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CHAMPAGNE IN POLE POSITION
The investors have placed their trust in the Champagne market and the most determined ones have been, since the beginning of the year, the British ones who hold 40.3% of the total trades
THE FINE WINE MARKET MAINTAINS STABLE ROUTE IN DIFFICULT MACROECONOMIC WATERS
This is the recent study published by The Economist, the English weekly that deals with politics and finance, which highlights through a careful analysis, the turmoil on the global market
THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS, 1976: the year everything changed
11 experts of French wine were called as tasters to this event. The purpose of the tasting was to introduce Californian wines
WE TAKE CARE OF YOUR WINES
Wine is historically a good investment, great care must be taken over its maintenance, the supply chain and its integrity throughout its life
GOOD PRACTICES FOR THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF FINE WINES
The great demand for exclusive wines has exponentially fuelled the market for fakes, whose value is estimated at around 15 billion euros per year
WHEN TO DECANT A WINE
Whenever there is talk of decantation, there are always those for and against. In this short article we will try to shed some light on such a thorny and controversial issue
BOLLINGER: A MAISON FOR TWO WINES THAT HAVE BECOME LEGENDS
“I drink Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it — unless I’m thirsty” M.Me Bollinger
THE STORY OF CHATEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE
The Chateau of Pauillac in the Medoc, has a name and a long history, dating back to 1686 when the Medoc areas between the ocean and the Gironde estuary had just been reclaimed. Pierre de Mazur de Rauzan decided to establish his estate on the border between Pauillac...
LOUIS ROEDERER CRISTAL: THE STORY OF A LEGEND
Louis Roederer’s Cuvée Cristal was the first Cuvée de Prestige created in Champagne in 1876 at the request of Tsar Alexander II.
At the time, Maison Roederer produced around 2,500,000 bottles, almost a third of which were destined for the Russian market
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