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Champagne

First Taste: Billecart-Salmon Nicolas François 2008

Four vintages of Cuvée Nicolas François tasted...

By Tom Hewson Last updated 19 July 23
First Taste: Champagne Rare 2013

A dazzling addition to the Rare line up...

By Anne Krebiehl MW Last updated 19 July 23
First taste: Dom Pérignon Rosé 2009

Tom Hewson rates the new Dom Pérignon Rosé 2009

By Tom Hewson Published 8 July 23
Louis Roederer masterclass: DFWE New York

Eight Louis Roederer Champagnes tasted in this special masterclass...

By Georgie Hindle Published 7 July 23
Ferrari Trento persuades award-winning Chef de Caves to trade Champagne for Italy

Chef de Caves Cyril Brun is leaving Champagne Charles Heidsieck to join Ferrari Trento...

By Lisa Riley Published 16 June 23

Charles Curtis MW: ‘Is Champagne truly going green or only greenwashing?’

Charles Curtis MW on Champagne’s green credentials...

By Charles Curtis MW Published 12 June 23
France destroys almost 35,000 soda bottles using ‘Champagne’ name

France's Comité Champagne said it organised the destruction of the bottles...

By Chris Mercer Last updated 27 May 23
Louis Roederer’s Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon on Champagne and The Big Apple

Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon discusses Champagne and the Big Apple ahead of the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC 2023...

By J'nai Gaither Last updated 12 May 23
Champagne’s star winemakers of tomorrow

Small but mighty: the new winemaking stars of the region...

By Anne Krebiehl MW Last updated 10 May 23
First Taste: Louis Roederer Cristal 2015

An early-drinking vintage...

By Anne Krebiehl MW Last updated 20 April 23
Champagne Telmont pushes ahead with lightest-ever Champagne bottle

Success for lighter-weight bottle trials...

By Tom Hewson Last updated 12 April 23

Champagne sales increase by 19.4% in the US

The US is the top export market for Champagne...

By Martin Green Last updated 11 April 23
Champagne GH Mumm cellar master Laurent Fresnet dies

Champagne mourns the loss of a great cellar master...

By Tom Hewson Published 4 April 23
Nicolas Feuillatte owner poised to purchase Champagne Henriot

Several bids were tabled for the well-known Champagne house...

By Martin Green Last updated 27 March 23
Louis Roederer: late-release vintage vertical

Sumptuous, aged Champagne...

By Anne Krebiehl MW Last updated 23 March 23
First taste: Champagne Bollinger RD 2008

This hotly-anticipated release does not disappoint...

By Simon Field MW Published 15 March 23
Welcoming Decanter’s new Champagne correspondent

Bringing the most exciting Champagne coverage to Decanter readers...

By Natalie Earl Published 14 March 23

First taste: Champagne Henriot Cuvée Hemera 2008

Tasting Henriot's top cuvée from 2008, 2005 and 2003...

By Simon Field MW Last updated 9 March 23
First taste: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2015

The new release of Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuvée...

By Tom Hewson Published 6 March 23
First taste: Fleur de Miraval ER3

ER3 has been unveiled...

By Elizabeth Gabay MW Published 1 March 23
Dosage, behind the scenes

Behind the scenes at Rathfinny Wine Estate's dosage tasting...

By Amy Wislocki Last updated 17 February 23
Champagne Deutz Berceaux Vinothèque: a dazzling new release of back vintages

A newly-released back catalogue of extra-aged prestige Champagnes...

By Tim Hall Published 10 February 23
Champagne Louis Roederer heads the line-up at new platform selling wine NFTs

Three Champagne houses and many other prestigious estates are on the list...

By Martin Green Last updated 6 February 23

Global Champagne sales pass the €6bn mark for the first time

Sales increased by 1.6% in 2022...

By Martin Green Published 19 January 23
First Taste: Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon No. 3

Yohan Castaing tastes Billecart-Salmon's experimental cuvée...

By Yohan Castaing Published 18 January 23
First Taste: Charles Heidsieck La Collection Crayères 1982

Rare jewels from an exceptional vintage...

By Anne Krebiehl MW Published 15 January 23
Looking ahead: the Champagne revolution

Champagne's reboot....

By Yohan Castaing Published 6 January 23
First taste: Rare Champagne Rosé 2012

The new release of Rare Champagne Rosé...

By Yohan Castaing Last updated 4 January 23
Investing in Champagne: Will the surge top out?

Prices for the top brands continue to rise fast...

By Chris Mercer Published 2 January 23

Best Champagnes tasted by our experts in 2022

The best bottles of Champagne tasted in 2022...

By Decanter Staff Published 30 December 22
First taste: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne new releases

Yohan Castaing reports on a brace of new Taittinger Comtes de Champagne releases...

By Yohan Castaing Published 27 December 22
First taste: Bollinger’s La Côte aux Enfants 2012

Yohan Castaing reports on a new Bollinger cuvée...

By Yohan Castaing Published 27 December 22