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#TerroirChampagne #thebook reached its target! Now what?
On Tuesday afternoon around 6 pm my Terroir Champagne book campaign reached its €10,000 goal which means I can get it published!!! Whilst this made me mega happy – the ride to success after all had not been that smooth … Continue reading
Terroir Champagne: my book project through crowd funding
On October 20th I have launched a crowd funding campaign to try and raise €10,000 to self publish the first book on environmentally friendly Terroir Champagne. The tittle of the book says it all: Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, organic, terroir
Tagged biodynamic, Cain Todd, Cephas, crowd funding, Ian Westcott, Indiegogo, Isabelle Legeron MW, Jura Wine Book, Kat Morse, Mick Rock, Onneca Guelbenzu, organic, Sustainable, terroir champagne, Terroir Champagne Book Project, the book
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One Step Beyond – Franck Pascal’s Bio-energetic Champagne
At the beginning of June I spent my birthday learning all about bio-energetic Champagne at Franck Pascal‘s. Franck and Isabelle had invited me together with the staff of La Truffiere, a Michelin starred Parisian restaurant, to share their 20 year … Continue reading
M is for more meunier and miammiam
Meunier has often been considered the week little brother of the more powerful and structured Pinot Noir, or the ugly wee sister of the elegant Chardonnay. Instead of bringing structure or elegance, it only adds fruitiness to the blend… When … Continue reading
Grower Champagne tasting week falls short of becoming the region’s Grands Jours
Six years ago, a group of seventeen Champenois vignerons created a new tasting concept focusing on terroir and wine and called it Terres et Vins de Champagne. The aim was to show that Champagne can also be terroir wine rather … Continue reading
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Tagged Artisans de Champagne, Champagne, Club Trésor de Champagne, Grands Champagne, Grands jours de Champagne, living soil, Mais du Terroir de Champagne, Origine Champagne, Passion Chardonnay, Terres et Vins de Champagne, Terroir, terroir champagne, Trait-d'Union
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Avant les bulles – an organic story of vins clairs
Author’s note before you read this article – Amanda Reagan accused me of plagiarism because my original title was Before the bubbles – an organic story of vins clairs tastings. She has written an article in 2010 which was called … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, vins clairs
Tagged biodynamic, biodynamic farming, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Emmanuel Brochet, Fleury, Folliage, Hervé Jestin, Leclerc-Briant, organic, organic farming, single vineyard, Victor Dravigny, vin clair, Vincent Charlot, Vincent Laval, vins clairs
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St Vincent 2014 in Hautvillers
It was unusually cold on the 22 January, the day St Vincent is celebrated in Hautvillers. ‘La St Vincent’ gathers the whole village together to give thanks to their patron saint for the harvest that was and to pray for … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne
Tagged brioche, Champagne, Dom Perignon, Hautvillers, St Vincent, wine
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Terroir in Champagne:fact or fiction?
A few weeks ago I attended the third International Sparkling Wine Symposium in London. Sparkling wine producers, sommeliers and expert journalist gathered at Denbies Wine Estate to discuss the state of the Sparkling Wine Industry. In an ever more competitive … Continue reading
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Caroline’s Champagne – vins clairs, terroir & savoir faire
This last month I have been very lucky to have been invited to taste vins clairs (in plural!) in lots of different places. The term “vin clair” literally means clear wine – it dates from the time that the wine … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir, vins clairs
Tagged biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Champagne Charlot-Tanneux, Champagne Legras et Haas, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne Philipponnat, Charles Philipponnat, Chouilly, Clos des Goisses, Cuvee Exigence, David Henault, Jérôme Legras, natural yeast, savoir faire, Soleras, Terroir, vin clair, Vincent Charlot, vins clairs, vins clairs tasting, wild flowers
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Caroline’s Champagne – the celebration of St Vincent
January 22nd is the name day of St Vincent – patron saint of the winegrowers in France as in some areas of Spain and Italy. In Champagne it is an important day as most of the 319 villages celebrate the … Continue reading