Category: Champagne

  • A Day in Epernay

    A Day in Epernay

    Walking down the famous Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, France and visiting a nearby vineyard.

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  • the Champagne and the chateau

    the Champagne and the chateau

    We didn’t know what to expect. The COVID travel restrictions had just lifted in France, and after months of longing for the countryside, Parisians were ready to get out of the city. Genet, my wife, had found a hotel online; a reasonably priced fairytale 17th-century château – there are dozens of them around Paris –

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  • wine-expo Paris 2025

    wine-expo Paris 2025

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    I just attended the Wine-Paris 2025 expo, an amazing gathering of professionals of the wine business from all over the world: 5300 exhibitors, over 50,000 visitors. Here are some of my findings. My first stop was at the Loire Valley Wines booth: Chenin Blanc from Vouvray and Crémant de Loire y next stop was The

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