September saw the launch of the latest Cuvée from Maison Piper-Heidsieck: Essentiel Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut. It is the maison’s first Champagne innovation for which Émilien Boutillat, Piper-Heidsieck’s cellar master since 2018, is responsible. The…
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SLP: You said the phrase last year: “The new Champagne is defined by terroir.” Can you explain that? JBL: We know that the future in Champagne…
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History Viticulture around the town of Vitry-le-François has a long tradition. At the end of the 17th century, old records show, vineyards…
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SLP: You are Chef de cave of Maison Roederer, but also its Executive Vice President at the same time. That is unique…
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864 pages in two volumes, the result of eight years of research and 30,000 kilometres travelled in France. The numbers alone command…
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The modern history of Tariquet begins in 1912, when father and son Artaud bought the estate where Armagnac had been distilled since…
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Today, it is rare to meet a representative of the founding family of a Champagne house. At ProWein, one could make this…
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It’s actually amazing how long the wine industry has known the term Cool Climate. Oregon as early as the 1960s, Marlborough from…
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It is not easy for Vintage Champagnes in Germany. In terms of volume, they accounted for only 0.8 per cent of Champagne…
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History Wines from the Côte de Sézanne are mentioned as early as the Middle Ages, and until the phylloxera crisis they went…
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