Posts Tagged ‘Champagne’
Champagne Larmandier-Bernier
From the beginning of the 20th century, the Larmandier’s were making Champagne which quickly proved their quality as winemakers. In 1971, Philippe Larmandier, the grandson of Jules, created with his wife, Elisabeth Bernier, who owned vineyards in Vertus, Larmandier-Bernier Champagne. After the death of Phillipe, Elisabeth took over until their son, Pierre, returned after graduating. Today,…
Read MoreChampagne Academy Celebrates 60 Years
The Champagne Academy celebrated its 60th anniversary at a dinner at The Lanesborough Hotel in London and launched the 2016 programme of its annual Champagne Academy Course trip to Champagne in June. As in all previous years, the 2016 trip will provide a unique and in-depth Champagne education experience, including lectures by the Principals and winemakers of Grande Marque Champagne…
Read More5 Course Champagne Pairing Menu in Liverpool
The Art School restaurant in Liverpool held its first ever Champagne and food tasting menu, pairing 5 courses with 5 Champagnes. Chef Patron Paul Askew and his team crafted a menu paired alongside 5 Charles Heidsieck Champagnes. The courses included a variety of food from canapés, seafood, fish to duck. Chef Paul Askew is a North…
Read MoreThe Perfect Start to Summer 2016 with Champagne Lanson
The tradition of Champagne Lanson’s exclusive sponsorship of the summer’s key sporting and social calendars has been confirmed for 2016. Champagne Lanson will also be celebrating the continued growth of its Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brut Rosé NV – the UK’s No.1 Rosé by value and volume (Nielsen data) – which will feature prominently in…
Read MoreEnjoy May Bank Holidays with Billecart-Salmon
The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom and although it’s still a little chilly it seems that Spring may finally have sprung! With the Great British picnic and barbecue season on its way, what better way to celebrate the Early May and Spring Bank Holidays (02 May and 30 May respectively) than with…
Read MoreNo Room for Grape Pickers in Champagne this Harvest
Champagne grapes must be picked by hand. 120,000 people come for the harvest each year, the largest number in France. This year could see a substantial loss of employment and an accommadation crisis because of an enforcement of a regulation in the French Rural Code. In 1995 a regulation was added to the code that…
Read MoreThe Secret is out… Lanson Releases Clos Lanson 2006
The House of Lanson is proud to announce the limited release of one of its finest vintage Champagnes, the Clos Lanson 2006. From its famous ‘Secret Garden’ in Reims, France, the Clos Lanson 2006 embodies all of the excellence of the renowned House of Lanson with its fruity flavour and freshness, enhanced by the extreme…
Read MoreChampagne & Sparkling Wine at London Wine Fair
Sparkling wine will be well represented at this year’s London Wine Fair. Leading Champagne Houses Taittinger and Pol Roger will launch their 2009 Brut and 2008 Rosé, respectively. Taittinger Champagne will also show the new Taittinger Nocturne City Lights packaging, which is available in bottles, magnums and jeroboams. Family-owned, independent Maison, Champagne Bruno Paillard will…
Read MoreVeuve Clicquot Release 2008 Vintage
Veuve Clicquot’s latest vintage, 2008 is the first vintage at Veuve Clicquot to be made by cellar master Dominique Demarville, who arrived at the house in 2006 from Champagne Mumm. It is also the first vintage since the 1960s to use wooden fermentation and ageing vessels for the wines and is the first vintage to feature…
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