The Friday Fizz: CHARLES HEIDSIECK Brut Reserve NV
Motive Force: Cecile Bonnefond (president of both Charles Heidsieck and Piper Heidsieck and former president of Verve Clicquot) The Place: The vineyards of Champagne and the…
The Friday Fizz: Jean-Pierre MARNIQUET Prestige, Champagne, 1995
The Person: Jean Pierre Marniquet – Owner, Farmer, Winemaker The Place: The Marniquet estate vineyards and cellar near Venteuil in the Valle de la Marne in…
Profiling PJ: The Noteworthy Resurgence of PERRIER-JOUET
The Person: Herve Dechamps, seventh cellar master of Perrier-Jouet. The Place: Epernay and the surrounding area in Champagne The Story: Based in Épernay in Champagne, Perrier-Jouët…
The SWEET LIFE
Sauternes, Barsac, Loupiac, Cadilliac, St. Croix du Mont. Not all of these names roll-trippingly-off-the-tongue but all of them do thrill the tongue. All of these are…
The Big Deal: Ch. GRAND CORBIN DESPAGNE, St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé, 2011
The DEAL: $29.99 per bottle cash through 9/20/14 (normally $39.89 cash) The PERSON: François Despagne, seventh generation of his family to own Ch. Grand Corbin Despagne…
