The Ultimate Guide To Champagne
The Ultimate Guide To Champagne Are you a champagne drinker then this ultimate guide to champagne is for you. Champagne has been an immensely popular drink since the 19th century. It was created by [...]
The Ultimate Guide To Champagne Are you a champagne drinker then this ultimate guide to champagne is for you. Champagne has been an immensely popular drink since the 19th century. It was created by [...]
If you love Cabernet Sauvignon, then Mourvèdre is the next best thing. Mourvèdre (aka Monastrell) is a full-bodied and rustic wine from Spain. It is rumored that the Phoenician sailors brought it as early [...]
When one thinks about the discovery and widely acceptance of the sparkling Champagne, naturally, the name of Dom Perignon comes into mind. He is highly regarded and even idolised by the French wine-loving population [...]
If you love Cabernet Sauvignon, then Mourvèdre is the next best thing. Mourvèdre (aka Monastrell) is a full-bodied and rustic wine from Spain. It is rumored that the Phoenician sailors brought it as early [...]
January 16, 1783: Nicholas Longworth was born on this day. An American winemaker, he established the first successful commercial winery in Cincinnati, Ohio, by using Catawba grapes and classical champagne making techniques. His winery [...]
December 8, 2009: On this day, a bottle of 1928 Krug set a record at auction. Acker Merrall & Condit sold it for ~$21,000, making it the most expensive champagne sold to date. For [...]
October 11, 2020: On this day, a bottle of 100-year-old Champagne, salvaged from the wreck of the ship Jönköping, sunk at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for 80 years, was sold by The [...]
April 2, 1941: On this day, the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne, known as the C.I.V.C. (Vignerons et Maisons de Champagne) was established to organize the Champagne wine region under the government. It [...]
March 8, 1951: On this day, Tom Stevenson was born in England. He has written dozens of books, both fiction and nonfiction, and is regarded as not only the world’s most knowledgeable specialist on [...]
December 16, 1777: On this day, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin was born. She was a French Champagne producer who was given her late husband’s business assets and focused entirely on champagne, creating one of the [...]