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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
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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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Grands jours de Champagne?
Whilst there are plenty of international wine fairs, a lot of winemakers prefer to show off their wines on home territory. It gives them the opportunity to really woe the diverse audience of national and international press, importers, distributors and … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, terroir, wine fair, wine tasting
Tagged Artisans de Champagne, Champagne, Champagne Tasting, Circle of Wine Writers, Grands jours de Bourgogne, Grands jours de Champagne, Talents et Terroirs de Champagne, tasting, Terres et Vins de Champagne, Trait-d'Union, vins clairs
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Caroline’s Champagne – vins clairs, terroir & savoir faire
This last month I have been very lucky to have been invited to taste vins clairs (in plural!) in lots of different places. The term “vin clair” literally means clear wine – it dates from the time that the wine … Continue reading
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Tagged biodynamic, Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, Champagne Charlot-Tanneux, Champagne Legras et Haas, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne Philipponnat, Charles Philipponnat, Chouilly, Clos des Goisses, Cuvee Exigence, David Henault, Jérôme Legras, natural yeast, savoir faire, Soleras, Terroir, vin clair, Vincent Charlot, vins clairs, vins clairs tasting, wild flowers
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Caroline’s Champagne – a reflection on Champagne Terroir and the human role in the expression of this Terroir
I have been pretty occupied by the notion of “terroir” in Champagne lately. It all started off with the 4 independent winegrowers vins clairs and Champagne tastings 3 weeks ago. Terres et Vins de Champagne were de initiators of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline's Champagne, Champagne, champagne making process, climatic elements, human input, human input in terroir, personal expression of the land, single vineyard, single vineyard Champagne, soil composition, soil diversity, Terres et Vins de Champagne, terroi, vinification, vins clairs, wine making process
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