Champagne loses volume after disgorging, i.e., the removal of residual yeast after bottle fermentation. This must be replenished, and traditionally this is done by adding “liqueur d’expédition,” or shipping dosage. This is a liquid that…
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Seven years ago, Séverine Frerson moved from Piper-Heidsieck to Perrier-Jouët. There she worked alongside head cellar master Hervé Deschamps for two years before becoming his successor in 2020. She is only the eighth in a…
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History The champagne house traces its origins back to 1735, when winegrower and cooper Jean Mandois was first mentioned. The first records of wine production in the cellars of Épernay date back to 1832. But…
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If more women like Marine Descombe worked in wineries, there would be no need to worry about the future of the industry. The Kedge Business School graduate joined the family winery in 2013. Nine years…
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Sometimes every single meter counts. The landscape around the village of Pomerol in the French Bordeaux region has hardly any differences in altitude. But the wine prices of a winery at 35 meters above sea…
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It was a Portuguese-French merger from the very beginning. Casa Rozès, which is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year, was founded in Bordeaux in 1855 by Ostende Rozès. His son Edmond created the “Porto Rozès”…
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History The house was founded in 1930 by Marcel Ployer and Yvonne Jacquemart in Ludes, south of Reims. As early as December 1930, it advertised itself as “owner of Premiers Crus vineyards in Ludes” in…
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It was the 46th “Great Rarities Tasting” organized by Armin Diel, the legendary wine critic and former winery owner. And the very first one dedicated to champagne. After handing over the Schlossgut Diel estate to…
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The magazine “Der Weinkenner” has a fascinating history. It was invented by Philipp Brand from Berlin, who revolutionized the wine trade in the German Empire through direct sales. He added his own wine magazine to…
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The Berlin master class held by the von Hövel winery was made possible by a surprising personnel change. After it became known that Paul Truszkowski had bid farewell to the Berlin wine trade to join…
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