Although it sounds a bit contradictory, ‘doing what comes naturally’ is often an exacting science and a dedicated quest, and nowhere in Champagne is this more evident than in the fields and cellars of Domaine Fleury, the Côte des Bar…
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Posted on 2025.06.05 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
Join us for Saturday Sips: Cidre & Rosés There’s no rest for the weary, but if Mom is enjoying a respite on Mothers’ Day weekend, include a stop at Elie’s where, on Saturday, May 10, we will be pouring samples from…
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Posted on 2025.05.14 in Sancerre, Touraine, Rosé de Loire, Anjou, Menetou-Salon, Cidre, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  | Read more...
Véronique Boss-Drouhin, the talented winemaker from Maison Joseph Drouhin and Domain Drouhin Oregon, talks about the Burgundian triumvirate vintages of 2016, 2017 and 2018 like this: “Drink 2017 first, then 2016 after and 2018 drink anytime!” This echoes our own…
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Posted on 2025.03.05 in Gevrey-Chambertin, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
Sugar and spice are nice, but you prefer a bit more ‘brut’ with your Valentine’s Day sparkle, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that Champagne Rosé is often drier than its golden counterpart. Sweeter rosé styles exist, of course,…
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Posted on 2025.02.06 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
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 2025.02.03 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
Côte des Bar For The Course Jean-Sébastien Fleury, an Ecological Pioneer, is in Pursuit of “Understanding and Enhancing Terroir’s Character.” New Releases Champagne Fleury ‘Boléro’, 2008 Côte-des-Bar Extra-Brut ($130) Although it sounds a bit contradictory, ‘doing what comes naturally’ is…
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Posted on 2025.02.02 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
Time & Place Champagne Hubert Noiret’s Coteaux du Petit-Morin in Pursuit of Authentic Expression of Place of Origin & Tracks of Time Champagne Hubert Noiret ‘Cuvée des 3 Symboles’, 2014 Coteaux du Petit-Morin – Villevenard Lieu-dit ‘Les Bacons’ Blanc de…
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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 ($103) Champagne Pascal Lejeune ‘N°4 – OXYMORE’ Blanc de Noirs…
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Posted on 2025.02.01 in France, Saturday Sips Review Club, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
“The best fertilizer is the winemaker’s shadow.” Nowhere does this aphorism hold truer than in Nantoux, Burgundy, where Boris Champy carries on an endless quest to reveal the soul of each vineyard plot, the spirit of each grape variety and…
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Posted on 2025.01.27 in Pommard, Beaune, Côte de Beaune, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
Saturday Sips: In-Store Tasting: Bubbles (What Else?) to Ring In the New Year It’s easy to think of Champagne as a spiritual substance; after all, it was created by monks and the very airiness of its identity seems celestial. The cornerstone of…
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Posted on 2024.12.27 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages, Cava  | Read more...