Champagne wine region
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First taste: Krug’s 2006 releases
Yohan Castaing tastes the newly launched 2006 vintages of Kurg and Clos du Mesnil...
By Yohan Castaing Last updated
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What does ‘saignée’ mean in rosé wine?
Can you taste it in the glass?
By Chris Mercer Published
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First taste: Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon No.1
First taste of Billecart-Salmon's brand new cuvée
By Anne Krebiehl MW Published
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Leclerc Briant: the biodynamic house every Champagne lover should know
Yohan tastes the wines of biodynamic Champagne house Leclerc Briant
By Yohan Castaing Published
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First taste: Henri Giraud new releases
Henri Giraud new Champagne releases tasted....
By Yohan Castaing Published
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Champagne 2020 harvest restricted as sales fall
Champagne growers and houses have agreed to tighter limits on this year's grape harvest...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Bubbling up: Champagnes
As attention turns to single vineyard wines, many smaller producers are – very successfully – grabbing a piece of the action, finds Dr PHILIPP BLOM
By Philip Blom Last updated
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Finding the fizz: the Champagne Millennium
As clocks chimned in the new millennium, party revellers drank more Champagne than ever. Giles Fallowfield tells how the Champenois met the demand.
By Giles Fallowfield Last updated
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Champagne vintages: Sparkling Nineties
TOM STEVENSON traces the trail of Champagne vintages through the 1990s, selecting wines that sparkled and the years that shone
By Tom Stevenson Last updated
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First taste: Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006
Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006 tasted
By Yohan Castaing Published
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Is the Champagne gift box on its way out?
Ruinart launches new sustainable packaging
By Amy Wislocki Published
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First taste: Ayala Brut No 7, 2007
The cuvée celebrates Ayala's 160th anniversary
By Simon Field MW Published
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Champagne avoids US tariffs over French digital tax
French sparkling wines have no longer been listed as targets for retaliation over France's 'tech tax'...
By Chris Mercer Published
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First taste: Dom Pérignon 2010
Simon Field MW tastes the new release of LVMH's famed cuvée...
By Simon Field MW Published
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First taste: Bollinger PN VZ 15 – first new cuvée in over 10 years
It will go on sale in the UK on 21st July
By Yohan Castaing Published
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Winemaker Dominique Demarville to leave Laurent-Perrier
He is to leave the Champagne house this month...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Has the Champagne price bubble burst?
Change is on the horizon, says Tyson Stelzer...
By Tyson Stelzer Published
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First taste: Gosset 12 Ans de Cave a Minima Brut
Anne Krebiehl MW tastes Gosset 12 Ans de Cave a Minima Brut
By Anne Krebiehl MW Published
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Village profile: Cramant, Champagne
One of the premier villages of the Côte des Blancs territory....
By Charles Curtis MW Published
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Hints of jazz piano? Krug talks Champagne and music pairing
Olivier Krug discusses the Champagne house’s project to 'translate' its wines into music
By Chris Mercer Published
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Perrier Jouët: Producer profile
'PJ' is one of the great names in Champagne...
By Simon Field MW Published
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First taste: Krug Grande Cuvée Edition 168
Krug's latest release of its Grande Cuvée...
By Simon Field MW Published
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The Region of Champagne: In Focus
By Giles Fallowfield Last updated
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Preview: Comtes de Champagne 2008
Taittinger gives Decanter an exclusive preview of the latest release of the Comtes de Champagne 2008...
By Simon Field MW Last updated
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Salon Secrets
Stephen Brook takes a closer look at Salon, the almost mythical Champagne house with a loyal following among those in the know...
By Stephen Brook Last updated
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The red behind Moët & Chandon rosé
A lot of work goes into getting the red wine for Champagne just right...
By Amy Wislocki Published
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French vineyards begin 2020 growing season in lockdown
Spring won't wait and a social media campaign using the hashtag '#lavignecontinue' shows how French wineries have been getting creative to meet the demands of the 2020 vintage growing season without compromising the coronavirus lockdown.
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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First taste: Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2009
A truly outstanding cuvée...
By Simon Field MW Published
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Meet the winner of the UK Ruinart Sommelier Challenge 2020
Paul Fauvel, head sommelier at The Lanesborough in London, has been named the winner of the UK Ruinart Sommelier Challenge 2020.
By Natalie Earl Last updated
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Bollinger La Grande Année 2012 launch: Brut & Rosé
Bollinger's flagship wines...
By Simon Field MW Last updated
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Vintage report: What to expect from the Champagne 2018 vintage
A preview of what to expect from Champagne's 2018 vintage once it's bottled...
By Yohan Castaing Published
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Moët Hennessy to end herbicide use in Champagne vineyards
Moët Hennessy has said its Champagne vineyards will be free of herbicides by the end of 2020...
By Chris Mercer Published