SLP’s Top 5 from Bar Convent Berlin 2025
This year, 12,100 visitors made their way to Berlin. Last year, there were 15,114, which is a drop of 20 per cent.…
Château Duhart-Milon – From the shadows into the light
Milon is a peculiar place: barely thirty houses clustered around a single, freestanding pine tree. Almost all of the inhabitants are involved…
Elegance from Épernay: Maison Perrier-Jouët
Seven years ago, Séverine Frerson moved from Piper-Heidsieck to Perrier-Jouët. There she worked alongside head cellar master Hervé Deschamps for two years…
Portrait: Champagne Mandois
History The champagne house traces its origins back to 1735, when winegrower and cooper Jean Mandois was first mentioned. The first records…
Miss Gamay: Marine Descombe and her Beaujolais
If more women like Marine Descombe worked in wineries, there would be no need to worry about the future of the industry.…
Château L’Évangile – A fixed star on the right bank
Sometimes every single meter counts. The landscape around the village of Pomerol in the French Bordeaux region has hardly any differences in…
Casa Rozès: A Masterclass in Berlin
It was a Portuguese-French merger from the very beginning. Casa Rozès, which is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year, was founded in…
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…
Comtes de Champagne – the great vertical
It was the 46th “Great Rarities Tasting” organized by Armin Diel, the legendary wine critic and former winery owner. And the very…
“Der Weinkenner”: The world’s first popular wine magazine
The magazine “Der Weinkenner” has a fascinating history. It was invented by Philipp Brand from Berlin, who revolutionized the wine trade in…
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