Page 3 - Champagne
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- February 18, 2016
Champagne propels French wine exports to record in 2015 New figures show that French wine exports reached record value last year, mainly thanks to Champagne. Overall French wine sales abroad in 2015 reached nearly €7.93bn, show statistics released by the French federation of wine and spirits exporters (FEVS). Accounting for inflation, that means exports […]
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- February 14, 2016
Rothschild Champagne creates new fizz exclusively for the Ritz Champagne Barons de Rothschild, a venture co-owned by three branches of the Rothschild family, has said it will produce bespoke Champagnes for the Ritz in London. Champagne Barons de Rothschild has made two exclusive Rothschild Champagne cuvées, which will be poured as the Ritz hotel in […]
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- February 04, 2016
9,000 bottles of fake Champagne seized Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/9000-bottles-of-fake-champagne-seized-290195/?utm_source=Eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=news+alert+link+20160203&utm_campaign=Newsletter-20160203 Italian police have seized 9,000 bottles of counterfeit Moët & Chandon Champagne, worth up to €350,000 (£265,075), in a workshop near Padova in Italy. The seizure, announced yesterday, happened at the end of last year when financial police were investigating a separate business and found […]
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- January 21, 2016
Champagne sales 2015: Exports drive more growth Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/champagne-sales-2015-exports-drive-more-growth-288110/#up92WDvm3eZRtJd2.99 Global Champagne sales continued to increase in both volume and value in 2015, according to the first official estimates. Champagne sales 2015: First estimates released Vincent Perrin, director of regional trade body Comité Champagne, said the provisional Champagne sales total for 2015 was 312m […]
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- January 15, 2016
Krug 2002 ‘in another league’, says Michael Edwards Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/opinion/guest-blog/krug-2002-in-another-league-says-michael-edwards-287616/#vQGLGReGYJSbLvxV.99 Krug 2002 comes from a vintage where ‘everything went right’ and will likely be consistently good for the next three decades, says Champagne expert and author Michael Edwards after a first taste. January has got off to a cracking start with the news […]
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- January 11, 2016
Q&A: Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger Read more at http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2016/01/q-a-pierre-emmanuel-taittinger Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, the president of the family-owned Champagne house, recently announced the purchase of 69 hectares in England. By Adam Lechmere | Posted Sunday, 03-Jan-2016 Did you always intend to join the family company? No. My father was a politician and I was very tempted by politics – […]
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- December 17, 2015
New Champagne film offers 360 degree views of vineyards, cellars A new Champagne film that allows mobile and tablet users to rotate their view by 360 degrees has been launched to promote the region’s vineyards and cellars following its UNESCO World Heritage status. The 360 degrees, 3D Champagne film was released at the weekend, with […]
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- December 02, 2015
An abundance of fizz Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/11/an-abundance-of-fizz.html Champagne has seen good activity in 2015, taking 6.1% of the year’s trade so far: up from 2.8% in 2014. This has largely been due to a string of releases, including Dom Perigonon 2006, Pol Roger 2004 and Cristal 2007. In July this year Antonio Galloni called the […]
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- March 19, 2015
The Euro Weakens and Fine Wine Just Got Cheaper In January the Euro went from 1.271 to 1.339 against the Sterling with plenty of volatility to get the currency traders popping champagne corks…. In February while Greece teased the Eurozone about paying back their 388 billion dollar debt it went further to 1.36 to the […]
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- March 06, 2015
Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Rose BUY recommendation Wonderful news! We have a very exclusive wine recommendation for you. This is one of the most popular Rose Champagnes in the market. If you follow our recommendations then you will know that we have recommended Armand de Brignac to you before but this style is […]
