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Your Comprehensive Guide to Pair Champagne and Food for the Most Delicious Match
Are you looking for the perfect way to add some sparkle and sophistication to your meals? Look no further than Champagne! The sparkling wine is a classic accompaniment to many delicious dishes, adding an extra layer of flavor and complexity that can elevate any meal. With its unique combination of sweetness and acidity, it’s easy…
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Champagne Vintage Years: 1970’s
The 1970’s delivered Champagne a decent handful of vintages. Though these years will be long past their peek performance levels, well at least to the standards of the then winemaker, they nonetheless prove to be much sought after today and offer a unique insight of taste/aroma profiles to what is now around 50 years of…
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Best Champagne Lounges in Vegas
If you have a refined palate and sense of taste, you most likely love the fizzing bubbles and sweet undertones of good Champagne. And even if you’re not that refined and would rather just have a good beer, there is always a time and place for Champagne. Something about the popular celebratory drink makes it…
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Can We Taste The Terroir In Champagne?
A mystical belief about Champagne, as with wines in general, is the idea one can taste the terroir in a wine. A first issue then is of course what is the meaning of the concept “terroir”. The problem is then that by trying to define this concept, the describing words each have again their own…
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The Story Of Champagne Bollinger
The story of Bollinger Champagne began with Athanase de Villermont, the youngest son of a noble family. He inherited an extensive estate from his family in the Aÿ area of France. He foresaw the potential of the wines of Champagne, but as an aristocrat he was forbidden to become involved in trade. Happily, he met…
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Champagne Shipped Over 33 Million Bottles to U.S in 2022
The United States remains the top export market in both volume and value. The Champagne Bureau, USA, announced 33,720,198 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2022, the most bottles shipped to any country outside of France. In addition, the value of these shipments reached more than $997.9 million (€946.9 million). Globally,…
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3 Artisanal Champagnes for Easter Weekend
Easter is a great occasion to share a glass of Champagne with your loved ones and celebrate the arrival of spring! You don’t need any occasion to open a bottle of Champagne but let’s just say it is a great companion for your sophisticated brunch menus, to create a fizzy cocktail or just to enjoy…
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A Guide to Champagne Terroir
Let us first take a look at the French word of Terroir and define its meaning as there is no actual word it translates into. Synonymous in it’s usage within the wine industry and for many wine professionals, it is the key to what makes a good wine: Terroir: Origination stories; of the Latin ‘terre’…
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Interview with Fiona Perrin – Founder of Rendez-Vous Champagne
There is no denying the love for Champagne, it’s a fan favourite, a household name and the go-to Glass of Bubbly for millions, its quality is timeless and the choices of new labels are always expanding, from the well-known Champagne houses, the smaller producers, the Grower Champagnes, and the own labels with their unique blends,…
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