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So, is the Champagne you’re Buying Worth the Money?
This is a hard one to answer really as mostly it will be down to your preferences and of course, to many of us spending up to £100 for a bottle of Champagne is expensive whereas for some anything up to £1,000 for a bottle is cheap. Is it down to the brand and the…
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Champagne Charles Gouthière et Fils
Excellent Champagnes are produced by many families and companies, in this area of France. For a special occasion, indeed, what could be better than a glass (or two) of sparkling Champagne? Grape varieties, used for Champagne productions, include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The Champagne region of France produces an abundance of superb grapes,…
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Marks & Spencer to Stock Champagne Lanson
Proud Royal Warrant Holders and one of the oldest family-run Champagne Houses, Champagne Lanson will have its Extra Age Brut NV (with gift box) on the shelves of 220 Marks & Spencer branches for the first time in the store’s history. Sue Daniels, Marks & Spencer says: “We are delighted to have Champagne Lanson’s Extra…
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Discover Champagne in Reims
Reims is a city steeped in history and for more than 1,000 years, 33 French kings were crowned at its Cathédrale Notre-Dame. It is also at the heart of France’s Champagne region. Only wines made in the area can have the name Champagne. Reims has five sites that have official UNESCO World Heritage status, with the latest…
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Champagne Sparkle at the Gherkin
During the festive season you will be able to visit the top of the Gherkin as it will be decked out as a luxurious winter wonderland with snow, glitter and diamonds. The 39th and 40th floors, usually only open to members, will open to the public for a series of lunches, dinners and Champagne afternoon teas throughout December.…
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Champagne Henri Giraud – The days of stainless steel vats are over!
Champagne Henri Giraud’s vision of the future is 0% stainless steel. Claude Giraud, CEO of Champagne Henri Giraud, will inaugurate his new generation, 0% stainless steel cellar on November 2. This vision of the future of Champagne is one of a cellar full of Argonne oak barrels and terracotta amphora. On these unique premises, small…
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Harvest at Champagne AR Lenoble
The harvest ended last month for Champagne AR Lenoble and they report they are relieved to have brought in superb grapes, a quality that was totally unexpected just a few weeks earlier following such an extreme climatic year. Champagne suffered frost and hail in the spring then humidity during flowering in June. The heat wave…
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Win a Bottle of Trianon 1966 RCL Champagne (NOW CLOSED)
Trianon 1966 is made exclusively from 35 year old vines located on the prestigious south facing slopes of the Marne Valley. In addition, 10% of Pinot Meunier grapes from the famous Cumieres terroir have been gathered to give a fruity element to this exceptional Champagne. Aged for 5 years in our cellars. There are only 2,000…
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Champagne ‘Dame de Briau’
Jean-Pierre Got has painted on canvas a large replica of the ‘Art Deco’ fashion for the Champagne ‘Dame de Briau’ advertising poster. In order to faithfully duplicate colours, graphic effect and texture of the gouache and pastel of the original drawing, he used oil pastel crayons. The framed painting will decorate the reception room of the…
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