Champagne

Champagne producers expect to be back to record growth by 2013, according to expert Giles Fallowfield. Fallowfield said producers say they’ll make between 315 and 320 million bottles this year, and are estimating they’ll have made a full recovery to 340 million bottles, and be back to record new growth, by 2013. Between 1998 and

Australian consumers are being treated to considerable reductions in Champagne prices and the latest research figures suggest they are making the most of it. According to market researchers Nielsen the average price of Champagne has fallen by over eight percent per bottle over the past two years, from $65.58 in 2008 to $60.43 for the

• Glasses should be clean and free of any traces of detergent or rinsing agent [could cause Champagne to flatten] • Avoid all forms of perfume, i.e., personal or room fragrance [these will interfere with the appreciation of the aromas] • Ideal drinking temperature is [8° – 10° C] – chill the bottle for 20

France is undoubtedly the most famous wine-producing country in the world and Beaujolais is one of their most popular red wines. Each year at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday of November over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey to Paris for immediate international distribution. One of the most animated

The harvest ended more than one week ago: I wish we could rest and enjoy the current Indian summer but there is still a lot of work to be done. Bringing the crop in is a real achievement in itself, but the winemaking part is still in progress and will require considerable efforts before we