Champagne News
Sending Champagne into Space
Quite an interesting bit of bubbly news in that Kazzit (worldwide winery guide) have sent a mini bottle of Champagne into space and are apparently the first ever to do so. Some innovative viral marketing from them and quite an interesting video can be viewed on the whole operation: It looked like a special edition…
Champagne Jacques FANIEL – Oriane – Silver Summer Days
Congratulations to Champagne Jacques FANIEL with their Oriane which received a silver medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand categories…
Champagne Always Talks!
Wedding day traditions are no longer held in the esteem it once was. The pressure to host a wedding at a local church or for the groom to wear a tie or for the happy couple to provide a smashing three course meal, are just a few examples of what used to be by obligation…
Pol Roger – Champagne buried alive yet survived
A recent discovery of Pol Roger Champagne was literally unearthed only recently when part of a past collapsed chalk cellar was dug out to reveal the pre 1900 bottles. The cellar was said to have collapsed back in 1900 and taken with it many barrels and bottles produced and stored at the time. The current cellar master Dominique…
Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brut Rosé NV gets a Seasonal Makeover
Champagne Lanson’s multi-award-winning, perennial favourite Rose Label Brut Rosé NV bottle gets a seasonal makeover. After the phenomenal successes of previous limited edition bottles, Champagne Lanson has decided to launch a more audacious, creative and original Rose Label Brut Rosé NV bottle. The new limited edition bottle, inspired by London’s Shoreditch district, is available now…
Champagne Bureau now allows itself to mix in with all the other Sparkling Wines at The London Wine Fair
Though I greatly appreciate and admire Champagne and have fallen in love many times with certain labels and the countless beauty spots from the region, I have always said it is just another wine and to be specific, a sparkling wine. Though this might not be what the Comité Champagne saw themselves as, which would…
Champagne Gallimard Père & Fils – Cuvée Amphoressence – Silver Sea Breeze
Congratulations to Champagne Gallimard Père & Fils with their Cuvée Amphoressence which received a silver medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to…
Champagne Deutz – Brut Classic Non Vintage – Silver Sea Breeze
Congratulations to Champagne Deutz with their Brut Classic Non Vintage which received a silver medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand categories such…
Pinot Meunier Lovers I give you Champagne H.Blin
“Champagne H.Blin strives to capture a sense of place by focusing on the unique characteristics of the Pinot Meunier indigenous grape varietal.“ I was particularly pleased to receive an invitation to a Champagne and food pairing lunch by a label that I am not too familiar with, Champagne H.Blin – I never tire of experiencing…