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Ferdinand Ruelle-Dudel of Champagne Franck Bonville

Tasting articles Grower champagnes – finding value

In another tale of two tastings Tam finds that it's the farmer fizz that's keeping champagne exciting. Above, Ferdinand Ruelle-Dudel of Champagne Franck Bonville. I was early, or so I...

Tamlyn Currin Friday 10 May 2024 • 15 min read

Wines of the week Jeaunaux-Robin, Éclats de Meulière Extra Brut NV Champagne

Julia Harding MW Friday 2 September 2022

Don't quote me Beyond the grandes marques

Guest contributor Wednesday 27 April 2022

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Grower champagne corks with stopper and champagne star

Tasting articles

Tip-top grower champagnes?

A comparison of current releases from six of the most admired single-estate producers in Champagne with two similarly styled wines...

Champagne bottle shadow at Alexandre Penet

Tasting articles

Five NM champagne houses

Don't forget champagne! Some of us are finding it a very real consolation at the moment. Usually this month champagne...

Rilly La Montagne in cask in Billecart-Salmon's cellars

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All change in Champagne

The Champagne region has been changing rapidly – possibly more than any other. This is the last of the articles...

Agrapart slate labels in Avize, Champagne

Tasting articles

Champagne – Chardonnay-dominant growers

Three great growers – all very strong characters – who specialise in Chardonnay-based wines of real interest: Agrapart, Ulysse Collin...

Champagne grower Eriz Rodez in his Ambonnay vineyard

Tasting articles

Champagne – Pinot-dominant growers

The first of many reports on what is going on in the rapidly evolving Champagne region at the moment concentrates...

Interior photo of Tyson Stelzer's champagne tasting in London

Tasting articles

NV champagnes tasted in London

Worshipping at the altar of non-vintage champagne... Tyson Stelzer is an Australian wine writer with a particular interest in screwcaps...

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Champagne Week 2019 – part 2

Tim Hall of Scala Wine reports on a polarisation of the producers of grower champagne, and singles out his favourites...

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Champagne Week 2019 – part 1

Tim Hall of Scala Wine tries to summarise what tasting more than 400 champagnes, mainly those of genuine growers, taught...

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Champagne – a thirsty insider’s view

As usual, Tim Hall of Scala Wine has covered Champagne Week in the Champagne region for us. First, a look...

Tasting articles

A dozen hand-picked single-estate champagnes

The first of a week-long wallow in sparkling tasting articles focuses on grower champagnes. See this guide to our Week...

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How to be a new-wave champagne producer

A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also New wave champagnes 2018. Draw near, children...

Tasting articles

New-wave champagnes 2018

See also How to be a new wave champagne producer. If you click on the 'growers' champagne' tag at the...

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Champagne Week 2017 – a dark star

Tim Hall reports on the latest edition of this annual showtime for Champagne’s grower-producers and highlights three particularly impressive producers...

Tasting articles

Tasting 2002 champagnes blind

See also 2002 champagnes and other fizzes. One thing I find very difficult, as really astute visitors to this website...

Tasting articles

Champagne – is small beautiful?

One of the attractions of the new private members' club 67 Pall Mall is presumably its programme of wine tastings...

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Champagne Week 2016

Champagne Week, the annual showcase of small but increasingly prestigious growers, took place last month. London-based champagne specialist Tim Hall...