The gold of the cooperative: Feuillatte’s premium cuvées
Nicolas Feuillatte’s success is spectacular: the champagne brand was first launched under this name in 1986 and is now the market leader…
Portrait: Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart
History The house was founded in 1930 by Marcel Ployer and Yvonne Jacquemart in Ludes, south of Reims. As early as December…
Portrait: Champagne Penet-Chardonnet
History Two winemaking families’ stories come together in the champagnes under the name Penet-Chardonnet. First, there’s the Chardonnets (which, by the way,…
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…
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”.…
The Pinot Noir trilogy from Champagne Bollinger
The range of Champagne Bollinger is now clearly divided into two parts. Firstly, the “classic” line, consisting of the Non-Vintages Special Cuvée…
Portrait: Domaine Alexandre Bonnet
History There are border towns where something simply ends and which essentially represent the country to which they have always belonged. And…
Bruno Paillard’s Yin and Yang
First, the basic facts about the new Blanc de Noirs: base vintage 2018 with 12.5 percent reserves from a “Réserve perpétuelle” created…
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