Lunch at Treadwell (Niagara, Canada) with some lovely wines: Ulysses Colin, La Rogerie and Comando G
Sometimes you have to seize the opportunity, Ferris Bueller style. I’d been judging wine with a panel that consisted of
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Champagne
Champagne Michel Gonet: one to watch, if they aren’t already on your radar
Website: https://en.gonet.fr/champagne Michel Gonet have properties in Bordeaux, as well as their grower Champagne operation. They have a sizeable 38
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Highlights: Champagne Gosset Cuvée Dosage Zéro
Website: https://www.champagne-gosset.com/en/our-champagne-wines/cuvee-zero-dosage/ This is a new cuvée from Gosset. The wine is based on the 2013 vintage and was bottled
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Video: Can an £8 (€9.25, US$10.85) Champagne be any good?
I sit down with my two brother in laws and my nephew to taste a Champagne that was on sale
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Highlights: Champagne Laurent Perrier 2018
Really impressed with this, the latest vintage release from Laurent-Perrier. Champagne Laurent Perrier Brut Millésime 2018 France12% alcohol. 100% Grand
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Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée
Jamie Goode visits Urville in the Aube – the southern outpost of Champagne – where one of the most important
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I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Things take time in Champagne. And if you want to launch a new prestige cuvée, then things can take a
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Highlights: Champagne Laurent Perrier Brut NV
Website: https://www.laurent-perrier.com/en/champagnes/la-cuvee/ This is a blend of more than 100 lots of wine, with 15-30% reserve wines, and a varietal
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Highlights: Champagne Drappier Premier Cru 2013
Website: https://www.champagne-drappier.com/en/ I can’t find any information on this cuvée, so maybe it’s a special for Cathay Pacific. It’s in
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Some top fizz from Berry Bros & Rudd, UK and Champagne
Here are some impressive sparkling wines from UK merchant Berry Bros & Rudd, including three from one of the UK’s
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