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Champagne Colin: A Premier and Grand Cru Champagne Estate

June 14, 2017 – 7:02 am

Champagne Colin is the oldest champagne house that we tasted wines at the APVSA (the Association for the Promotion of Wine and Spirits in America) tasting in Washington DC.  The house was established in 1889; now the seventh generation is leading this champagne house in crafting champagnes made with Grand Cru and Premier Cru grapes. […]

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Champagne Philippe Gamet’s Bubbling Personality

June 12, 2017 – 7:18 am

One family, two French villages and four generations have molded Fabienne and Philippe Gamet to craft quality champagnes for the Estate Champagne Philippe Gamet. Fabienne and Philippe began the champagne company and now work with the next generation of Gamets: Jean-François and Marianne. Kathy and I met the mother-daughter team at the APVSA (the Association […]

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Champagne Bauchet Washington DC Tasting

June 8, 2017 – 7:57 am

We receive several invitations to travel to Washington DC for a wine tasting. This week we were invited by the APVSA (the Association for the Promotion of Wine and Spirits in America) to taste wine predominately from France. I have a soft spot for champagne, in part because we visited the Champagne region twice and […]

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A Cocktail for Labor Day Weekend!

August 22, 2016 – 10:45 am

Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching, so be prepared with a cocktail made with Champagne or a special sangria.

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Champagne Story Is Intriguing

October 24, 2015 – 12:06 pm

Yesterday was Champagne Day. I love the idea of Champagne Day and sparkling wine celebrations. Unfortunately there is some erroneous information about the development of champagne.

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Summertime Chilled Dessert Includes Champagne

August 8, 2015 – 11:18 am

What’s a day without a sparkling wine whether it’s champagne, cava, prosecco or any sparkling wine? Occasionally sparkling wines are used in recipes, too! Below is a recipe from the Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission for Red Raspberry Champagne Granita. It’s a chilled dessert and seems perfect for a hot summer day! Enjoy. Later I […]

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Does Franciacorta Sparkling Wine Rival Champagne?

May 7, 2015 – 1:01 am

The Franciacorta area of Italy is said to be home to some sparkling wines that some say may rival champagnes from France.

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Cava Mentioned in Champagne Course

May 6, 2015 – 1:01 am

I am currently taking the Champagne Master Level Course by the French Wine Society. One of the classes was devoted to sparkling wines made throughout the world. Several slides were presented about cava. Our instructor could not refrain from an occasional criticism about cava. Her first run at negativity was downgrading the grapes Macabeo, Xarel-lo […]

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1840s Champagne from Veuve Clicquot Analyzed

April 21, 2015 – 9:48 am

A few years ago there was a report of the remarkable find of bottles of champagne found in a shipwreck at the mouth of the Baltic Sea. Recently a recent article on BBC, “Champagne from 1840s Shipwreck Analysed” by Jonathan Webb was about the Veuve Clicquot wine tested in a lab.

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Dunking potato chips in champagne

April 13, 2015 – 1:21 pm

Kathy and I are leaving France for the next leg of our journey. We enjoyed several days in Champagne, tasting and writing about champagne, champagne houses and co-operatives. One experience we did not have is dunking potato chips in champagne. This is not a new idea. In the movie, The Seven Year Itch (1955) “the […]

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