Glass of Bubbly
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé
Brut Rosé – A Romantic Champagne The production secrets and the vinification method of this cuvée go back to the origins of the House of BILLECART-SALMON and have been handed down for seven generations. The Brut Rosé is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir vinified as red wine. Its pale and bright pink colour…
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Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut
A Champagne full of brightness and purity. Its innovating style remains faithful to the balanced charm of the three varietals from Champagne: Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. No sugar has been added to the dosage. Pale and gold intensity enhanced by pure brightness. The mousse is energetic with an abundant ultra fine bubble. Complex…
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Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve and Demi-Sec
Brut Réserve is a light, fine and harmonious Champagne. Its blend is made with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from three different years, sourced from the best sites in the Champagne region. This cuvée, with reflections of straw yellow, stands out by the finesse of its slowly rising bubbles and its persistent and abounding…
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The making of sparkling wine at N° 1 Family Estate
At the N° 1 Family Estate, the traditional method of Champagne production is followed, starting with the hand harvesting of the grapes in March at 19 brix. They are then whole bunch pressed in our especially imported Champagne Vaselin press with an extraction rate of 650 litres per tonne. The juice is settled for 15…
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New Zealand methode traditionelle specialist and Champagne-maker, Daniel Le Brun, launched his wholly family-owned wine producing business in July 1999, utilising the same processes perfected by his Champagne-making family in France over the last 12 generations. The winery has been set up with state of the art processing equipment, imported from Champagne. Marketer and Champagne-maker…
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What did I think of Crémant?
Well, in a word, fantastic! Maybe I just got very lucky with the three different wines that I had, but if it was purely down to luck then I’ll hop off and get my lottery tickets for the week before it runs out. I started on the Friday night with the De Chanceny Crémant de Loire from Spirited…
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What’s my Crémant going to taste like?
Big thing about sparkling wine, and the taste you’ll get is how it’s made. If you know how it’s made you’re well over half the battle of what to expect. I did a blog (feels like ages ago now) about the different methods used to make sparkling wines. Crémant, along with Champagne and Cava, uses the traditional method. This…
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Food pairings with Crémant
When you’re thinking of food pairing you need to remember the major tastes or character of your wine. With Crémant we’re looking at high acidity, yeasty (bread/biscuit) flavours, and fresh green fruit (apples, pears). So what do we need to think about: – High acidity means you can have high acid foods, oily foods, and fatty foods – Try to match up…
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Seegir Wine Storage
Seegir are a specialist company providing unique and distinct wine care products to private collectors, leading hotels, exclusive restaurants and wine producers throughout the UK. Our background and technical expertise is found in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning but our passion is for wine. Bringing these two qualities together provides the perfect combination of expert advice and a…
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