Tag: champagne

Farmer Fizz: Tasting the Terry Theise Champagne Portfolio
Ask most people to name a good Champagne, and most will likely stall after a couple of well known names

Tasting Notes for Top Champagnes of the World
You might call me a born-again Champagne fanatic. There was a time when I didn’t care for the stuff, but

Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting: September 28, San Francisco
I need to come clean about something. It wasn’t too many years ago that I really didn’t care for Champagne.
Testing the Old Spoon in the Champagne Bottle Trick
I don’t know exactly when I was first told, but for years I’ve “known” that if you want to keep
When Biodynamic and Organic Winegrowing Might Not Work
I recently moderated a panel of Biodynamic winemakers for the SF Chefs. Food. Wine event that took place here in

Winners of the DWR Champagne Chair Contest Announced
Some of you may remember my little piece about one of my favorite holiday traditions, the DWR Champagne Chair contest,

Book Review: The Widow Cliquot by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Review by W. Blake Gray Great books are often the result of obsession. They have to be, considering the hours

Alfred Gratien Champagne, Epernay, France: Current Releases
The more good Champagne I have, the more it seems to me that you really get what you pay for.

The Intersection of Wine and Design: The DWR Champagne Chair Contest™
It’s pretty rare for the two halves of my life to intersect. As some of you know, by day I

1999 Perrier Jouet “Cuvee la Belle Epoque” Brut Champagne, Epernay, France
As some of you know, there was a time when I didn’t really care for Champagne. But like so many
Notes and Selections from the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
There are good public wine tastings and there are bad public wine tastings. The difference between the good ones and
Lest You Forget That Wine is Business…
As wine lovers, we all belong to a club whose entrance criteria include passion and romanticism. We return to wine