Monsieur Vranken’s interest in art is widely known. For those of you who have had the privilege of visiting the beautiful Scotland-inspired champagne castle in…
INTRO Under the arm I glimpse something with a bulging shape much like a champagne bottle … On the direct question my friend smiles softly….
Taittinger is one of my favorite houses. Wonderful champagnes, fantastic history and a beautiful family! The house of Forneaux, as Taittinger’s predecessor was called, was…
During a couple of rainy days at the end of June, we were a small select group of international champagne journalists who was invited to…
Every bottle tells a story. What’s Yours? Every week we interview people in the world of Champagne on their iconic bottles. Now & then TheChampagneSommelier will interview some of the…
Mondays are always interesting. Opened up my lap-top & browsed trough the inbox. Got an interesting e-mail today; ‘I have a 1982 bottle of
