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Grower champagne should be called ‘domaine’ or ‘single estate champagne’ and join the rest of the wine world in how it tags producers. I realise most calls to change language are bleating in the wind when the horse has already bolted.  … Continue reading

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This established champagne grower, although I prefer to call ‘grower champagne’ either ‘single estate’ or ‘domaine champagne’, is surely now near the top of the quality tree in Champagne.  Ludicrously however, in the UK at least, where grower champagne languishes … Continue reading

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Nutty about Champagne, you learn early that Egly-Ouriet is revered worldwide.  In 2010, the Revue de Vin de France, gave this producer three stars, the top accolade; only five others got that mark: Bollinger, Jacquesson, Krug, Salon and Selosse.  But I am sometimes regaled with … Continue reading

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