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
Champagne making and cooking are two separate things, right? Not if you ask Michael Nizzero. The Belgian chef travelled the world and gathered multiple Michelin stars along the way. Yet, nothing moves him like the bottled sparkles from that one region in
Natural champagne is an umbrella term for organic and biodynamic champagne. And although these words both sound very natural, they aren’t the same thing. Organic champagne producers stay away from herbicides and pesticides and use only natural products to nurture the vines
I clearly remember my first natural champagne. It was at the end of 2014, in brasserie la Banque in Épernay . My table companion asked me if I’d ever had great champagne, and like any other normal person, I replied: “Don’t bother, I
After the first kick of alcohol, that’s when biodynamic champagne magic hits hard. Within seconds, you remember all the other times you had great champagne. Instantly, you feel deeply grateful for natural winemakers, grapes and life itself. Sounds spacey and unreal? Not
This is a story for everyone who thinks that champagne is an overpriced, acidic beverage you’re supposed to sip on New Year’s Eve. I feel you, because I used to feel the same way. But then, there was Jacques Selosse. And Anselme Selosse. And
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