Nov 21, 2018Cristal Vinothèque: the quest for eternal youthThe tasting of the first two vintages, 1995 and 1996, of Roederer's ultrarare Cristal Vinothèque When Louis Roederer released the first...
Jul 6, 2018How to become a winemaker at a top Champagne house at the age of 27Caroline Fiot in the garden of Champagne Ruinart, where she is a winemaker Oddly, until last week I had never visited Ruinart in Reims....
Feb 6, 2018Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2004: a long-awaited new vintageNo one could accuse Champagne Charles Heidsieck of rushing things or releasing vintages too frequently, not so far anyway. The new...
Dec 13, 2017The Festive Champagne Guide 2017So here they are: my Champagne picks for Christmas, New Year and every other kind of festivity, whittled down with difficulty to what I...