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The greatest-ever champagne vintage?
A comparative tasting of champagne from the highly acclaimed 1996 vintage and the overshadowed 1995. And a daring way to remove a recalcitrant champagne cork. Was 1996 the greatest-ever champagne...
Andy Howard MW
Monday 15 December 2025
• 4 min read
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Rhône 2024 – other southern whites, rosés and VDNs
Alistair Cooper MW
Wednesday 10 December 2025
• 11 min read
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