terroir – Page 2 – Missinwine

By - Caroline
Posted on December 23, 2013February 8, 2014
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir

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 alcoholic beverage market, the future for bubbly seems rosy; sparkling wine consumption is on the

By - Caroline
Posted on June 11, 2013June 11, 2013
Posted in Champagne, terroir, wine fair, wine tasting

Grands jours de Champagne?

Whilst there are plenty of international wine fairs, a lot of winemakers prefer to show off their wines on home territory. It gives them the opportunity to really woe the diverse audience of national and international press, importers, distributors and major buyers who have flocked to the region. Many a wine critic, buyer or writer

By - Caroline
Posted on March 28, 2013March 29, 2013
Posted in Champagne, terroir, wine eductation, wine tasting
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Where I look for terroir and bubbles when I am not in Champagne

I am intrinsically attracted to quirky slightly off beat places and tend to look for them wherever I go. Today I want to talk about 2 of these places; I feel they belong in this blog as they have become a part of my life. Both are wine bars, both focus on terroir and both

By - Caroline
Posted on February 24, 2013February 25, 2013
Posted in biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir, vins clairs
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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 had cleared after the first fermentation;all the yeast and sediments having fallen to the bottom.

By - Caroline
Posted on November 26, 2012
Posted in biodynamic, Champagne, EWBC, organic, terroir

Caroline’s Champagne – more terroir, organic winegrowing and natural winemaking

The first thing I read this morning was “The latest stimulant to drag me out of natural wine commentary retirement was the ‘debate’ during the European Wine Blogger’s Conference in Turkey. Turns out this wasn’t a debate as much as it was a presentation–one that could have been entitled, Natural Wine? Wrong! Sorely missing on

By - Caroline
Posted on October 18, 2012
Posted in Californian wine trip, terroir, Wine Regions, Wine Review

On the wine road – part 2: in search of “iconic” Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

On this very grey autumn day, the blue skies and warm days of the Napa Valley last August seem very far away and I feel a little guilty that it has taken me this long to write the sequel to for our NapaValley #onthewineroad adventure… One of the the goals Onneca Guelbenzu and I had

By - Caroline
Posted on June 9, 2012June 10, 2012
Posted in biodynamic, Champagne, Natural Wine, organic, terroir, wine fair
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Biodynamics and the liveliness of RAW wine…

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend both the RAW and REAL natural wine fairs in London. Both fairs had more than 200 exhibitors each and were very well attended by the public, trade and press. For 3 days I tasted some great artisan wines, had the opportunity to speak and learn

By - Caroline
Posted on May 6, 2012
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Natural Wine, terroir
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Caroline’s Champagne – a reflection on Champagne Terroir and the human role in the expression of this Terroir

I have been pretty occupied by the notion of “terroir” in Champagne lately. It all started off with the 4 independent winegrowers vins clairs and Champagne tastings 3 weeks ago. Terres et Vins de Champagne were de initiators of this type of tasting four years ago when they used their vins clairs as a way

By - Caroline
Posted on March 2, 2012
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir

Caroline’s Champagne – the single vineyard projects…

A few months ago I moved to Champagne to write more whilst specializing in this wonderful wine:-). As I am discovering my new playing ground I seem to stumble upon so many true gems, unusual wines and fabulous producers which I would like to share in the “Caroline’s Champagne” section of my blog. Originally I

By - Caroline
Posted on February 17, 2012
Posted in Champagne, terroir

La Cave aux Coquillages – an unusual cellar visit in Fleurie-la-Rivière

About 10 days ago, the WineSleuth – aka Denise Medrano – and I visited La Cave aux Coquillages in the Vallée de la Marne. La Cave aux Coquillages is a project of winemaker Patrice Legrand who had long been interested in the paleontological research and excavations conducted in Fleury-la-Rivière. As a young man, Patrice used

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