Tasting of Champagne Jacquart 2011 vins clairs
Floriane Eznack, winemaker at Champagne Jacquart smuggled out (not literally, but by the sound of the administration involved, it might have been the easier option) some still base wines from the 2011 Champagne vintage.
A Carafe of Red
This is a collection of essays, snapshots of Asher’s wine writing from the 80s and 90s, almost all in Europe, languid tales of wine and history and culture, with remarkable relevance, even insight, for today. Worth a read.
Shifting the shores of Champagne
Studies and appeals into the expansion of the Champagne appellation area are ongoing. Here is the background and status quo of the situation.
Champagne bottle sizes
Is this the definitive list of bottle sizes for Champagne?
Lighter Champagne bottles, and biomass potential
The Champenois have officially launched a lighter glass bottle, aimed at cutting carbon emissions. They’ve calculated a reduction from 900 grams per bottle to 835 grams could result in an 8,000 tonne reduction in annual carbon emissions.
Guide to wine tasting – part 1
Part one of an eight part guide to wine tasting, written for France magazine. This month is sparkling wines.
Ayala’s lesson in dosage
A tasting seminar of low dosage and no dosage champagnes was hosted by the president of Champagne Ayala, Hervé Augustin in London in January 2010. Three pairs of Ayala’s Champagnes were compared, with remarkable flavour differences attributable to the dosage at bottling.
Louis Roederer 2002 and Cristal mini-vertical
Earlier this month, Cristal bling came to town with a tasting seminar of Louis Roederer’s 2002 vintage champagnes, and a mini-vertical of their prestige cuvee Cristal, lead by Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the company’s executive vice president and group winemaker.
