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What did I think of Crémant?
Well, in a word, fantastic! Maybe I just got very lucky with the three different wines that I had, but if it was purely down to luck then I’ll hop off and get my lottery tickets for the week before it runs out. I started on the Friday night with the De Chanceny Crémant de Loire from Spirited…
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What’s my Crémant going to taste like?
Big thing about sparkling wine, and the taste you’ll get is how it’s made. If you know how it’s made you’re well over half the battle of what to expect. I did a blog (feels like ages ago now) about the different methods used to make sparkling wines. Crémant, along with Champagne and Cava, uses the traditional method. This…
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What exactly is Crémant?
I’ve had a multitude of wine shop owners and drinkers get in touch by email, twitter, etc. saying how much they love Crémant, and how annoying they find it that no-one in the UK buys it. Well to a point I guess that’s because most people don’t know what it is. Which is fair enough. Put simply, Crémant is a…
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Celebrate with Crémant
I’m trying to work out what we’re celebrating this week. This is our first bubbly of the year, so there’s got to be some kind of celebration happening surely? Well Ant and I did actually meet in person last week, and spent some good time chatting about all things wine. That’s worth celebrating, right? First thing’s first: Crémant is…
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Piper-Heidsieck launches BLACK TIE bottle
To mark the 67th year of the Cannes Film Festival, the Grande Maison Champagne House will launch an exclusive limited edition Cannes version of the Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV. The classic red and gold Piper-Heidsieck bottle has been given a dazzling movie premiere makeover, styled with the iconic black tie and jacket with crimson-red tailoring and…
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Trump Winery Wins 2014 Monticello Cup
Charlottesville, VA – April 11, 2014: Trump Winery adds the Monticello Cup to its list of recent successes which include gold medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and Jefferson Cup Invitational, two best-in-class wins at Vineyard and Winery Management East meets West Competition and the Jefferson Cup Invitational, and being named to Gayot’s…
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David Henault, Chief Winemaker at the CV-CNF
David Henault became Chief Winemaker at the Centre Vinicole – Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in 2011. He took over the role from Jean-Pierre Vincent, having worked at his side for seven years. A worthy heir to this role, he will ensure the consistency of blending and promote the range of Nicolas Feuillatte Champagnes throughout the world. Extremely…
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Nicolas Feuillatte
Nicolas Feuillatte is an exceptional man in every respect. With his innate entrepreneurial spirit, throughout his career he has perfected the art of transforming his ideas into pure genius. Having made his fortune in the United States, he decided to create a Champagne that would reflect his own personality. The Champagne he created was elegant…
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Bruno Giacosa Spumante
In the world of fine wine, where good natured rivalry between producers who make great wines is a fact of life, it is rare to find any one producer singled out for praise and admiration without a hint of envy. This however is the case for Giacosa, a family owned winery in Piedmont founded in 1871…
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