Now that we’re approaching the apex of celebration season, I find myself wondering, with every toast: Why Champagne? Besides being delicious, what accounts for its specific mystique, its literal elevated status - the raised glasses...
Eric Rodez & Charles de Cazanove The other day a fellow wine industry person was telling me about a method champenoise bottling they recently uncorked and very much did not enjoy. “I mean, it’s a...
Allouchery-Bailly & Barrat-Masson First off, apologies for the lag of this here communique. I received and rang these selections last week, and intended to have the notes ready to go shortly thereafter, but couldn’t finish before...
Champagne is so internationally famous, such a universal shorthand for all things quality, luxury and convivial (off the top of my head: Miller Hi-Life ‘the champagne of beers’; Churchill’s quip that meeting FDR for the...
Guy Charlemagne & Louise Brison Close your eyes, count to Champagne and you might picture two figures right away: Dom Perignon and Veuve Clicquot. You could call them the First Couple of Bubbly or whatever,...
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS WINE I don’t really have a unifying theme this month, just two great and well-priced bottles to get you through the last of the winter doldrums, or save and pop when more daylight...
