Missing link to the first fizz
Tom Stevenson goes back to the source of the earliest sparkling wine.
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Tom Stevenson
Tom Stevenson has been writing about wine for more than 45 years. He is the author of 23 books and the winner of 32 literary awards, including The Wine Literary Award, America’s only lifetime-achievement award for wine writers.
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State of the nation: Where does English wine stand today?
Once a skeptic, Tom Stevenson has come to love his home country's dramatically improved wines.
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How important is complexity?
Exploring a complicated issue in bottle-fermented sparkling wine.
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Making a difference
How a Champagne and sparkling wine expert discovered the best pods to use in a Nespresso machine.
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Brut strength
Has the difference between brut and brut nature Champagne been exaggerated?
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Ca’del Bosco: House in the woods
In 2022, Ca’del Bosco celebrated the 50th anniversary of its inaugural vintage. Tom Stevenson took the opportunity to catch…
BySparkling wine: The stars of the future
It’s a question I’m always being asked: Where will the next classic brut style sparkling wine hot spot be?…
ByMagnums, Jéroboams, and single bottles: The rhyme and reason of it all
An eminent wine writer emailed the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) about last year’s results, claiming, “It’s…
ByLiqueur de tirage: Bottling it!
Tom Stevenson on the complex processes involved in the application of liqueur de tirage. I doubt that anyone who…
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