SLP’s top 10 wines 2024
Two German wines, one Californian, but seven French wines. My personal review of the 2024 wine year is actually not very diverse.…
Champagne new releases at the turn of the year
Blanc de Noirs, i.e. ‘white’ champagne made exclusively from red grapes, is a trend in Champagne. Many Maisons have presented premieres in…
200 years Cognac Delamain
‘What is time?’ Thomas Mann asked in his novel “The Magic Mountain” and answered: “A mystery, a figment – and all-powerful.”. The…
Création No. 1: the new prestige cuvée by Moët & Chandon
The ambition was clear: Collection Impériale Création No. 1 was to be nothing less than the quintessence of Moët & Chandon’s style.…
Tradition and new beginnings: Winemaking in Kakheti
The juice runs blood-red, almost black, between my fingers. Saperavi, ‘bringer of colour’ is the name of the grape variety from which…
Portrait: Champagne François Secondé
History “The smallest of the Champagne vineyards are those of Sillery, and yet no wine of the Marne enjoys a greater renown”.…
Super Tuscans: spearhead or obsolete?
Some love them, some hate them. Some consider it sacrilege that the name of the category is English and not Italian. The…
SLP’s Top 5 from Bar Convent Berlin 2024
This year, the Bar Convent had its own small wine focus. A good 70 wines were presented in seven wine workshops in…
Pol Roger: 175 years of excellence
An invitation from the German importer Véritable made it possible for me to visit the Maison for the first time in July…
SLP’s Top 5 Falstaff Champagne Gala 2024 in Berlin
Only two more stations – in addition to Berlin also Hamburg on the following day – and only 16 individual exhibitors in…
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