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Champagne wine region

First taste: Champagne Henriot Cuvée Hemera 2006

The deluxe cuvée has been created show ‘precision’, ‘luminosity’ and ‘virtuosity'

By Simon Field MW Last updated 16 November 20
Philipponnat: Producer profile

The Philipponnat family is of German origin and its roots in the Champagne region date back to at least 1522.

By Yohan Castaing Published 10 November 20
Cristal Vinothèque: The ultimate luxury fizz?

Undeniably terrific Champagnes, and worth tracking down...

By Peter Liem Last updated 22 October 20
Producer Profile: Pol Roger, plus tasting the 2013 Brut Vintage

Read our profile on Champagne Pol Roger, a Champagne offering finesse elegance and distinction.

By Simon Field MW Published 15 October 20
Producer profile: Champagne Jacquesson plus latest wines tasted

Recognised around the world for its stylish and decidedly distinctive Champagnes...

By Yohan Castaing Published 29 September 20

Champagne 2020 to make rare ‘trilogy’ of top vintages

Champagne's 2020 crop has been tipped to become the third top vintage in a row...

By Chris Mercer Published 23 September 20
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 22 September 20
What does ‘saignée’ mean in rosé wine?

Can you taste it in the glass?

By Chris Mercer Published 12 September 20
First taste: Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon No.1

First taste of Billecart-Salmon's brand new cuvée

By Anne Krebiehl MW Published 7 September 20
Leclerc Briant: the biodynamic house every Champagne lover should know

Yohan tastes the wines of biodynamic Champagne house Leclerc Briant

By Yohan Castaing Published 26 August 20
First taste: Henri Giraud new releases

Henri Giraud new Champagne releases tasted....

By Yohan Castaing Published 21 August 20

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 18 August 20
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 12 August 20
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 11 August 20
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 11 August 20
First taste: Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006

Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2006 tasted

By Yohan Castaing Published 8 August 20
Is the Champagne gift box on its way out?

Ruinart launches new sustainable packaging

By Amy Wislocki Published 22 July 20

First taste: Ayala Brut No 7, 2007

The cuvée celebrates Ayala's 160th anniversary

By Simon Field MW Published 18 July 20
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 16 July 20
First taste: Dom Pérignon 2010

Simon Field MW tastes the new release of LVMH's famed cuvée...

By Simon Field MW Published 14 July 20
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 13 July 20
Winemaker Dominique Demarville to leave Laurent-Perrier

He is to leave the Champagne house this month...

By Chris Mercer Published 8 July 20
Has the Champagne price bubble burst?

Change is on the horizon, says Tyson Stelzer...

By Tyson Stelzer Published 8 July 20

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 5 July 20
Village profile: Cramant, Champagne

One of the premier villages of the Côte des Blancs territory....

By Charles Curtis MW Published 8 June 20
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 1 June 20
Perrier Jouët: Producer profile

'PJ' is one of the great names in Champagne...

By Simon Field MW Published 1 June 20
First taste: Krug Grande Cuvée Edition 168

Krug's latest release of its Grande Cuvée...

By Simon Field MW Published 14 May 20
The Region of Champagne: In Focus

By Giles Fallowfield Last updated 13 May 20

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 11 May 20
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 4 May 20
The red behind Moët & Chandon rosé

A lot of work goes into getting the red wine for Champagne just right...

By Amy Wislocki Published 1 May 20