Champagne News
5 Important Factors in Producing Good Champagne
Champagne is a wonderful thing to study, from enjoying tasting the many varied labels and varieties to looking in to how it is made and the people behind producing some of the world’s finest labels. Not only is Champagne steeped in history, but the complex way that it is made means that it’s superior taste…
Pol Roger to Sell Winston Churchill’s Famous Pint of Champagne
Winston Churchill’s favourite Champage maker is planning to release a bottle in his favourite measurement, a pint. It’s the first time since 1973 that Pol Roger has sold a Champagne in imperial measurements, as Britain joined the European Economic Community, which meant metric units had to be used. There’s still a little while to wait…
Taittinger Travels the World Bringing Smiles into Depths of Africa
The tempting allure of Champagne reaches fans in even the deepest of landlocked Africa. I was recently in Kigali, Rwanda, on a business trip and was excited to discover the strong presence of Taittinger Champagne at the hip Pili Pili Club, bar, bistro and restaurant. The restaurant’s name resonates as effectively as the fashionable crowd…
Cricket Fans Warned Not to Pop Champagne Corks
Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have been advised not to pop Champagne corks in order to avoid distracting or injuring outfielders at Lord’s. The move follows formal complaints from visiting teams that their outfielders had been distracted by the sound of corks landing close to them and that flying corks constitute a hazard. …
Surprising #DidYouKnow Facts about Champagne
Champagne holds centuries of history and a lifetime of education for any wine loving enthusiast. There are thousands of labels to taste and enjoy and 100,000’s of people work within the industry sector internationally. With these kind of stats behind it, Champagne can no doubt offer out some very surprising and interest facts so here…
Champagne Jean Josselin Magnum Cuvée Des Jean
Champagne grower-producers Jean Josselin particularly recommend their magnums of Cuvée Des Jean, their 100% Pinot non vintage Champagne. If you’re more interested in weekends in the countryside, large tables of friends, grilled steaks and cheese, then this fruity, powerful and robust Champagne is for you! This Champagne comes in an attractive curved bottle. To look…
Worst Champagne Harvest in 30 Years
It’s being called the worst harvest in the Aube in 30 years. The vines either have no grapes or a bunch every metre where there would normally be 10. Nathalie Falmet at Rouvre-les-Vignes has decided not to harvest this year. She has 3.5 ha of vines and with an expected yield of around 1,000 kg…
Can the World’s Love of Champagne now be Challenged?
I would say that it is fair to state that almost all things in life can be challenged, let’s face it that at every new Olympics world records are broken, each year large internationally recognised businesses collapse and new start ups excel and each week many eagerly await to see who will be replaced as the…
Are you Happy to be Called Champagne?
I know that many, especially within the wine industry itself, will know very well that not all sparkling wines are Champagne. The Champagne Bureau themselves see it as a large part of their duty to continue educating the world on how the word Champagne can and should be used and this is not confined to…