Champagne News
New York Champagne Week
New York Champagne Week runs 7th-13th November, in its 4th year it will be bigger and better with more bubbly than ever. For the trade and media, there will be the Opening Celebration, the annual Champagne Cocktail Competition, pairing experiences like ‘Champagne & Caviar’ and seminar concepts like ‘Back that Glass Up’ (a comparative glassware tasting)….
Which Champagne or Sparkling Wine to Suit your Celebration
Well the good news is that in most occasions we tend to associate Champagne & Sparkling Wines with good moods, fine times and happy experiences, rarely do we pair bubbly with anything less than a smile raising situation. I see sparkling wines, especially the word Champagne, as not only a wine, but also a state of…
Essential Accessories for Champagne & Sparkling Wine
Ice Bucket Using an ice bucket to hold your ice nuggets not only makes a nice focal point for the wine but it also chills it much quicker – just 20 minutes rather than 2 hours in the fridge. There are many different designs around, some branded with a particular label and some made with…
Raj Holuss Wins 50th Taittinger Prix Culinaire International
Raj Holuss, 1st Sous Chef at Waterside, Bray was announced as the winner of the 50th Taittinger Prix Culinaire International competition this weekend. Following a closely fought final of the competition at Roux at Parliament Square, UK Presidential Judge, Michel Roux Jr and Champagne Taittinger’s Marketing Director, Vitalie Taittinger, revealed Raj as the winner at…
Is it the End of Ice for Champagne Ice Buckets?
The Kaelo, a new high-end interior design innovation, is an ‘iceless’ ice bucket that can be inset into a kitchen surface. The ice-cold chamber chills bottles with minimal effort from the user, and, unlike traditional ice buckets, keeps them dry so that Champagne and fine wines can be poured with ease. It maintains a consistently…
How to Easily Identify Good Champagne
I am sure that many will say that all Champagne is good. Who can ever refuse a glass of bubbly and who would dare say that such a prestigious wine could ever be bad, but just like most things in life, from clothing to cars, from holidays to watches, there are many types and many…
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…