Glass of Bubbly
Champagne Sélèque: The Range
Giving our wines their identity, our “terroir” guides our style and our wine-making choices. We seek optimum grape maturity by sampling the grapes on the vine. We then use small vertical 4000 kg presses, enabling us to keep the juices from each plot separate. The juice ferments slowly in a variety of containers – steel…
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Champagne Brice
History of the House Our family is, from the 17th century, strongly established in Bouzy where we are running 8 hectares of vineyards. Champagne Brice relies on its supply of grapes coming from about 20 hectares, in particular from Aÿ, Bouzy, Cramant, and Verzenay, which are since the middle of the 19th century, the 4…
Read MoreBoizel: An Exceptional Champagne House
The Boizel Spirit Each member of the Boizel family is proud to be part of this wonderful story and to take their turn as the holder of the family traditions that have been passed from father to son (or daughter) since 1834. But beyond recipes, blending secrets and customs, every generation has strived to enrich…
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Boizel: The Essential Champagnes
Brut Réserve True expression of the savoir-faire and skill of the House: its best ambassador. Tasting notes The robe is brilliant straw gold. The effervescence shows great finesse with tiny bubbles in swirling columns.The expressive, fine and fresh nose opens on white flowers aromas (hawthorn) followed by an elegant fruity ambiance with notes of white…
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Wiston Estate: History, Vineyard & Winery
The History The Wiston Estate has been owned and managed by the Goring family since 1743. Its 6000 acres straddle the chalky slopes of the South Downs. Sussex beef herds, grazing sheep and arable crops have been part of the Estate landscape for centuries but it was not until Pip arrived that the ancient Roman…
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Champagne Anyone?
Having been almost bathing in this stuff lately courtesy of some quite brilliant events and plain decadence I thought it was time to throw a few lines and recommendations out there for what is arguably the King of Wines. Charles II loved it and if it’s good enough for that philandering party animal then it’s…
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Irvine Meslier Brut
The name Irvine represents a number of things: a luxurious super-premium wine brand, a gorgeous vineyard in Eden Valley, South Australia, a truly exciting dream and above all, a Grand experience in wine. At a much simpler level, Irvine is our family name and family business – the name at the front of the years…
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Dom Perignon
I love Champagne, and have many favorites, but no other Champagne impresses me more than Dom Pérignon. I’m certain that quite a few of you are surprised by my enthusiasm for the Dom. After all, it’s so “out there,” so well-known, so available. You would think that a wine writer who specializes in Champagne such…
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Introducing FISH & SIPS at Kensington Place
This August, vibrant neighbourhood fish brasserie, Kensington Place has transformd its private dining room into a pop-up bar, ‘FISH & SIPS’, sponsored by Boutique Brands, a London based luxury drinks company. Situated a stone’s throw from Notting Hill station, FISH & SIPS offers a selection of summer cocktails created by resident mixologist and bar manager,…
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