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Bollinger ‘007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition’ 2007
2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films. For the special celebration Champagne Bollinger has…
5 bottles & 5 questions Champagne Bandits [dk]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
Investment tip; 2012 Perrier-Jouët ‘Belle Epoque’
Perhaps this producer is not exactly one of the top of your Champagne thinking, but the characteristic…
5 bottles & 5 questions Jelena van Eerdenburg [nl]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
Champagne Friday 39.0 – Amour de Deutz 2011 @ Deutz in Aÿ (FRA)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Launch – Dom Pérignon ‘P2’ 2004 @ Under [nor]
Richard Juhlin went to the western part of Norway, Lindesnes, for the launch of Dom Pérignon ‘P2’
The most expensive pizza in the world?
Topped with truffles, caviar – and of course edible gold. What is probably Africa’s most expensive pizza
Bubbles and Bugattis?
Bubbles and Bugattis meet in exclusive champagne cases. Bugatti, in partnership with Champagne Carbon, has launched the
Three Swedish artisans launch an exclusive champagne hiking bag – Palmgrens, Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre
Together with Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre Glasbruk, Palmgrens presents a hiking bag – a unique fusion of
5 bottles & 5 questions Émelie Fichter [fra]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
Champagne Friday 38.0 – Hervé d’Antan chef des caves of Lanson in Verzenay (FRA)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Mårten the Goose ?
The custom of eating goose on Marten’s Eve has been known since the 16th century among the…
the champagne club stories
Read the latest long read articles from the sharpest thought leaders in the world of Champagne
Three Swedish artisans launch an exclusive champagne hiking bag – Palmgrens, Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre
Together with Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre Glasbruk, Palmgrens presents a hiking bag – a unique fusion of
The new maps of the Champagne vineyards
80 years after the work of cartographer Louis LARMAT, master of Wine Charles Curtis (author of Vintage Champagne:…
Champagne Friday 36.0 – Bollinger ‘La Côte aux Enfants’ 2012 (SWE)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Deutz launches its wine library – ’Les Berceaux Vinothèque by Deutz’
Björnstierne Antonsson aka TheChampagneSommelier was invited by Champagne Deutz for the premier tasting of ‘Deutz Berceaux Vinotheque…
5,000,000 views @ Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin !
We are very happy to announce that our new web have been flying since the re-launch in
Interview with Lucie Pereyre [Champagne Laurent-Perrier]
Every bottle tells a story. What’s Yours? Every week we interview people in the world of Champagne on their iconic bottles. Now
Premiere – A champagne from the legendary La Côte aux Enfants plot, a Grand cru from Aÿ.
Last week Richard Juhlin & Björnstierne Antonsson had an extraordinary premiere tasting with Denis Bunner & the…
The Copenhagen Tasting’22 – Charles Heidsieck @ Sölleröd Kro*
For for the 17th year in a row Richard Juhlin went to Copenhagen to enjoy ‘The Copenhagen…
The Annual Richard Juhlin Tasting’22 – Vinothèque – the best of the best
For the twelfth year, Richard Juhlin organized ‘The Richard Juhlin Champagne Tasting’ on Lidingö outside Stockholm. Previously, the selected…
the champagne interviews
Interviews with some of the Champagne Legends in the world of Champagne. Now & then we will interview some of the true people of Champagne. We will ask a questions about their company, their profession current trends, their iconic bottles, etc.
Champagne Friday 35.0 – Deutz Les Berceaux @ Pan Pacific Hotel [uk]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Interview with Lucie Pereyre [Champagne Laurent-Perrier]
Every bottle tells a story. What’s Yours? Every week we interview people in the world of Champagne on their iconic bottles. Now
Richard Juhlin X RareWine Invest [episode 3]
Welcome to the third episode of Meet The Wine Critic. In this series, we will bring you
Richard Juhlin X RareWine Invest [episode 2]
Welcome to the second episode of Meet The Wine Critic. In this series, we will bring you
Richard Juhlin X RareWine Invest [episode 1]
Welcome to the first episode of Meet The Wine Critic. In this series, we will bring you
Interview with Charles Philipponnat [Champagne Philipponnat]
Every bottle tells a story. What’s Yours? Every week we interview people in the world of Champagne on their iconic bottles. Now
Champagne Friday 16.0 – Alfred Gratien 1.0
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
1-on1 talk with Richard Juhlin?
We’ve taken a 1-on-1 talk with Richard Juhlin. A champagne-talk about his photographic scent memory? How to
Interview with Richard Juhlin [allt om Bröllop]
Richard Juhlin got interviewed for the major wedding magazine in Sweden ‘Allt om Bröllop’.
5 bottles - 5 questions
Every bottle tells a story. What's Yours? Every week we interview people in the world of Champagne on their iconic bottles.
