Champagne labeling laws differ from other parts of France because the entire region falls under a single AOP, the protected term ‘Champagne’ and the wines are categorized according to styles rather than designations. Here the status of the producer is more important than the vineyard sites. To distinguish between the numerous different styles, Champagne labels […]
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The world’s oldest Champagne house has joined with luxury fragrance house Miller Harris to offer the Ruinart and Miller Harris Sensory Tea at a handful of London’s West End hotels: The Soho Hotel, Haymarket Hotel, Charlotte Street Hotel and Covent Garden Hotel (all part of the Firmdale Hotel group). The “sensory experience” includes a glass
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Wine labeling remains a highly confusing affair. The challenges range from the place-specific labels on most French, Italian and Spanish wines (such as Montrachet, Chianti and Rioja) that require a good deal of knowledge to understand what’s actually in the bottle, to the continuing use of “Champagne” as a generic word for sparkling wines. The
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Situated within one of our most favoured English Heritage sites at St Pancras Station, you can find champagne lovers paradise. Searcy’s Champagne bar boasts the largest selection of Grand Marque houses available in the UK, twenty of which can be enjoyed by the glass. I never thought I would be writing about, essentially, a bar
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Champagne’s stiffest competition comes not from Prosecco, Cava or English sparkling wine – but from Viagra, according to Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger. Speaking at the Reuters Global Luxury Summit last week, the Taittinger chief executive also predicted that Champagne exports to China will outstrip the US within 15 years. And he expects Champagne sales to rebound this
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The mystery surrounding what happens when bubbles collide has finally been busted. And knowing how bubbles bounce apart and fuse together could improve the quality of ice-cream and champagne as well as increase efficiency in the mining industry. In research led by the University of Melbourne, and published online this week in the Proceedings of
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In our world of mergers and takeovers, there are few champagne houses with the original founding family still overseeing the day-to-day business. The house of Boizel, run by the fifth generation of the founder, is a hidden gem. Well known in France as a mail-order specialist, you can now buy Boizel at a shop near
WASHINGTON — US champagne sales are bubbling, with strong gains in the first two months of the year, according to the trade group for the producers. The US Champagne Bureau, part of the French-based CIVC trade group, said January 2010 shipments rose 22.5 percent and February’s surged 95 percent year-over-year. “Almost two million bottles were
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Starts: Saturday July 24, 2010, 08:00AM Ends: Sunday July 25, 2010, 05:00PM Location: La Route du Champagne en fete 2010 Cote des Bar! 24 en 25 juli rue de la gare 10 Landreville, CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE 10110 FR Intended For: Everybody who is interested in Champagne Organization: Association Pour la Promotion du Vignoble Champenois On this route
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Traveling to London this year… why not stop by and visit one of the top five Champagne Bars! This list was created by Elly Webster of The Handbook (www.thehandbook.co.uk): 1) Beaufort House 2) St Pancras Grand Champagne Bar 3) Mews Of Mayfair 4) Boundary 5) Kettners Let us know your favorite/s? Beaufort House
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