- Welcome! MissinWine = Caroline Henry's personal wine diary. I will use this space to share my experiences of champagne and wine events I have attended,the wineries and growers I have visited and may add some tasting notes of wines that have stood out for me. I hope you like my stories as much as much as I have enjoyed reliving these wonderful moments whilst writing them up:-)
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The ABC on Champagne’s appellation setting
Champagne has long set its appellation based on sales forecasts. While it seems this system works well to meet market needs, it is deeply flawed. The Covid-19 crisis clearly shows the limitations of the current system and the reasons why an appellation compromise between houses and growers has yet to be found even if harvest has already started Continue reading
Sans prétension ou avec glaçons: different takes on champagne’s desacralization
For the last fortnight, Facebook has been alight with everyone and anyone in the champagne world (yours truly included) voicing their opinion on the new communication campaign of the Syndicat des Vignerons de Champagne (SGV). A few months ago, the … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, wine marketing
Tagged #marketing, Champagne, champagne on ice, communication campaign, delusion, demi-sec, mirage, sales figures, SGV
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The Bioenergetic movement in Champagne
Last week I was in London helping Marc Augustin to introduce his bioenergetic Champagnes into the UK market. In order to gather a bit of interest for his wines we had invited a handful of writers and Champagne aficionados to … Continue reading
Posted in bioenergy, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir
Tagged biodynamic, bioenergetic, bioenergetics, bioenergy, Champagne, Eric Schreiber, Franck Pascal, Hervé Jestin, Marc Augustin, Stephane Hardy, Terroir
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Champagne harvest 2015 – Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy in Cumières
Harvest has begun in Champagne and I thought that this year I could trial live blogging. Small articles on the vigneron I visit and their opinion on this years crop posted via the WordPress App for iPhone. I will … Continue reading
Chosing to live in the light
On this blog I have been sharing my adventures in the wine world, and the last 3,5 years my discovery journey of the Champagne region. Organic and biodynamic wines and Champagne have come to feature more and more as time … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Uncategorized
Tagged Champagne, dark night of the soul, light, love, sacred journey, Twin Flame, unconditional love
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The Grand Cru worthy Terroir of the Aube
The Cote des Bar has always been a little stand alone in the Champagne region. The fact that the region is located on the other side of the plains, about a 150 km south of Epernay has probably something to … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic, Champagne, terroir
Tagged Aube, biodynamic, chalk, Champagne, Claude Kossura, clay, Echelle des Cru, Grand Cru, Kimmeridgean, limestone, minerality, organic, Portlandian
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Beyond the Bubbles: the Esssence of Champagne
The essence of champagne for me is its strong sense of unity that bridges across the regions diversity. It starts at appellation level; Champagne is the only AOC for the sparkling wine of the region. Unlike other French appellations, there … Continue reading
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
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir
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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