This section is inspired by our friends at Dos Gardenias.
5 bottles & 5 questions Champagne Bandits [dk]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Jelena van Eerdenburg [nl]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Émelie Fichter [fra]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Melanie Brown [nz]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Giorgio Scavarelli [ita]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Gina Martino Zarcadoolas [ita]
Every Friday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Giuseppe Vaccarini [ita]
Every Friday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Caroline Brun [fra]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
5 bottles & 5 questions Kathleen Smith [can]
Every Saturday TheChampagneSommelier will ask 5 questions about 5 coeur de bouteilles to friends and Champagne lovers from near
the champagne films
What will RJ be drinking this Friday? Here we samples film clips from trips, tastings, dinners etc. Watch the latest clips
Champagne Friday 39.0 – Amour de Deutz 2011 @ Deutz in Aÿ (FRA)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 38.0 – Hervé d’Antan chef des caves of Lanson in Verzenay (FRA)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 37.0 – Philipponnat Clos des Goisses 1999 in Paris (fra)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 36.0 – Bollinger ‘La Côte aux Enfants’ 2012 (SWE)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 35.0 – Deutz Les Berceaux @ Pan Pacific Hotel [uk]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 34.0 – Krug & Cristal @ Haikko Manor [fin]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 33.0 – Legras & Haas @ Hustegaholm [swe]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 32.0 – Guy Charlemagne – Ischia [ita]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Champagne Friday 31.0 – Dom Ruinart 2010 @ Hotel Regina Isabella – Ischia [ita]
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
the annual Richard Juhlin tasting
In May every year RJ & his tasting panel set up a great tasting with different themes. Or as we like to refer to it - The Real Stockholm Marathon.
The Copenhagen Tasting’22 – Charles Heidsieck @ Sölleröd Kro*
For for the 17th year in a row Richard Juhlin went to Copenhagen to enjoy ‘The Copenhagen…
The Annual Richard Juhlin Tasting’22 – Cuvée de Préstige
For the twelfth year in a row, Richard Juhlin organized ‘The Richard Juhlin Champagne Tasting’ on Lidingö outside Stockholm….
The Annual Richard Juhlin Tasting’22
For the twelfth year in a row, Richard Juhlin organized ‘The Richard Juhlin Champagne Tasting’ on Lidingö…
The Annual Juhlin Tasting’20 – vintages ’11’12’13 [collaboration with Twenty Studios]
For ten years I have arranged an annual blind themed tasting with the 12 best champagne tasters…
The Annual Juhlin Tasting’19 – Spécial Club & the best growers [collaboration with Twenty Studios]
SPÉCIAL CLUB – the prestige cuvée from small growers in Champagne For several years we have been…
The Annual Juhlin tasting’18 – vintages ’08 ’09’10 [collaboration with Twenty Studios]
For the past eight years, I and my tasting group have been doing in Champagne Club a…
The Annual Juhlin tasting’17 – Non-vintage & Vinothèque [collaboration with Twenty Studios]
The theme felt obvious when we arranged ‘The Annual Juhlin Tasting’ for the seventh year in a…
The Annual Juhlin Tasting’16 – A comprehensive evaluation of the ’04, ’05, ’06 vintages [collaboration with Twenty Studios]
For the sixth year in a row, I organized ‘The Annual Juhlin Tasting’ on Lidingö outside Stockholm….
Decanter tasting 2000 vs 2002
We gathered a group of tasters in RJ’s tasting group to taste 2000 side-by-side with 2002 vintage.
the chronicles
Sometimes on the road, in a restaurant, at home, in the summer house or after a great dinner with friends - we reflect on our champagne experiences & life. This will be in the format of a chronicle.
Chronicle – My Roman friend …
intro … People who talk about happiness are often damn specific in their conclusions. Listen to this:…
Chronicle – unintelligible restaurant lingo
TheChampagneSomelier aka Björnstierne Antonsson reads a chronicle he read this weekend in a major magazine about unintelligible…
Chronicle: A Trip to Greece
A summers chronicle when Champagne expert Richard Juhlin went to Greece & contemplates about the sun, the
Another trip to Ischia – A home away from home
A summers chronicle when Champagne expert Richard Juhlin went back to the island of Iscia & contemplates…
What will your last champagne in life be?
TheChampagne Sommelier aka Björnstierne Antonsson reflects on the last hours in life. Double cheeseburger with bacon, a
Seychelles and legendary Raffles [collaboration by Travel Beyond]
Winter travel report från the Seychelles. Read Richard Juhlins story from the tropics. It has become a
Chronicle – Ischia – the genuinely Neapolitan island
A summers chronicle when Champagne expert Richard Juhlin contemplates about the sun, the people, the landscape &…
The movement of grower champagnes
During the 2000s, the conversation in and about Champagne has partly changed. A new generation of winegrowers…
Italian summer’21 according to Richard Juhlin
Read about Richard Juhlins fine wine & champagne experiences during av couple of summer weeks in Italy….
the tasting notes
Here we will display new releases & vintages from the world of champagne.
