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…
Read More »
History The champagne house traces its origins back to 1735, when winegrower and cooper Jean Mandois was first mentioned. The first records…
Read More »
History The roots of the Franck Bonville champagne house date back to around 1900. At that time, shortly after the phylloxera crisis,…
Read More »
Andreas Schmitt is one of the most knowledgeable observers of the wine and gourmet scene in Germany. For 15 years, he managed…
Read More »
Two German wines, one Californian, but seven French wines. My personal review of the 2024 wine year is actually not very diverse.…
Read More »
A great champagne only achieves perfection through the harmony of its components: In particular, through the blending of different origins and grape…
Read More »
The cooperatives in Champagne are changing. Of course, they still produce large quantities of base wines for the major trading houses. But…
Read More »
It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
Read More »
The Cantina Andriano has been somewhat overshadowed by its neighbour. And not just since the spectacular successes of its Terlaner sister winery…
Read More »
In 2023, I was able to gain extraordinary wine experiences. This was not only due to the end of the coronavirus restrictions.…
Read More »