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Moet’s Unique Century of Champagne

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

A vertical tasting of Moet & Chandon Champagnes stretching back a full century answered the question of whether a 1921 Champagne could still be drinkable.

TASTING RENDEZ-VOUS NO. 2 WITH MATHIEU ROLAND-BILLECART OF CHAMPAGNE BILLECART-SALMON

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Taster Claire Nesbitt chats with Billecart-Salmon CEO Mathieu Roland-Billecart about the Billecart-Salmon Champagne Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon No. 2 Extra Brut NV.

Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 30-Dec 6, 2021): Bright Future for 2019 Bordeaux, a Refined Salon Champagne and an Incredible California Pinot

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

James has started to rate 2019 Bordeaux, and is finding them wonderfully tailored and fine cut. But will 2019 rival such recent great years in bottle as 2015, 2016 and 2018?

Top 100 Wines of France 2021

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Incredible champagnes highlight our top wines from France in 2021, with Beaujolais, Alsace and Burgundy adding superlative bottles to the mix.

Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 23-29, 2021): Champagne Charm, New Zealand Novelty and Amarone Ambition

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

We enjoyed tasting a broad swathe of wines over the past week, covering a variety of styles and many new names. Find out here which ones rose to the top.

Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 16-22, 2021): Aubert’s Supreme Chards, a Sensational Kiwi Pinot and Awesome Amarones

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

We tasted more than 450 wines over the past week, with world-class California chardonnays rising to the top.

‘Freshness and Elegance’: Tasting Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle No. 25

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt and Edouard Cossy of the renowned French Champagne House Laurent-Perrier taste the Grand Siècle No. 25 with James, who comes away highly impressed.

Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 19-25): An Aussie Ton, Napa Nuance and More

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

One of the best Australian wines we've ever rated combined with some beautifully subtle and non-'monster truck'-like Napa reds, as well as some top German whites last week.

TASTING NEW RELEASES FROM PHILIPPONNAT, THE FIRST CHAMPAGNE TO BE SOLD VIA LA PLACE DE BORDEAUX

Friday, October 8, 2021

James sits down with Charles Philipponnat, who talks about the 2021 harvest and why he decided to sell his Champagnes through La Place de Bordeaux, becoming the first Champagne to take this distribution route.