Jun
15
Despite the relentless rain since the weekend, we are all aware that in the UK it has been an extremely sunny and dry start to the year. In fact, the BBC have reported that various areas of the country were suffering under drought conditions. Being geographically close to the Champagne Region of France, the same …
Apr
08
It’s all starting! A visit last week to Champagne, en route back from Burgundy (which is entirely another story), showed those very first new shoots and buds forming. Interestingly, the georgaphy of the region was underlined as the vineyards in Champagne were definitely three to five days behind those in Burgundy. The pictures of this …
Sep
18
Down at the Villevenard HQ of the Nominé family, the harvest is in full swing. Simon Nominé very kindly sent through these snaps from his phone (no news of his new baby yet…) and they are so raw they really deserve to be shared immediately! At harvest time, the grapes are cut by hand in …
Sep
09
Just amazing to see how fast time slips by; twelve months ago I was writing about the imminent harvest in the Champagne region and here we are again. Had a surprise and fairly unplanned visit over to France on 30 August to collect some emergency supplies from the cellar stairway – so to speak. Successful …
Oct
29
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 …
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