Jeeper Grand Assemblage Brut Champagne
Jeeper’s nonvintage brut is 60 percent Chardonnay, 25 percent Pinot noir, and 15 percent Meunier; a portion of the chardonnay was aged in oak…
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Tarlant Zero Brut Nature Champagne
Twelfth generation grower-makers Benoit and Melanie Tarlant now manage Champagne Tarlant, which was founded in Oeuilly in 1687. This wine is a blend of…
Laherte Frères Brut Champagne
Lahert Frères is a négociant in Chavot, France, and their nonvintage brut consists of 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot noir, sourced from…
NV Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Traditionnel Champagne
The Bardoux family have been growers in the hamlet of Villedommage since 1684. In 1929, the family established their own marque. Since 1973, the…
Gosset to Ring in the New Year
On a sweeping tour of France in 2017, I had the good chance to visit Gosset at their gracious facility in Épernay, tasting their…
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne
What a year it’s been! But this particular evening I had something to celebrate, having received my second vaccine dose and, after a few…
Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
2016 Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Meunier Dundee Hills
An extraordinary varietal bottling of Pinot Meunier from Oregon’s Dundee Hills
Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Rosé Champagne
Rosé champagne from a tiny house
NV Besserat de Bellefon Cuvée des Moines Brut Rosé Champagne
Opulent brut rosé Champagne
2013 Ridgeview Blanc de Noirs Brut England
Traditional method sparkler from Sussex, England
2004 Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Brut Champagne
“Leesy, nutty, with a shock of citrus…”