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Champagne has not lost its sparkle. Despite rumors of a “bubble burst” due to smaller shipments in 2023 and lower sales at the beginning of 2024, this appears more like a post-boom correction than a crisis. The growing interest sommeliers show in Champagne as a wine—enhancing unexpected pairings and bringing joy to any meal, not just special occasions—also attests to its enduring appeal. In this context, the annual SommelierS International tasting is an ideal opportunity to gather with fellow sommeliers, producers, and cellar masters, reflecting on the rhythm of the seasons: the holiday... Read more
Breakaways in the vineyards
Despite its close proximity with Madrid by auto and rail, Spain’s ‘Sierra de Gredos’ wine region is relatively unknown to the informed wine pro. Its establishment as a modern wine-producing dates...
Breakaways in the vineyards
On March 6, Delicious Hospitality Group, the team behind NYC’s Charlie Bird and Pasquale Jones (Robert Bohr, Grant Reynolds and Chef Ryan Hardy), opened their third venture, Legacy Records....
Portraits of winegrowers
Pauline Lhote is the director of winemaking/head winemaker for Chandon Winery in Yountville California, Moet & Chandon's North American outpost. Following a winter holiday spent with her family...
Portraits of winegrowers
Clos des Orfeuilles 2016 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie / White Translucent robe with pale yellow shades. Complex nose with floral aromas, pleasant palate, mineral, a lovely volume. Some floral...
Portraits of winegrowers
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin is the first one who discovered the 5th flavour. He published his results in a book “The Physiology of the Taste” edited in 1825 calling his discovery “osmazome”. But...
Portraits of winegrowers
When more and more of us worry about the effect of our energy consumption on the planet, Lamatherm sets up ways to manage at best the energy consumption of the companies, in particular in the...