Vincent Laval – Missinwine

By - Caroline
Posted on September 18, 2016
Posted in Champagne, champagneharvest 2016, organic, terroir

Kick off of the 2016 Champagne Harvest in Cumières

It is hard to believe harvest is upon us once again. This year marks my fifth Champagne harvest, five years living in the same place really is something of a personal victory! Especially when you consider that I stil am as excited as I was in 2012 when Onne and I picked at Jacquesson! Like

By - Caroline
Posted on March 31, 2014April 22, 2014
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, vins clairs

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 ‘Before the Bubbles’ and is convinced I got the title from here. Very unlikely as

By - Caroline
Posted on October 16, 2013October 23, 2013
Posted in #champagneharvest13, biodynamic, Champagne, rosé

#ChampagneHarvest13:the making of Rosé de Saignée

Rosé Champagne is a small but growing part of the market and in the last twenty years it has become part of the portfolio of just about every Champagne producer. Most Champagne rosés are made by adding a small percentage of red wine to white wine at the blending stage and are thus called rosé

By - Caroline
Posted on September 28, 2013October 4, 2013
Posted in #champagneharvest13, Champagne

#ChampagneHarvest13: Cumières & the Sézannais

Champagne Georges Laval Les Chenes is an iconic cuvée, a single vineyard or lieu dit of 0.4 hectares (40 Ares), on the lower part of the steep slope between Cumières and Hautvillers. The vineyard is south facing with a gorgeous view of the Marne river, and has been organic for several decades. It is one

Tag: Vincent Laval

Kick off of the 2016 Champagne Harvest in Cumières

Avant les bulles – an organic story of vins clairs

#ChampagneHarvest13:the making of Rosé de Saignée

#ChampagneHarvest13: Cumières & the Sézannais