Aug
11
Well this is it, really. Park Lane is an importer; every month we worsen the trade deficit a little bit as shipments of delicious bubbly head their way over to us from La Belle France. All in the justification of needs must: as Churchill reminded us (seemingly of Napoleon’s quote before him) “in victory we …
Apr
17
Amid all the Election fever – and are those party leader live debates a good thing? – I never predicted a surge in champagne demand from nearly every category of customer we deal with; strange but true! Maybe it is the time of year; maybe it is collective joy at emerging from the toughest winter …
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
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 …
Oct
14
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 …
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