May
21
Seems like a contradiction in terms but so often it is the rear view we rely on to move forward. I am quite sure that history has been clearly in David Cameron’s mind at the birth of the UK’s Liberal-Conservative coalition government this month. About the only significant thing I remember from A-level economics – …
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 …
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 …
Sep
29
It’s an interesting day when both The Guardian and the BBC run stories on champagne – and I wonder if it is coincidental that it is the same day that Gordon Brown is to address the Labour Party conference in Brighton? Maybe Andrew Marr will suggest that the Prime Minister should take a leaf out …
Sep
10
So my champagne blog update continues! This is really a very very interesting time of year for champagne wine and its production – with a manic burst of activity universal across all 30,000 hectares of vineyards that make up the appellation. Today it happened; from all over Europe teams of people descended on the vines …
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