Andy writes Over 50 champagne houses were represented at The Definitive Champagne Tasting, a welcome return of a UK trade and press event organised by the Champagne Agents’ Association.
Names ranged from the famous (Bollinger, Pol Roger, Philiponnat, Ruinart and Louis Roederer) to smaller, less well-known houses – Champagne Abelé, Vazart-Coquart and R Pouillon et Fils, to name but a few.
Faced with so many wines, I decided to focus on the vintage releases from as many houses as my tooth enamel would permit. In the end, I can say that the overall quality of...
