2018 Champagne Harvest – A Vintage Year
The Champagne Harvest begins on August 21. The region has had a year
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The Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa Opens
“Follow the road of the golden bubbles” MAITRE DE MAISON – NICOLAS BÉLIARD – Champagne’s first contemporary luxury hotel, The Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa officially opened this week. Embracing the lush bounty of the champagne houses and the surrounding UNESCO World Heritage sites, guests will have exclusive access to private Champagne houses, harvesting sessions
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Liv-ex top 50 most-searched wines in 2018
Each year around the summer season, Liv-ex examines the top 50
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SOTHEBY’S INTRODUCES ‘INSTANT’ FINE WINE CELLARS
SOTHEBY’S INTRODUCES ‘INSTANT’ FINE WINE CELLARS Sotheby’s Retail has introduced an ‘Instant Cellars’ concept, giving customers in the US and Hong Kong the chance to buy wine collections for drinking, cellaring and investment. In the US, these cellar ‘starter packs’ range from a simple introductory cellar costing US$5,000 to a collection costing US$25,000, with two
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La Cité du Vin et The Ultimate Guide To Champagne
It’s official “The Ultimate Guide to Champagne” is now available at La Cité du Vin’s “Reading Room” reference library. The librarian has added it to La Cité du Vin’s collection under the category of “Champagne Books”. La Cité du Vin’s “Reading Room” is an area open to everyone, offering a wide selection of literary, historical, artistic and
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Champagne Event with The International Wine and Food Society-Oakville
It was a culinary evening of magic, from the moment I arrived at the private home in Oakville, I knew that a night of elegance and celebration was ahead! It was an honour and privilege to participate in this event as the “Special Guest” speaker, to discuss my book “The Ultimate Guide to Champagne” and
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2017 Bordeaux Futures Prices + Analysis
Chateau Palmer released its prices on April 23, ahead of others — a rarity, as other Bordeaux’s top châteaus wait to see how the other wineries position themselves. In addition, the Margaux a third-growth released the first tranche at 20 percent below its 2016 release price. A few thereafter, others followed Palmer’s example. Bordeaux watchers
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The Ultimate Guide to Champagne is now available at La Cité du Vin’s “Reading Room” as a Champagne Reference
I’m honoured to announce that my book “The Ultimate Guide to Champagne” is now available at La Cité du Vin’s “Reading Room” reference library under the category of “Champagne Books”. La Cité du Vin’s “Reading Room” is an area open to everyone, offering a wide selection of literary, historic, artistic and anthropological works relating to the
Japan Overtakes Germany in Champagne Export Market
Japan has overtaken Germany in export volumes of champagne for the first time in history, according to recent data provided by Comité Champagne. Japan imported 12.8m bottles between 2016-17, which is a 21.3% increase on the previous year, leapfrogging them above Germany into third place. “Over the past 20 years, Japan has produced 3,000 sommeliers
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Champagne shipments for 2017
The final figures for Champagne shipments in 2017 were recently announced. Total sales amounted to 307.3 million bottles, which is + 0.4% compared to 2016. The French market dropped by 2.5% with 153.7 million bottles. “A decline stronger than expected due to disappointing sales in December,” commented Maxime Toubart, president of the Syndicat Général des Vignerons, co-president
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