On Tuesday of our Champagne tour, we visit one of my favourite spots of our week – the Faux de Verzy. Faux comes from the old French word fau, meaning beech. The plural is Faux, and in the context of the Faux de Verzy, a ‘fau’ refers to a strange-looking stunted version of beech tree…. Read more
During our week in Champagne, we will, of course, be exploring the famous wines. We’ve organised a series of visits and tastings that will showcase not only the fantastic marketing triumph of the Grand Marques, but some of the recent innovations that are producing really good wines that reward a bit of effort. Monday. Champagne… Read more
How is it made? Is it any good? Is there any good news? This is a difficult subject if you’re a fan of champagne, whether that’s the region, the wine, or the symbolism associated with the wine. But read until the end, it gets better. The process of making champagne is well-known, and widely used… Read more
Champagne – a region, and of course a world-famous wine. My view of champagne has been that you buy into the idea of a celebratory drink, or you don’t. The best champagnes are beautiful, and the history of the region and the wines is fascinating. But much of the ordinary stuff – which is… Read more
One of the things I’ve enjoyed, as I’ve researched into our new Champagne tour, is finding out that so many things that I knew about Champagne just aren’t true. So this blog is a bit of a ‘myth-buster’. You can use this information to impress friends at your next dinner party, or just enjoy learning… Read more
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