The ambition was clear: Collection Impériale Création No. 1 was to be nothing less than the quintessence of Moët & Chandon’s style. Benoit Gouez describes the path to this goal as haute Œnologie, an analogy…
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History “The smallest of the Champagne vineyards are those of Sillery, and yet no wine of the Marne enjoys a greater renown”.…
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Only two more stations – in addition to Berlin also Hamburg on the following day – and only 16 individual exhibitors in…
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An invitation from the German importer Véritable made it possible for me to visit the Maison for the first time in July…
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History Viticulture in the Gonet family goes back a good 200 years. A legacy that has been passed down from father to…
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History Champagne Fleur de Miraval is a co-operation between two partners: a Champagne producer and a wine estate in Provence. The latter…
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Seen from Paris, Château-Thierry, situated on the Marne, is the first town with a certain cultural significance on the way to Reims.…
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A great champagne only achieves perfection through the harmony of its components: In particular, through the blending of different origins and grape…
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The cooperatives in Champagne are changing. Of course, they still produce large quantities of base wines for the major trading houses. But…
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It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
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