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Champagne Collet Invites you to Discover Champagne in a Different Way
In the heart of the sloped vineyards of Aÿ, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cité du Champagne invites you to discover Champagne in a different way. Through various thematic and educational spaces, this exceptional wine reveals its secrets, its soil and its know-how, thanks to a rich collection which is beautifully presented…
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Wedding Color-Themed Sparkling Wines
Weddings are anything goes these days, down to the color of the bubbly for the toast. Pale straw and lightly pink, move over. Look for Instagram-worthy and color-theme friendly shades of yellow, red, white and neon blue. If one of these is the color of your bridesmaid dresses, even better! Think about your budget here…
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Discover the Land Rover Vineyard Tour at Champagne Sylvie Moreau
Do something different with you next visit to Champagne and have an exciting experience visiting a vineyard by Land Rover. Champagne Sylvie Moreau is situated 12 km from Reims on a small piece of the Montagne de Reims, they produce high quality Champagnes, partly thanks to the situation of their vineyards in the Montagne de Reims,…
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Greyfriars Vineyard Opens Chalk Wine Cave
Greyfriars’ new chalk wine cave on the North Downs in Surrey has been opened. The 18-month excavation and build project created a wine cave that has been carved out of the side of the Hog’s Back near Guildford. The resulting 3,500 square foot cellar will store up to 250,000 bottles of Greyfriars’ award-winning wines. A…
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Celebrity Interview: Elena Russo
Elena Russo was born in Naples, that alone already sets up someone for a lifetime of enjoying fantastic food and of course amazing wines. She moved to Rome, where she started her career as an actress. Her debut was in the film Finalmente soli (1997), followed by Besame mucho (1999) and Amor nello specchio (1999).…
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New Cellar Manager for Thiénot Champagne
Alain, Stanislas and Garance Thiénot are pleased to announce that Nicolas Uriel has been appointed Thiénot Champagne’s new Cellar Manager. Nicolas Uriel began working at Thiénot Champagne as vineyard relations manager in 2008. He learnt his craft from Laurent Fédou, the man behind the Thiénot house style since the company was founded in 1985, and…
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Discover Montagne de Reims in Champagne
Did you know the Montagne de Reims has the world’s only reserve of dwarf beeches, they are known as the ‘Faux de Verzy’. Situated between Reims and Épernay; its natural and built heritage can be explored by following the Champagne Trail, which criss-crosses the region. The vineyards of Montagne de Reims are situated between the…
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Duchess of Cornwall Plants ‘Millionth’ Vine in the UK
At the South of England Show, Ardingly, West Sussex, Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, planted a vine to officially represent the ‘Millionth vine’ planted in the UK this year. The Duchess of Cornwall is President of the United Kingdom Vineyards Association (UKVA), the UK wine industry’s central organisation. The ceremonial planting took place…
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Discover Champagne Mailly
The domain Mailly Grand Cru is situated exclusively in the village of Mailly Champagne, in the heart of the Regional Nature Park of the Montagne de Reims. Mailly Champagne was classified Grand Cru in 1920 and is the only Champagne House to source all of its wines from Grand Cru vineyards. Only 17 of Champagne’s 319…
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