Champagne Laurent-Perrier, the founding year 1812, is currently, with an annual production of 8 million bottles of champagne a major maison. Today, the Laurent-Perrier group includes also Salon, Delamotte, de Castellane and Chateau Malakoff. The Cuvée brut that has a predominance of Chardonnay at 50%, a fact quite rare in non vintage brut, there are also even at 35% Pinot […]
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Champagne, mon amour
My life is driven bubbles, les bulles, the bubbles ….. almost onomatopoeic name to describe the continuous movement and unavoidable carbon dioxide in a glass. I appreciate them in their every form and every territorial flag, though, ça va sans dire, my favorites are attributable to Champagne. I like to repeat the answer of Madame Lily Bollinger, widow of Jacques […]
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Champagne Duval Leroy Brut Premier Cru
Duval-Leroy, headquartered in Vertus and founded in 1859, is one of the few Maison led by a woman, CaroleDuval-Leroy. The company owns 200 hectares of vineyards that supply a quarter of the annual requirement for the production of five million bottles. The Maison is definitely one ofthose grown faster in recent years, both qualitatively and quantitatively while maintaining excellent value […]
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Today we introduce a new champagneblog.net author: “La Dame du Vin”, a woman of great skill and passion. I leave space for her words … The Dame is hidden behind a woman who has many interests and many passions. One of the most ‘important is surely the love of wine, in all its forms, in all its color and its […]
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Champagne Blanc de Blancs Mumm de Cramant
Il Mumm de Cramant ha un nome che è quasi un gioco di parole. Il vigneto da cui viene l’uva chardonnay per questo blanc de blancs si trova nel villaggio di Cramant, nella Côte des Blancs. Ma crEmant è anche uno champagne con una frizzantezza più cremosa, dovuta alla pressione intorno a 4.5 atmosfere invece che le 6 usuali. Quindi […]
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Champagne Taittinger Le Folies de la Marquetterie
Le Folies de la Marquetterie is the first Taittinger champagne “de structure”. This term refers to a wine that expresses a certain hardiness and body. The blend is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at 45 to 55%, the grapes are harvested in “green” to preserve the acidity, some lots are vinified in oak. Just poured in the glass it is bright […]
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Champagne Bollinger Rosé
Bollinger has started the production of the non vintage rosé in 2008. This rosé is assembled on the basis of brut Special Cuvée (60% Pinot noir, 25% Chardonnay and 15% meunier) with the addition of a 5% red wine coming from the Côte aux Enfants of Aÿ. The result is very different from the Special Cuvée, with a much drier […]
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Bagno nello champagne
L’hotel Cadogan di Londra ha deciso di offrire un nuovo servizio ad i suoi facoltosi clienti. A partire dal San Valentino del 2012 e per un anno sarà possibile ordinare un bagno di champagne. Questo bagno da 122 bottiglie di champagne ha il ragionevole prezzo di 4000 sterline scegliendo il Louis de Custine Brut 1998. E’ disponibile a richiesta un […]
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Champagne Dumenil Rosé Veilles Vignes
Duménil, proprietaria dal 1874, è una piccola maison che lavora esclusivamente l’uva dei propri vigneti. Ha sede in Chigny les Roses, un villaggio Premier Cru della montagna di Reims. Il prodotto più rinomato di Duménil è sicuramente il blanc de blancs, ma ho deciso di provare qualcosa di nuovo ed assaggiare questo rosé di un bel color salmone pallido. L’assemblaggio […]
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Champagne Pol Roger Brut Reserve
This mason was founded in 1849 by Pol Roger, quickly gained fame and recognition for the quality of its Champagne. In 1899 the heirs of Pol decide to change their family name by Roger to Pol Roger. Today it is a manufacturer of medium / large production, from 1.8 million bottles a year. The assembly of this brut is classic: […]
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