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Organic wine bashing – why I feel it is wasted energy in more ways than one
This morning I read yet another thread of organic and biodynamic growing bashing on Facebook, this time in the so called enlightened “The science of French wine” group. The discussion started by somebody posting a link to a study which … Continue reading
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Tagged biodynamic, organic, organic bashing, Sustainable
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Charlie Hebdo and our Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is something we writers take for granted – it is a bit like oxygen, we need it to survive, but we never really think about it. That is until it is not readily available anymore, then it … Continue reading
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Tagged #jesuischarlie, Charlie Hebdo, Freedom of speech, je suis Charli
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#TerroirChampagne #thebook reached its target! Now what?
On Tuesday afternoon around 6 pm my Terroir Champagne book campaign reached its €10,000 goal which means I can get it published!!! Whilst this made me mega happy – the ride to success after all had not been that smooth … Continue reading
Terroir Champagne: my book project through crowd funding
On October 20th I have launched a crowd funding campaign to try and raise €10,000 to self publish the first book on environmentally friendly Terroir Champagne. The tittle of the book says it all: Terroir Champagne: the Luxury of Sustainable, … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, organic, terroir
Tagged biodynamic, Cain Todd, Cephas, crowd funding, Ian Westcott, Indiegogo, Isabelle Legeron MW, Jura Wine Book, Kat Morse, Mick Rock, Onneca Guelbenzu, organic, Sustainable, terroir champagne, Terroir Champagne Book Project, the book
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Natural Wine by Isabelle Legeron
I very rarely publish a book review here, in fact I believe this is the first time ever that I want to share a book on this blog… The reason is very simple, Isabelle Legeron‘s Natural Wine book completely blew … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic, Natural Wine, organic, terroir
Tagged Isabelle Legeron, natural wine
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One Step Beyond – Franck Pascal’s Bio-energetic Champagne
At the beginning of June I spent my birthday learning all about bio-energetic Champagne at Franck Pascal‘s. Franck and Isabelle had invited me together with the staff of La Truffiere, a Michelin starred Parisian restaurant, to share their 20 year … Continue reading
M is for more meunier and miammiam
Meunier has often been considered the week little brother of the more powerful and structured Pinot Noir, or the ugly wee sister of the elegant Chardonnay. Instead of bringing structure or elegance, it only adds fruitiness to the blend… When … Continue reading
Grower Champagne tasting week falls short of becoming the region’s Grands Jours
Six years ago, a group of seventeen Champenois vignerons created a new tasting concept focusing on terroir and wine and called it Terres et Vins de Champagne. The aim was to show that Champagne can also be terroir wine rather … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, terroir
Tagged Artisans de Champagne, Champagne, Club Trésor de Champagne, Grands Champagne, Grands jours de Champagne, living soil, Mais du Terroir de Champagne, Origine Champagne, Passion Chardonnay, Terres et Vins de Champagne, Terroir, terroir champagne, Trait-d'Union
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Avant les bulles – an organic story of vins clairs
Author’s note before you read this article – Amanda Reagan accused me of plagiarism because my original title was Before the bubbles – an organic story of vins clairs tastings. She has written an article in 2010 which was called … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, vins clairs
Tagged biodynamic, biodynamic farming, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Emmanuel Brochet, Fleury, Folliage, Hervé Jestin, Leclerc-Briant, organic, organic farming, single vineyard, Victor Dravigny, vin clair, Vincent Charlot, Vincent Laval, vins clairs
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A few terroir driven Valpolicella producers at the Anteprima Amarone
At the end of January the 2010 Antiprima Amarone took place in Verona. I was lucky enough to be the guest of the Valpolicella Consorzio who also scheduled several visits in the region for us. Amarone is the most prestigious … Continue reading
Posted in Amarone, terroir, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged amarone, anteprima amarone, Damoli - il Merle, Il Bignele, Marco Secondo, Terra de Leone, Terroir, Valpolicella
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