Published: 29 October, 2018
As summer slides inexorably into autumn, we Brits start ringing the seasonal changes. Light cotton shirts give way to warm sweaters, then the coats come out of seasonal hibernation. Afterwards there’s the annual dither about whether or not to switch the central heating on yet. Before you know it they’ll be playing Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas on a continuous loop in every shopping mall and supermarket between Land’s End and John O’Groats and offering deals on anything from Play Station consoles to family-sized boxes of Quality Street.
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Published: 23 October, 2018
A Champagne and sparkling wine preserver that promises to keep fizz in optimum condition for up to four weeks has been officially launched to the on-trade following a trial in a selection of high end restaurants.
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Published: 18 October, 2018
The Whisky Exchange has launched a Champagne event to ‘revive’ the category in the UK.
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Published: 05 October, 2018
Champagne’s trade share has risen from 1% to 8% by value in the past eight years, with the number of unique Champagnes trading having multiplied in the same time frame, according to a new report.
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Published: 24 September, 2018
Piper Heidsieck has appointed Émilien Boutillat as its new Chef de Cave.
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Published: 10 September, 2018
Copestick Murray, owned by German group Henkell which recently purchased Freixenet to form the world’s largest sparkling wine supplier, has added the first Champagne to its I Heart range to replicate the success of the brand’s Prosecco.
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Published: 10 September, 2018
Fields, Morris & Verdin (FMV) has expanded its Champagne portfolio with the addition of Leclerc Briant.
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Published: 03 September, 2018
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte has appointed Castelnau Wine Agencies (CWA) as part of its strategy to secure its on-trade presence throughout the UK.
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Published: 02 September, 2018
Jascots has added Sekt Estate producer Schloss Vaux to its portfolio to tap Brits’ continued thirst for bubbles.
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Published: 10 August, 2018
Billecart-Salmon has launched a collector’s cuvée and unveiled a new cellar as part of its bicentenary celebrations.
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Published: 03 August, 2018
British consumers are ‘clueless’ when it comes to English sparkling wine, a survey has revealed.
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The 2018 Champagne harvest will become only the fifth vintage in the last 15 years to begin in August, according to the Comité Champagne.
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So, it’s au revoir to Monsieur Paillard, for 20 years the President of the Commission for the Protection of Champagne. He has thrown his toys out of the pram at the news that Champagne Palmer has signed an exclusive distribution deal in the US with Constellation Brand’s fine wine division.
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Alex Freguin, head sommelier at Moor Hall in Ormskirk, West Lancashire has been crowned the Champagne Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year 2018.
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Nyetimber has revealed plans to expand its international reach with the aim growing its exports to 20% in the next 10 years.
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The lack of a centralised name for English wine has been described as a “huge lost opportunity” and has spurred on research to unveil how to fulfil the category’s potential.
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A number of English winemakers are breaking with convention to produce fizz made using a method more often associated with Prosecco.
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Plumpton College has, in partnership with Sparkling Wine World Championship (CSWWC) and Nyetimber introduced a ‘light strike’ awareness day coinciding with summer solstice - the longest day of the year.
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Gonzalez Byass has turned the focus on Champagne Deutz with a summer push to promote the premium French fizz.
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Dom Pérignon has announced Vincent Chaperon is to take over as Chef de Cave in January succeeding Richard Geoffroy.
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