A Champagne that I have many good memories of is Duval-Leroy. A house with a famous history and where adversity turned in to success that inspires many still today and who lit up the first movement towards woman making a true mark in the industry. Champagne Duval-Leroy “In this family history, Carol is the female…

How some independent Champagne makers are finding success by challenging accepted wisdom. The usual version of this old saying is If you can’t beat them… join them. In Champagne that has traditionally meant looking for success by following the lead of the famous brands, but recently many small Champagne producers are finding that breaking some…

When you’re looking at a row of Champagne bottles in a wine shop or working your way down the Champagne list in a restaurant looking for clues about which one to choose, the words ‘Grand Cru ‘stand out as a reassuring beacon in the darkness. If it says Grand Cru on the label, it must…

(and ‘No’ that doesn’t involve drinking poor quality wine). If you’re reading this you’re probably someone who enjoys Champagne and would like to open Champagne more frequently and be more generous when you’re entertaining friends, family or colleagues, but let’s face it, Champagne is not the cheapest wine available and you might assume that drinking…

And does the question conceal a different challenge for Champagne? If you go back far enough in history it seems that, even as long ago as the late 17th century when Champagne first appeared on the scene, there was a variety of shapes and sizes of glass to choose from. Short and stubby, tall and…

Ask 100 people this question and 90 of them will say NO and in most cases, they would be right (or at least, not wrong), but the reality is a little more complicated. There are a few reasons why people say you shouldn’t decant Champagne: One is that roughly 75% of all Champagne that is…

The beauty of Champagne is that is both a great wine to drink and equally impressive when paired with foods. Without doubt the popularity of pairing Champagne with food has grown and expanded without fear so we are much more accepting to and agreeing with titles such as ‘Pairing Champagne with Fish & Chips‘ and…

What defines the elegance of a woman? The posture, the way she looks or her inner beauty? Probably all of them, and it is what makes her so unique. And what about wine? When can we describe wine as elegant? By the shape of its bottle, by its label or by the content? More than…

It could quite possibly be that the first time you got to try Champagne was during a celebration and likely that it was one where you were welcoming in the New Year. The popping of the cork, the clinking of the glasses of freshly poured Champagne along with Auld Lang Syne sang all together as…