Making champagne is an art. But so is finding information on the champagne production process. When I started to learn more about it, I got lost in the many websites explaining “la méthode champenoise”. Then I discovered many of them were lost
Not all great champagnes start great. Sometimes, they make you work for it. It happened to me in Boston last September, where I met up with my dear champagne friend Rui, who I met while picking grapes for David Léclapart. That night,
All parents have a favourite kid. That one child that’s the most special, beautiful and talented of all. Fine, this may not be true for actual children (I wouldn’t know), but it’s a good way to describe prestige cuvées. You probably know
This website was launched because I wanted to learn about champagne. I just had so many questions about champagne that I turned it into a project. Soon, I found out that Google wasn’t very helpful, as most of my questions revolved around opinions and comme
Tasting natural champagne can be tough. Weather, terroir and philosophy don’t just reveal their secrets to everyone, even when bottled. There were many times my attempt to do a natural champagne tasting resulted in mere natural champagne drinking, which made me miss
Making champagne is an art. But so is finding information on the champagne production process. When I started to learn more about it, I got lost in the many websites explaining “la méthode champenoise”. Then I discovered many of them were lost
If there’s one thing the French do well, it’s protecting their cultural heritage. It explains the many laws that protect French cinema, French music and the French language. When I studied in Rennes, I made the mistake of buying tickets for the
There are three undeniable truths about champagne. 1. When you drink it, you taste Frenchness. 2. When you see a bottle with the word “champagne” on it, you know it comes from a wine maker from the Champagne region inside the delimited