We tasted: Piper-Heidsieck Rare 2002
It’s time to talk about another important champagne house from Reims: Piper-Heidsieck, based on the alliance made in 1839 between Henri-Guillaume Piper and the widow of Christian Heidsieck. This full…
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We visited: Taittinger
We have already written about this prestigious Champagne house, now it’s also time to virtually visit its cellars. Despite being surrounded probably by no less than 15 millions champagne bottles,…
We tasted: Comtes de Champagne 1994
Taittinger became a famous champagne house only after 1960, when Claude Taittinger, the second son of Pierre Taittinger became director of the house. Until 2005, when the house was sold…
We tasted: Henriot 1995
Few days ago, we had the chance to taste a special blend from Henriot: Cuvée des Enchanteleurs, the 1995 vintage. But before revealing the tasting notes, let’s look briefly at…
We visited: Veuve Clicquot
You can’t say ‘Champagne’ without thinking of Veuve Clicquot. This is a champagne house with an extensive, and sometimes difficult, history. The bubbly wine you can now drink from any…
We tasted: Mumm Cordon Rouge 1990
There are so many things to say about the 3rd champagne house in the world — G.H. Mumm — that it’s unrealistic to share them in a single post. We…
We tasted: Pommery Louise 2004
Vranken-Pommery is a prestigious champagne house located in the South-East of Reims city (Domaine Les Crayères) which we had the pleasure to visit last year. The cuvée Louise is presenting…
