And what a month this has been. Busy, busy and busy. Captain’s Log reveals nothing dull and not all that sober for us. Personalised champagne via Parklane online remains popular with growing daily customer numbers (everyone happy so far this month). This despite Google telling us that monthly searches for “personalised champagne” have fallen by …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
Oct
14
Farming – the non-vintage way
Farming is diverse. I am a farmer (Highland Cattle), I have friends who are farmers and our champagne producers are also farmers. Like me, they nurture and grow their raw material (grapes), at the mercy of the elements and making best use of their natural resources. Terroir helps explain the unique characteristic of wines due …
Oct
05
Spelling – a modern dilemma
To correct or not to correct – that is the question. More importantly, what is the answer? Sometimes we notice suspicious spelling on either a customer’s personalised champagne label or the gift card they have prepared. The dilemma is, should we double check this and see if our suspicions are correct? If so, should we …
Oct
01
L’escalier (the staircase)
Last month the secateurs were drawn, wielded, stripped down and re-holstered ready for the 2010 harvest. The 100,000 or so casual harvesters who descended from all over Europe have moved on to their next project and the Champagne region regains an air of normality. The focus is now on getting supplies prepared and shipped to …
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