Nov
30
Nope, not Google fruit but genuine champagne grape fruit! I was amazed by the amount of unpicked fruit on the vines during my October visit to the Champagne region. The reason was the restriction in yield at harvest due to the excess buildup of bottles as global demand slumped; permitted yield was down from 14,000kg/hectare …
Nov
25
We need cold weather; really really cold please. Not for any viticultural purpose but rather to drive away these horrid lurgies that are everywhere! Amazing how a dose of the ‘flu (was it really swine flu?) quickly causes the rose tinted specs to fall off and crack – particularly when a household of children also …
Nov
11
Fascinating yesterday evening to meet Herve Augustin, President Directeur General of Champagne Ayala, at a private masterclass tasting of his champagnes. Ayala is an old Champagne House (Maison de Champagne) founded in 1860 that for the last couple of decades had somewhat lost its way. Neighbouring Bollinger and Raoul Collet in the Grand Cru (pinot …
Nov
01
Very fun and somewhat exciting to read through the UK weekend press and see pictures of possibly our favourite highland cow covered in the well used decorator’s sheet (as explained in my earlier blog post) in both the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Mail. Please could everyone keep an eye out for any spottings of the …
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