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Moët & Chandon is the official Champagne of The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

This week Moët & Chandon has announced they are the Official Champagne of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). To complement its global partnership with the ATP World Tour, the partnership will also include Moët & Chandon as the Official Champagne of the LTA’s three summer grass court events, the AEGON Championships, the AEGON Classic and […]

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Will France’s Champagne vineyards be added to UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List?

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The candidacy has been six years in the making and producers will have to wait until July 2014 to hear the decision. The volume of fake champagne sold on the market is said to equal the stock of the real French product. That’s 330 million bottles, according to Jean-Luc Barbier, the director of

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Bollinger launches Champagne bottle that ‘slows ageing process’

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Bollinger used the London International Wine Fair last week to unveil a unique 75cl bottle that mimics the shape of a magnum. The new packaging was inspired by a 1846 bottle of Bollinger found in the company’s cellars. Speaking at the launch, Bollinger CEO Jérôme Philippon advised that the switch was motivated by a desire

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Moët & Chandon Diamond Jubilee Cuvee

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Moët & Chandon is toasting their relationship with the Queen by producing an exclusive “Diamond Jubilee Cuvee”. Moët & Chandon has held the Royal Warrant since 1893 during the Queen Victoria period. This recognition was reaffirmed in 1955 when Moët & Chandon was granted the Royal Warrant by HM Queen Elizabeth II, which has been maintained

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Champagne Jacquart lines up acquisitions

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Champagne Jacquart is eyeing acquisitions as it seeks to become a bigger international player. Jacquart is looking for possible buys in the Champagne region and expects opportunities to come its way in the next couple of years. “There’s a consolidation process going on in Champagne,” Jacquart’s MD, Laurent Reintau, told Harpers at the London International

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Armand de Brignac releases the world’s largest bottle of Rosé Champagne

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The 15l Nebuchadnezzar Armand de Brignac Rosé which is equivalent to twenty 75cl bottles or about 80 to 90 glasses is housed in the brand’s signature metallic bottle and finished with a “pewter” ace of spades. A limited number of bottles have been produced for the international market. Released just in time for the summer

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Champagne enjoys third highest sales year in 2011

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Champagne growers posted a slight lift in sales last year, according to trade body Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne (SGVC) SGVC said that global turnover last year came in at EUR4.4bn (US$5.54bn), an increase of 7.3% on 2010. The performance represents Champagne’s third highest turnover recorded, after 2007 and 1999. In volume terms,

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Sotheby’s launches “own-label Champagne

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This week, Sotheby’s has made auction-house history by becoming the first auction house to launch its own Champagne. Sotheby’s “own label” Non-Vintage Champagne is made from 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay, sourced from the house of R&L LEGRAS, Chouilly. R&L LEGRAS founded in 1808 supplies many of Europe’s 3 star Michelin restaurants with their house Champagne,

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‘Bag Lady’ Anya Hindmarch wins Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year 2012

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British luxury designer, Anya Hindmarch has been announced winner of The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2012. Anya beat stiff competition from finalists Helena Morrissey of Newton Investment Management and Ruth Rogers, founder and chef, of the hugely successful River Café in London. Drawing upon her natural passion for accessories and design, Anya started her

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Fotoreportage: Richard Geoffroy natürlich (Chef de cave von Dom Pérignon)

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Geschrieben und fotografiert von Liz Palmer Diese Fotoreportage ist eine Sammlung von Fotos, die während meinem Interview mit Richard Geoffroy gemacht wurden. Sie übermitteln die Ausdrücke und Bewegungen des Kellermeisters Dom Pérignon. Auf dem Land der Abtei Ich habe Richard Geoffroy an der Abtei Hautvillers getroffen, himmlisches Heim im Champagne, wo der Benediktiner Mönch Dom

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Moët & Chandon is the official Champagne of The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

Will France’s Champagne vineyards be added to UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List?

Bollinger launches Champagne bottle that ‘slows ageing process’

Moët & Chandon Diamond Jubilee Cuvee

Champagne Jacquart lines up acquisitions

Armand de Brignac releases the world’s largest bottle of Rosé Champagne

Champagne enjoys third highest sales year in 2011

Sotheby’s launches “own-label Champagne

‘Bag Lady’ Anya Hindmarch wins Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year 2012

Fotoreportage: Richard Geoffroy natürlich (Chef de cave von Dom Pérignon)

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