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Geographically and culturally closer to Chablis than Épernay, the distinctive Champagnes of the Côte des Bar deserve their new-found respect, says Essi Avellan MW, who introduces a tasting shared with Simon Field MW and Anthony Rose. This is an extract of an article from Issue 75 of The World of Fine Wine. For the full… View Article
In the last of our contributors’ end-of-year reflections on the bottles that meant most to them in 2021, Simon Field MW recalls an encounter with Krug Clos du Mesnil 1996, one of many fine Champagnes from Krug he enjoyed at two remarkable tastings in Sweden. What do Blanc de Blancs and Scandi Noir have in… View Article
Michael Edwards pays a personal tribute to Jacques Péters, the former Veuve Clicquot chef de cave who died in November after a long battle with cancer. One of Veuve Clicquot’s finest chefs de caves until his retirement in 2009, Jacques Péters died very recently after a long fight with brain cancer, stoically borne with great… View Article
Christie’s is hosting an auction of treasures from the Perrier-Jouët Oenothèque collection of historic Champagne releases on Thursday December 2, 2021. Simon Field MW reports from Paris where he was given an advance preview of some of the vintages of Belle Epoque on offer in London next week by Perrier-Jouët’s new Chef de Caves, Séverine… View Article
Champagne Louis Roederer has launched the latest vintage of its long-aged cuvée, Cristal Vinothèque 2000. Having established its status at the top of the producer’s portfolio with a trio of celebrated vintages from the 1990s (1995, 1996, and 1999), Champagne Louis Rodererer’s celebrated, long-aged prestige cuvée, Cristal Vinothèque, has now reached the 2000s with the… View Article
The world of sparkling wine has been transformed in recent years, says the author of an important new book on the subject, Anthony Rose. No longer dominated by Champagne, it has never been more thrillingly diverse. In 1985, a piece about what wine would be like 25 years on gave me a leg up to… View Article
Louis Roederer is replacing its much-loved Brut Premier with a new Multi-Vintage cuvée: Louis Roederer Collection 242. Michael Edwards reports from the launch and reviews the first edition. Roederer’s Chef de Cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon opened his virtual presentation on July 22 with his customary focus and clarity. “I am very happy to introduce Collection 242… View Article
