At the time of going to press we can confirm that the 2022 vintage is looking to be much kinder than the previous one. Could this be nature’s way of apologising for the complications of the 2021 vintage? The weather overall has been positive for the growth of the vine. The absence of vine disease…

The year 2021 is in stark contrast to the previous ‘very sunny’ vintages; and the harvest, with its capricious weather, was like the vine’s cycle has been: tricky! We had it all in 2021: frost in spring, severe thunderstorms sometimes accompanied by hail, heavy rainfall leading to an unparalleled threat of mildew and a deterioration…

Temperature variations, ripening, the winegrowing cycle… All together an unprecedented harvest! After 11 days of harvesting in summer-like weather, the grapes, the fruit of an entire year’s work in the vineyards, have been safely brought home. The yields, considering the vagaries of the weather over the year, are decent and the quality, so important to…

One of the true great family firms in Champagne from its birth in Ay (1838) until 1990, Deutz fell victim to the effects of the ensuing first Gulf War that triggered acute world recession, compounded by disagreements among family shareholders. So, Head of House André Lallier-Deutz had to consider selling up; he, fortunately, found a…