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Kick off of the 2016 Champagne Harvest in Cumières
It is hard to believe harvest is upon us once again. This year marks my fifth Champagne harvest, five years living in the same place really is something of a personal victory! Especially when you consider that I stil am … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, champagneharvest 2016, organic, terroir
Tagged Ay, Blanc de Rose, champagne harvest, Coteau Champenois, Cumières, Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon, Johann Merle, Les hautes Chèvres, Les Longues Viols, Meunier, organic, Pinot Noir, Roederer, rosé de saignée, Vincent Laval
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Champagne Harvest 2015 – tasting Meunier on the vines and straight out of the press at Champagne Loriot
I love visiting the Loriots in harvest, I love eating their delicious Meunier grapes whilst listening to all the banter, laughing! This year I took Jess, a friend from New York whom I had spend a day with working selling … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Champagne harvest 2015
Tagged champagne harvest 2015, Festigny, Meunier, Michel Loriot
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Champagne harvest 2015 – the end of harvest at Champagne de Sousa and Champagne Moussé
On Thursday I visited Champagne de Sousa, getting ready for the end of harvest. I had wanted to visit a few times before but somehow always something came up preventing me. Charlotte told me they started harvest on the 8th … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Champagne harvest 2015
Tagged biodynamic, Cedric Moussé, de Sousa, Meunier, organic
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Champagne Harvest 2015 – harvesting la Rue des Noyers at Benoit Dehu
On Friday, a biodynamic fruit day, Benoit started harvesting his Rue des Noyers vineyard. Well, since his wee accident it is not actually him going into the vineyard but he is very much in charge in the winey. Benoit fell … 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
#ChampagneHarvest13 – Kick Off in Cummière
It is that exciting time of the year again! This year no secateurs for me, but I have set myself as a goal to try and visit fifty to sixty Champagne producers during harvest and report my findings here in … Continue reading
Posted in #champagneharvest13, Champagne
Tagged #champagneharvest13, Champagne, Champagne Geoffroy, Cummiere, harvest, Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy, Meunier
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