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The cross-Channel special relationship
A look at Anglo-French love through the lens of wine. Plus a guide to the UK’s fine-wine traders. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
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Wine news in 5
Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in, I’d like to congratulate Jancis for taking #2 in Drinks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
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The Champagne region has been changing rapidly – possibly more than any other. This is the last of the articles...
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More than 20 recommended relative bargains of a sparkling nature. A version of this article is published by the Financial...
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New York-based Charles Curtis MW, fine wine advisor and writer formerly with Christie's, outlines some harsh truths about champagne sales...
Don't quote me
Mouton '45 and Pol Roger '14 x 2. Gloating unlimited.
I have a new mantra: less work and more perk...
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The 31 pink champagnes tasted in Champagne recently show just how seriously producers and consumers are taking this category now...
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Pink champagne is no longer frivolous or a cash cow. There are some delicious wines here.
It was clear during...
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More fine champagne tasting notes... See also this guide to our recent coverage of champagne.
As promised in my recent...
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The final instalment of my report on a concentrated visit to Champagne in June. See this guide to the rest...
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Two distinctive small-to-medium champagne houses, one even more wholemeal than the other. See this guide to our substantial recent coverage...
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Informative sniffs around two of the champagne brands in the burgeoning portfolio of the EPI group. See this guide to...
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A cornucopia of tasting notes and latest news from Billecart-Salmon, Bollinger, Louis Roederer and Taittinger. See this guide to our...
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This section of my reports on a whirlwind tour of Champagne in June (see this guide to the resultant coverage)...
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The fruits of a whizz round some of the most compelling cellars and tasting rooms in the Champagne region, most...
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Three great growers – all very strong characters – who specialise in Chardonnay-based wines of real interest: Agrapart, Ulysse Collin...
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It is not known by all champagne lovers that the family company that owns and runs Laurent-Perrier also owns super-luxurious...
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The first of many reports on what is going on in the rapidly evolving Champagne region at the moment concentrates...
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