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Comité Champagne launches (free) online course for trade professionals

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The platform www.champagne-mooc.com offers insights designed for trade professionals who want to improve their knowledge of presenting, tasting, and selling Champagne. There are two versions available: the Classic Version and the Premium Version. The courses are aimed at sommeliers, wine merchants, buyers, and sales representatives. The Classic version, which is free, provides access to four […]

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Harvest Begins in Champagne

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The opening dates of the 2019 harvest in Champagne have been announced, for all the villages and departments of the appellation. The CIVC states: “The 2019 campaign has been marked by climatic shocks, with cool and humid periods alternating with hot and sometimes hot periods. Since the buds hatched, nature and some of the vine’s

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The Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa Opens

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“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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Book Review: Liz Palmer’s The Ultimate Guide To Champagne

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There is much more to champagne than the drink – Champagne is named after the region where it is grown, fermented and bottled. Liz Palmer’s essential guide takes you to this region, explores its culture and honours its history. Unlike any other book about Champagne, The Ultimate Guide To Champagne is the most comprehensive and visually

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UNESCO adds Champagne Slopes, Houses and Cellars to World Heritage List

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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include the Champagne slopes, houses and cellars on its World Heritage List. The 21 representatives of the state parties to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention unanimously voted in favor of including the Champagne slopes, houses and cellars on the World Heritage List in the Living Cultural Landscapes

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~ Champagne Outing In Style ~ With Five Sommeliers and One Apprentissage Sommelier

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As a practising (and practical) Sommelier, it has long been a rule of mine to confine my examination of fine wines to dry land only, citing the importance of dexterity and balance; in other words avoiding, for instance, tasting delicate, delicious Champagnes on a 38-foot sailboat stationed several hundred metres off the coast of Lake

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EPERNAY – here you learn to love the tiny bubbles that are synonymous with joy and happiness….

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[slideshow] Situated at the heart of the world’s most prestigious vineyards, Epernay, the capital of the Champagne region, attracts over 500,000 visitors every year. With over 30,000 hectares of vineyards, enchanted forests, and bordering the River Marne, this region has the UNESCO World Heritage Site Distinction. The Town of Epernay, which traverses these famous vineyards,

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Champagne Outing ‘In Style’ with four Sommeliers, one Apprentissage Sommelier and one Jazz Pianist

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Bud break In Champagne-Ardenne (Aube)

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A new cycle is under way – the vines are budding vigorously. The winter has been long and cold, with a very short spring this year. The current weather is more summer-related, and the sudden growth of the vegetation is exceptional – local growers believe unprecedented! To date, there has been no frost this year

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Epernay

Comité Champagne launches (free) online course for trade professionals

Harvest Begins in Champagne

The Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa Opens

Book Review: Liz Palmer’s The Ultimate Guide To Champagne

UNESCO adds Champagne Slopes, Houses and Cellars to World Heritage List

~ Champagne Outing In Style ~ With Five Sommeliers and One Apprentissage Sommelier

EPERNAY – here you learn to love the tiny bubbles that are synonymous with joy and happiness….

Champagne Outing ‘In Style’ with four Sommeliers, one Apprentissage Sommelier and one Jazz Pianist

Bud break In Champagne-Ardenne (Aube)

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