Three Swedish artisans launch an exclusive champagne hiking bag – Palmgrens, Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre
Together with Richard Juhlin and Reijmyre Glasbruk, Palmgrens presents a hiking bag – a unique fusion of
Champagne Friday 36.0 – Bollinger ‘La Côte aux Enfants’ 2012 (SWE)
Every Friday The no1 Champagne expert in the world will taste new & old Champagne s to
Chronicle – My Roman friend …
intro … People who talk about happiness are often damn specific in their conclusions. Listen to this:…
Premiere – 2008 Krug ‘Clos du Mesnil’
Last week Richard Juhlin visited Champagne Krug on Boulevard Lundy in Reims. Read the tasting note &…
Premiere – A champagne from the legendary La Côte aux Enfants plot, a Grand cru from Aÿ.
Last week Richard Juhlin & Björnstierne Antonsson had an extraordinary premiere tasting with Denis Bunner & the…
The Copenhagen Tasting’22 – Charles Heidsieck @ Sölleröd Kro*
For for the 17th year in a row Richard Juhlin went to Copenhagen to enjoy ‘The Copenhagen…
Not only Champagnes for Richard Juhlin
Richard Juhlin went to Helsinki for a double celebration – Pekka Nuikki, founder & chief editor of
Tasting note 14,000 by Richard Juhlin !
1,4000+ champagnes, how many is that really? It has taken Richard Juhlin over 30 years to get
Premiere – Laurent-Perrier ‘Grand Siècle Les Réserves Cuvée’ No. 20
On a beautiful summers day Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt flew to Stockholm to share a magnum of
the champagne guides
Read inside topics to learn more about Champagne, the region, the production, the champagne dictionary, etc.
The new maps of the Champagne vineyards
80 years after the work of cartographer Louis LARMAT, master of Wine Charles Curtis (author of Vintage Champagne:…
Guest writer Lucy Edwards – ‘Les Clos – the Walled Vineyards of Champagne’
Australian native Lucy Edwards has written an interesting article on ‘Les Clos – the Walled Vineyards of
Non-vintage Champagne – the bread & butter of the Champagne industry
Non-vintage Champagne, what does that really mean? People often talk about wine and champagne as if they…
Top Tips For Collecting & Investing In Champagne
Diego Miranda interviews Björnstierne Antonson – aka TheChampagneSommelier for elicite.com
New plattform for the Champagne Master Class – cheflix.com
Let the no 1 Champagne expert in the world guide you through the wonderful world of Champagne!
Favorites among the vineyard champagnes [collaboration with Mondial]
An overwhelming majority of all champagne is still and will always be mixed from both grape varieties,…
Top-300 Champagnes ’21 by TheChampagneSommelier
It’s always interesting to sum up a year trough the list of Champagnes that has been enjoyed…
The Champagne Club Awards’21 [collaboration by Twenty Studios]
Or shall we call it ‘The Richards’ ?! Instead of ‘The Champagne Oscars’ ? On this the last day of a
The Juhlin 100 point scale – how does it work ?
Since this is a guide that is to be updated and reissued every other year, the focus
the champagne & food
Each month Björnstierne Antonson, Champagne Club's head sommelier, will share recipes & menus for those of you who do not think it is enough to drink champagne as aperitif. The recipes comes from travel in Champagne, memorable restaurants in Sweden and internationally, unforgettable meetings between champagne, food and people.
The most expensive pizza in the world?
Topped with truffles, caviar – and of course edible gold. What is probably Africa’s most expensive pizza
Mårten the Goose ?
The custom of eating goose on Marten’s Eve has been known since the 16th century among the…
The breakfast for the world’s most successful
Intellect in all its glory, perpetuating healthy habits is an important key to success. So what do
Crayfish party and August moon!
It’s August and the power premiere! After semester and lazy days, we start life again with work
Food for the champagne lover – baked tuna à la Danyel Couet
Chef Danyel Couet is a gastronomical hero of ours. You will find him as the gastronomical leader…
Is it possible to combine champagne and dessert?
Is it not strange that champagne is so associated with desserts? Haven’t we all seen the combo
Champagne & Food – risotto
I grew up in the seventies and it must be willingly admitted that this was not the…
Recipe; Quail liver with rosehip puree by Tommy Myllymäki
Recipe by Tommy Myllymäki from the gastronomical chapter from the new book ‘Champagne Magnum Opus’. International release is planned…
Recipe; Löjroms-napoleon
Us Swedes love our Kalix Löjrom! Kalix Löjrom is fished from Sunday around 20 September and the
