Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 2012
This is the latest release of Veuve Clicquot’s icon cuvée, La Grande Dame. The bottle pictured is the limited edition
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Champagne
Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2010
This was a difficult vintage in Champagne that yielded few vintage wines. But despite this – and perhaps because of
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Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008
The long-awaited 2008 version of Taittinger’s prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne, has been released. I drank a bottle of it
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Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 France
Sometimes when a wine is really expensive, you almost don’t want it to be too good. This, the pink version
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Highlights: two from Champagne Michel Gonet
Champagne Michel Gonet Les 3 Terroirs Blanc de Blancs 2010 France12.5% alcohol. This is from Vindey (Sezanne), Montguex (Aube) and
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Highlights: Champagne Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008
This is a remarkable wine. It has 92% Pinot Noir, but it has the freshness and focus of a really
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Moët et Chandon: the science behind the success of rosé Champagne
The vast majority of rosé Champagne made by blending still red wines with white wines to make a pink base
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In Champagne: Pol Roger
Goode and Ring continue their series on Champagne with a visit to Pol Roger in Épernay. Family-owned Pol Roger is
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Highlights: two from Champagne Bruno Paillard
I visited Bruno Paillard with Treve Ring a couple of years ago. This is a rare thing: a new Champagne
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Review: Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine
This is the new (2019) edition of the most comprehensive guide to sparkling wine, a category that’s exciting at the
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