Champagne 2011 harvest could be earliest since 2003
August holidays have been cancelled in Champagne in anticipation of a very early harvest, possibly the earliest on record – especially if the warm weather of March to the end of May continues.
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Sainsbury's Champagne offers
Champagne offers in Sainsbury's until January 2011
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Bernard de Nonancourt dies
Bernard de Nonancourt, founding president of the Laurent-Perrier group, has died aged 90.
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Stanislas Henriot resigns from Champagne Henriot
Stanislas Henriot has resigned as president of the family’s Champagne business after over a decade in charge.
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Worry in Champagne as Heidsieck sheds jobs
Jobs cuts announced at Piper & Charles Heidsieck, and reorganisation at LVMH have caused disquiet in Champagne.
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Sharp fall in Champagne shipments
Worldwide Champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% in 2009, according to new figures.
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Sharp fall in Champagne shipments
Worldwide Champagne shipments fell by nearly 10% in 2009, according to new figures.
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Champagne bounces back with strong end of year
Champagne has staged a surprisingly strong recovery thanks to a very good performance in the last two months of 2009, especially in the French domestic market but also in the UK.
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Lanson outsells everything - except chicken and chocolate
Lanson Champagne has outsold everything at Sainsbury’s – except chicken fillets and Quality Street chocolates.
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Prices plummet in UK Champagne price war
As the Champagne price war hots up, Tesco has asked suppliers to find it 300,000 bottles it can sell for £10 each, and Bollinger can be had for a song.
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Gloomy forecast for Champagne sales
Champagne shipments could drop by more than 60 million bottles this year, if shipments continue falling at the current rate.
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Champagne: radical new harvest rules
Champagne's revolutionary new rules to deciding the yield for the 2009 harvest will mean over 40% less Champagne will be produced this year.
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Reducing yields not an option, Champagne union says
The president of the main Champagne growers’ union has said cutting yields is ‘unacceptable’.
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Champagne boss calls for massive cut in yields
A senior Champagne boss has called for yields to be slashed for the 2009 harvest.
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Rosé fizz sales fall in UK
Sales of rosé Champagne have fallen in the last 12 months – despite the annual Valentine’s Day and Christmas peaks.
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Champagne shipments plummet
Champagne shipments worldwide fell by over 20% in October, according to the region’s representative association, the CIVC.
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Majestic profits down, Champagne sales falling
Majestic Wine said today that a 6.4% fall in sales of Champagne, led by a cutback in corporate spending, has hit profits.
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Champagne shipments and exports hit new high
Exports of Champagne grew for the seventh year in succession - and reached a record high last year.
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Champagne prices to rise by as much as 10% next year
A rise in the cost of Champagne grapes will lead to price hikes for all Champagnes in the UK next year.
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France aims to extend Champagne region
The French national appellations body will look to add 40 new communes to the already vast Champagne region in order to cater for increased demand.
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Record harvest in Champagne
The 2007 harvest in Champagne is set to result in the largest volume of wine ever produced in the appellation.
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Champagne house Roederer looks at English vineland
Top Champagne house Louis Roederer – maker of Cristal - has been looking round vineyards in Kent and Sussex with a view to producing English sparkling wine in the future.
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Gascony: The Great Wine Route
Tucked away in southwest France, with no major cities, airports or motorways, Gascony is the perfect place to get away from it all – once you’ve got there yourself. By GILES FALLOWFIELD
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Christmas Champagne offers 2006
by Giles Fallowfield SupermarketsTescoSainsbury'sWaitroseMarks & SpencerASDASomerfieldCo-opMorrisonsOff licences (three main chains)OddbinsThresherMajesticSix 'half price' deals Buy 3 bottles save a thirdBuy two bottles save 25%
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Champagne Crus control
Champagne revels in its exclusivity, yet its 17 grand cru vineyards remain largely unknown. GILES FALLOWFIELD asks what each brings to the table, and why they don’t appear on the label.��
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The Region of Champagne: In Focus
Champagne – currently the best-performing region in France in terms of wine sales – is now following Burgundy’s example, creating premier cru sparkling wines from single-vineyard sites. As Giles Fallowfield discovers, it’s not just a passing trend
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Champagne for Visitors: Reims
Can you save money by travelling to Champagne to buy your fizz? Not always, says Giles Fallowfield, but you can visit the great houses, and discover new names.
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Champagne region: Lovely bubbly
Just three hours' drive from Calais, Champagne is well worth a trip. Explore the region, taste on-site and choose from a huge range of keenly priced bottles. GILES FALLOWFIELD provides a visitors' guide
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Priorato flourish
It's 20 years since a small group of winemakers took a huge risk in the remote Spanish mountains. Today, as GILES FALLOWFIELD discovers, the Priorato DO is flourishing
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The perfect blend of non-vintage Champagne
