SLPs 10 Top Wines 2023
In 2023, I was able to gain extraordinary wine experiences. This was not only due to the end of the coronavirus restrictions.…
Champagne 2023: A review in ten chapters
In the multiple crisis situation of 2023 – keywords Ukraine, Israel, inflation – Champagne performed quite well. Especially as consumers are increasingly…
Cooking vol. 5: Apicius (42 a.)
In a comedy written around 200 BC, the poet Plautus has a Greek mock the Romans as ” mash-eating barbarians”. He was…
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…
SLP’s Top 5 Falstaff Champagne Gala 2023 in Berlin
In view of the mushrooming sparkling wine and champagne presentations in Germany, it was good to see that the number of exhibitors…
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…
SLP’s Top 8 from Bar Convent Berlin 2023
We had already noted the trend last year. The wine and bar worlds are drifting further and further apart, at least at…
Piper-Heidsieck and the Grandeur of the Non-Vintage Cuvées
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…
JB Lécaillon – The Big Interview (Part 2)
He is the face of Champagne Roederer and is now responsible for his 35th vintage at the Maison in 2023. On the…
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