The High Priestess of Biodynamics: Françoise Bedel, a Passionate Advocate of The Practice, Unlocks Meunier’s Potential in Champagne’s Rot and Frost Prone Western Fringe (4-Bottle Pack $399)
In a small estate that is closer to Paris than to Reims, Françoise Bedel has managed a remarkable feat: She has turned an acute family illness into a paradigm shift for much of the Champagne region. From the village of…
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Posted on 2023.09.27 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages | Read more...
If It’s Still Champagne, Is It Still Champagne? Terroir-Focus, Climate Change and Rise of New-Wave Producers Ignite Excitement For Still Winemaking in Champagne. + Champagne Clandestin ‘Elegant Champagne With a Burgundian Accent.’
If it’s still Champagne, is it still Champagne? If the label says ‘Coteaux Champenois’, it most certainly is. This AOP, dedicated entirely to non-effervescent wine from Champagne, may be red, white or rosé, although the lion’s share is red—Bouzy rouge…
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Posted on 2023.08.19 in Coteaux Champenois, France, Champagne | Read more...
An Invitation to Join ‘The Champagne Society’
JOIN THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIETY Subscribe to our bimonthly Champagne Club. Please, call us at 248-398-0030 or email elie@eliewine.com As a member of The Champagne Society, you’re in a select community of like-minded folks who appreciate the exceptional in life and…
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Posted on 2023.08.02 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne | Read more...
The Champagne Society August 2023 Selection: Champagne Pascal Lejeune
Champagne Pascal Lejeune’s Terroir Fundamentals Preserving a Place’s Details and a Vine’s Finger Print in a Single Premier Cru Village The Coteaux Sud d’Épernay Premier Cru Pierry In Two Bottles ($97) Champagne Pascal Lejeune ‘N°4 – OXYMORE’ Blanc de Noirs…
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Posted on 2023.08.01 in France, Saturday Sips Review Club, The Champagne Society, Champagne | Read more...
Champagne Pascal Lejeune’s Terroir Fundamentals: Preserving Place’s Details in Single Parcel, Single Village And Back to The Bigger Picture.
Join Us for Saturday Sips: Champagne Pascal Lejeune Come as you are; come any time that’s convenient for you during our business hours to sample selection from this week’s selections. Our staff will be on hand to discuss nuances of the…
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Posted on 2023.07.06 in France, Saturday Sips Review Club, Champagne | Read more...
The Champagne Society June 2023 Selection: Champagne Laherte Frères
Champagne Laherte Frères The Talented Aurélien Laherte’s ‘Quest for The Perfect Alchemy’ Due to the limited quantities of each cuvée members will be assigned one of the following four cuvées: Champagne Laherte Frères ‘Les Longue Voyes’, 2018 Chamery Premier Cru…
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Posted on 2023.06.01 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, The Champagne Society, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages | Read more...
André Clouet, One of Champagne’s Finest Practitioners of Pinotism, Crafts Pure Chardonnay ‘Dream’ in Pinot Noir’s Epicenter Grand Cru Bouzy + A Champagne Fairytale
The Clouet family is a family of winemakers whose origins are lost in the mists of time. What we can say for certain is that it was founded by a printer in the Versailles court of Louis XV and that…
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Posted on 2023.03.30 in France, Champagne | Read more...
The Methodical Purist: Emmanuel Lassaigne (at Champagne Jacques Lassaigne) is Redefining Terroir in Champagne’s Outlying Sub-region Montgueux ‘Les Vignes de Montgueux’ $68 (Hint: Valentine)
The Methodists were named for a methodical approach to Christianity and the Puritans for a desire to purify it. Although Montgueux’s roots are a bit more pagan (the name means Hill of the Goths), Emmanuel Lassaigne’s angle of approach combines…
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Posted on 2023.02.02 in France, Champagne | Read more...
The Champagne Society April 2023 Selection: Champagne André Clouet
Champagne André Clouet ‘Un Jour de 1911 …’ Grand Cru Bouzy Blanc de Noirs, Disgorgement Date: August 22, 2022 Special Price for members of the Champagne Society is $81. Sold Out. The Clouet family is a family of winemakers whose…
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Posted on 2023.02.01 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne | Read more...
Sparklers to Ring In the New Year and Complement a Wide Variety of Foods + Out With The Old: Six 2012s Pommard Cuvées Unfurl with a Decade of Age
Heralding the new while paying homage to the old; that’s not only the theme song of New Year’s Eve, but for the greater wine world. Each year brings the excitement of a fresh growing season while the gems in our…
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Posted on 2022.12.31 in Pommard, Crémant du Bourgogne, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Champagne | Read more...
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