Articles tagged with the word "sparkling wine":

Shifting the shores of Champagne

Published on October 25, 2010

Studies and appeals into the expansion of the Champagne appellation area are ongoing. Here is the background and status quo of the situation.


Ayala's lesson in dosage

Published on January 31, 2010

A tasting seminar of low dosage and no dosage champagnes was hosted by the president of Champagne Ayala, HervĂ© Augustin in London in January 2010. Three pairs of Ayala’s Champagnes were compared, with remarkable flavour differences attributable to the dosage at bottling.


Trento and Franciacorta – time on lees

Published on November 1, 2009

For traditional method sparkling wines made in the European Union, time on lees, an important aspect of flavour development, is legally stipulated.

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