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2011 Didier Dagueneau Silex Blanc Fume de Pouilly

2011 Didier Dagueneau Silex Blanc Fume de Pouilly

2011 Domaine Roger Perrin Chateauneuf du Pape

2011 Domaine Roger Perrin Chateauneuf du Pape

2014 Tarani Malbec Comte Tolosan

2014 Tarani Malbec Comte Tolosan

2013 Chateau de Gaudou  Grandee Lignee Cahors

2013 Chateau de Gaudou Grandee Lignee Cahors

2014 Chateau de Gaudou Cuvee Tradition Cahors

2014 Chateau de Gaudou Cuvee Tradition Cahors

2012 Chateau de Gaudou Cuvee Boisee Cahors

2012 Chateau de Gaudou Cuvee Boisee Cahors

2012 Chateau Les Bouysses Cahors

2012 Chateau Les Bouysses Cahors

2011 Chateau Haut-Monplaisir Prestige Cahors

2011 Chateau Haut-Monplaisir Prestige Cahors

2009 Chateau de Chambert Cahors

2009 Chateau de Chambert Cahors

2013 Chateau St. Didier-Parnac Cahors

2013 Chateau St. Didier-Parnac Cahors

2012 Chateau Bovila Les Quatres Eglisses Cahors

2012 Chateau Bovila Les Quatres Eglisses Cahors

2011 Chateau Eugenie Cuvee Reservee de l’Aieul Cahors

2011 Chateau Eugenie Cuvee Reservee de l’Aieul Cahors

2011 Chateau Eugenie Tradition Cahors

2011 Chateau Eugenie Tradition Cahors

LES CRAYERES SOMM INVENTS GAME CHANGING CHAMPAGNE GLASS

LES CRAYERES SOMM INVENTS GAME CHANGING CHAMPAGNE GLASS

March/April 2016 Glass of Bubbly Issue 11 by Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis     What better place on earth than Relais et Chateau Les Crayeres in Reims, Champagne, to birth the Champagne glass of the 21st century? Chef Sommelier Philippe Jamesse, disappointed with how the traditional Champagne flutes masked much of the distinctive aromas and […]

Lehmann “Jamesse Prestige” Grand Champagne Mouth Blown Wine Glass

Lehmann “Jamesse Prestige” Grand Champagne Mouth Blown Wine Glass

SALON CHAMPAGNE – EXPENSIVE & ELUSIVE

SALON CHAMPAGNE – EXPENSIVE & ELUSIVE

Last weekend after serving white, red, and sparkling wines along with classic martinis at my friend’s Mad Men-themed cocktail party and the house was mostly back in order, we sat down with leftover catered platters and a bottle of Champagne I had gifted her earlier this year. After I poured it into her Waterford Champagne flute, […]

1999 Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne

1999 Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne

nv Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut Champagne

nv Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut Champagne

nv Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne

nv Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne

1984 Baron Gaston Legrand Bas Armagnac

1984 Baron Gaston Legrand Bas Armagnac

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Baron Gaston Legrand VSOP Cognac Petite Champagne

Baron Gaston Legrand VSOP Cognac Petite Champagne

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Cognac Lheraud Cuvée 10 Petite Champagne Cognac

Cognac Lheraud Cuvée 10 Petite Champagne Cognac

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2012 Chateau Semonlon Haut Medoc Bordeaux

2012 Chateau Semonlon Haut Medoc Bordeaux

BETWEEN THE COVERS – MUST HAVE BOOKS ON CHAMPAGNE

BETWEEN THE COVERS – MUST HAVE BOOKS ON CHAMPAGNE

A Scent of Champagne, by Richard Juhlin, is by far the greatest reference book on the topic. Juhlin is the world’s foremost Champagne expert and has compiled close to 10,000 tasting notes, 8,000 of which are included in this seventh of his works. (Skyhorse Publishing, Hardcover, 396 pages, 2013, US $75). He is gifted with […]