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Video: Champagne Drappier launch Éclose, a new prestige cuvée

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 jamiegoode 1843 Views

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

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 jamiegoode 4686 Views

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

March 15, 2026 jamiegoode 848 Views

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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Drappier champagne premier cru 2013
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Highlights: Champagne Drappier Premier Cru 2013

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 jamiegoode 1048 Views

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

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 jamiegoode 1025 Views

Here are some impressive sparkling wines from UK merchant Berry Bros & Rudd, including three from one of the UK’s

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A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont

January 1, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2235 Views

Tried these four Champagnes together to compare and contrast. Ayala came out really well from this comparison. Champagne Ayala Brut

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Highlights: Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain NV

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 jamiegoode 1996 Views

Website: https://www.champagne-henriot.com/ Tried this in the lounge en route to Portugal today. Really like it. Henriot was part of Artémis,

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Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025October 24, 2025 jamiegoode 9141 Views

Champagne Delamotte is based in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, a grand cru village in the Côte des Blancs. It was founded back

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Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3245 Views

Website: https://www.taittinger.com/en The new release of this classic! And it’s really good. Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

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Highlights: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

September 6, 2025 jamiegoode 3385 Views

I like that Billecart-Salmon now have ‘my origin’ on their website, where if you are so inclined you can find

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

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As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode

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