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French police chase stops €600,000 Champagne theft
One thief escaped by jumping from a moving lorry, say French media reports...
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Champagne 2013: 10 years on
Initially underrated, 2013 could offer great pleasure yet...
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A guide to non-vintage Champagne
Tom Hewson on why the non-vintage category has never been more exciting...
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First taste: Bruno Paillard new releases
Two new Bruno Paillard gems...
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First taste: Moët & Chandon, Collection Impériale Création No. 1 Brut Nature
Moët & Chandon's return to the realm of prestige cuvées...
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First taste: Champagne Gosset Celebris 2012
The finest release so far...
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First taste: Jay-Z’s Armand de Brignac, Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Number Four
Jay-Z returns...
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Champagne harvest 2023: A bumper crop
Huge bunches and disease pressure but some promising quality...
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First Taste: Clos des Goisses 2014 & new Philipponnat releases
A string of new releases from this top-class boutique Champagne house...
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First taste: Champagne Salon 2013
An impressive release from this historic house...
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Oak in Champagne: A new chapter & 20 wines tasted
Why barrels are coming back into fashion in some of Champagne’s top cuvées...
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First Taste: Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle Itération No. 26
‘Drinkers will be richly rewarded’ with the new Itération No. 26...
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Wine investment: Champagne on the plateau
The Champagne market cools but buyers are still on the look-out for opportunities...
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First taste: Bollinger PN AYC 18
Bollinger delves even deeper into Pinot Noir...
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Sustainability in Champagne: The ‘green’ heroes
An in-depth analysis of sustainability in Champagne...
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First Taste: Champagne Gosset’s new long-aged rosé
The trend for releasing longer-aged Champagnes continues...
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First taste: Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésimé 2013
Two new vintages from this well-reputed Champagne house...
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First Taste: Billecart-Salmon Nicolas François 2008
Four vintages of Cuvée Nicolas François tasted...
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First Taste: Champagne Rare 2013
A dazzling addition to the Rare line up...
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Louis Roederer masterclass: DFWE New York
Eight Louis Roederer Champagnes tasted in this special masterclass...
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Place de Bordeaux March 2023 releases: from 100-point Napa to Italian gems
See our top-scoring wines and read about several debuts...
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France destroys almost 35,000 soda bottles using ‘Champagne’ name
France's Comité Champagne said it organised the destruction of the bottles...
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Champagne’s star winemakers of tomorrow
Small but mighty: the new winemaking stars of the region...
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First Taste: Louis Roederer Cristal 2015
An early-drinking vintage...
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Champagne Telmont pushes ahead with lightest-ever Champagne bottle
Success for lighter-weight bottle trials...
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Champagne GH Mumm cellar master Laurent Fresnet dies
Champagne mourns the loss of a great cellar master...
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Louis Roederer: late-release vintage vertical
Sumptuous, aged Champagne...
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First taste: Champagne Bollinger RD 2008
This hotly-anticipated release does not disappoint...
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First taste: Champagne Henriot Cuvée Hemera 2008
Tasting Henriot's top cuvée from 2008, 2005 and 2003...
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First taste: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2015
The new release of Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuvée...
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First taste: Fleur de Miraval ER3
ER3 has been unveiled...
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French cooperative wines: 20 of the best
The top picks from an extensive tasting...
