I know this is a bit boring to report, but the Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2006 is actually pretty good. Stunning really. The 2005 is currently drinking brilliantly (and…
The Ruinart Lighthouse: a tasting of Champagne and Chardonnay with Frédéric Panaïotis
Yesterday I visited the Ruinart Lighthouse, which is an exhibition and tasting being held at the Violin Factory near London’s South Bank. The focus of the three-storey exhibition space is…
Champagne Krug 2002 and friends
Krug 2002 has finally been launched. On Tuesday evening a group of us gathered in a studio in Shoreditch which had, for a week, been turned into the home of…
Video: New Year’s Blind Champagne Tasting (lite)
For the last few years, a feature of new year’s eve has been a blind Champagne tasting with my brother in law Beavington. This year we couldn’t meet up, but…
Christmas Grower Champagne: Legras Presidence 2007, Savart L’Ouverture and Selosse Initial
Three Christmas grower Champagnes. Quite lovely. Champagne R&L Legras Présidence Vieilles Vignes Brut Grand Cru Chouilly 2007 France Low dosage of 5 g/l, Blanc de Blancs. Very stylish, fresh, lemony…
Champagne Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV
Perrier-Jouët is a medium-sized Champagne house with an annual production of around 3 million bottles a year, dating back to 1811. They have just under 180 hectares of their own…
Champagne Pierre Péters Rosé for Albane
Had this at lunch yesterday, off the list at the excellent Kensington Wine Rooms. It was stunning. Champagne Pierre Péters is a Blanc de Blancs specialist located in Le Mesnil sur…
Champagne Thiénot Cuvée Stanislas Blanc de Blancs 2006 France
This is from a relatively new Champagne house, established in 1985 by Alain Thiénot. This wine is dedicated by Alain to his son, Stanislas, and it is made from Chardonnay,…
Taittinger becomes the first Champagne house to buy vineyards in England
English sparkling wine has been a talking point for a while now. There’s no doubting that there is some very good English fizz being made, as the recent Noble Rot…