Discovering The Timeless Elegance Of Meunier: A 1955 Champagne Revelation

Champagne connoisseurs and enthusiasts, prepare to have your perceptions transformed. Today, I share with you an enigmatic journey—a tasting that challenged the very foundations of Champagne lore. My encounter with a 1955 Blanc de Meunier from the storied cellars of Champagne Demière unveiled a truth long veiled by the mists of tradition. The narrative has…

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What is Champagne Collectors?

Champagne Collectors website

“A dedicated vintage Champagne trading platform along with professional wine reviews and scoring and the unique feature of rewarding users for their activities. After over a decade in the Champagne industry and speaking to many fellow collectors and industry professionals to include the producers themselves, I decided to create a concept by Champagne Collectors for…

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Does Wine Get Better With Aging?

I’m not old ….. I’m vintage A classic myth in the world of wine is that wines improve with age. But what is actually aging of wine and what makes aged-wine better than non-aged wine? There are of course two crucial elements in this question: aging and improving. So first of all it’s good to…

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Where can I find Vintage Champagne?

Where to find Vintage Champagne

Though we like to be very much up to date with the latest gadgets and trends in life from mobile phones to fashion, many of us will be rather attracted to those vintage items from classic cars to vinyl records. I’m sure that at some point or another we collected items in a subject that…

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A Trip To Champagne Jacquinot

Champagne Jacquinot is located just one street off of the famous Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, but that doesn’t mean you lose any charm in the bottle. The creation of the family estate dates back to the 17th century. In 1947, Pierre Jacquinot and his two sons (Jacques and Jean-Guy) created Champagne Jacquinot et Fils.…

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So What is a Good Vintage Champagne?

Let us start by declaring to what exactly a vintage Champagne is which is not that a vintage means old but that it is made from the grapes of only one year’s harvest, whereas non-vintage Champagne is a blend of different years’ harvest. It is down to the winemaker themselves to declare which year should…

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Champagne Bruno Paillard Launches N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra 2003

Champagne Bruno Paillard Launches N.P.U. Nec Plus Ultra 2003

Champagne Bruno Paillard has launched the fifth vintage of its Prestige Cuvée, N.P.U. ‘Nec Plus Ultra’, in the UK.  Literally translating as ‘there is nothing beyond’, the concept of N.P.U. ‘Nec Plus Ultra’ is to create an ultimate expression, producing – without constraints of cost – the greatest possible Champagne. Having created previous vintages from…

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What is the difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne?

What is the difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne?

The main difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne, is not that the vintage is old but that it is made from the grapes of only one year’s harvest, whereas non-vintage Champagne is a blend of different years’ harvest. The Champagne Houses and growers provide a continuous house style through the blending of various vintages, to…

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