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Guide to champagne coverage, summer 2019

Tuesday 13 August 2019 • 1 min read
Door in a Mareuil-sur-Aÿ backstreet

The fruits of a whizz round some of the most compelling cellars and tasting rooms in the Champagne region, most recent tasting article listed first. There are many more to come...

My picture is of a particularly atmospheric door to a champagne cellar in a back street in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ with the characteristic brickwork of the Champagne region.

Pink champagne - a serious wine now 28 September 2019

Rosé champagne – the tasting notes 26 September 2019

Paillard and Philipponnat at Christie's 2 September 2019

Champagne – Frerejean, Palmer, Philipponnat 30 August 2019

Champagne – Leclerc Briant and Jacquesson 28 August 2019

Champagne – EPI Group 22 August 2019

Champagne – family-owned houses 19 August 2019

Champagne – Krug and Veuve Clicquot 16 August 2019

Champagne – Chardonnay-dominant growers 13 August 2019

Champagne – Laurent-Perrier group 6 August 2019

Champagne – Pinot-dominant growers 1 August 2019

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