Celebrity Champagne favourites
From Sir Mick Jagger to Kim Kardashian and from Jay-Z to Leonardo DiCaprio find out the favourite Champagne of these and other celebrities. Whether it’s wracking up huge bar bills, celebrating...
View ArticleTop 10 Champagne hangouts
While Champagne is facing increasingly fierce competition from the sparkling wine sector, particularly from fizz of the moment, Prosecco, there are signs that the region is fighting back. Contributing...
View ArticleTop 10 biggest bar bills
Some mornings it can be painful to wake up, open your wallet and remember that you spent far more than you intended to during that night out. Even worse is if you find the credit card slips, which show...
View ArticleCristal unveils gold-plated Jeroboams
Champagne Louis Roederer has teamed up with luxury designer Philippe di Méo to create a limited edition Jeroboam design for its prestige cuvée Cristal 2002. Philippe Di Méo’s Jeroboam design for the...
View ArticleRussians still stuck on sweet fizz
Russian consumers have yet to embrace brut sparkling wine despite the efforts of one of the country’s top fizz producers to lure drinkers away from demi-doux. Speaking at the London International Wine...
View ArticleChampagne trends of 2013: 6. Fine wine following
Helped by the advent of critically acclaimed vintages, in particular the 2002 release, one new phenomenon in the market for Champagne is the promotion of top-end cuvées by fine wine merchants – and...
View ArticleFine wine market down but good year for Champagne, DRC, Super Tuscans
While the value of the fine wine market has declined for a third consecutive year, 2013 has been a good year for Champagne, DRC, Super Tuscans and Right Bank Bordeaux. Cristal 2004 is up by 16.7% on...
View ArticleRoederer to launch late-release Cristal
Roederer plans to release a new expression of Cristal which sees the Champagne undergo extended ageing both before and after disgorgement. Champagnes from a Cristal masterclass in London on 28 January...
View ArticleChampagne ups emphasis on the specialist
Champagne houses appear to be putting more emphasis on specialist releases and top end cuvées to shine a positive light on the rest of their ranges. Jacquart launched Alpha six months ago with the 2005...
View ArticleA question of time in a bottle
The science behind Champagne ageing might be lost on the consumer but producers are striving to strike the right balance. Source: The Drinks Business View Original article Author: Patrick Schmitt
View ArticleRoederer Launches New Brut Nature Champagne (Wine Spectator)
The Champagne house behind Cristal releases a drier style with a Philippe Starck designed label Source: WineSpectatorIndex View Original article Author: WineSpectatorIndex
View Article£11.5K of wine stolen from London resto
Con men pretending to work for wealthy Arab clients have stolen £11,500 of Champagne and fine wine from Michelin-starred Fitzrovia restaurant Pied à Terre. Source: The Drinks Business View Original...
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