Celebrating Monday’s Champagne Grand Tasting 2011, at the Plaza with a bit of prose in notes: Disgorged just seven months back This dame’s done her time On lees A whiff of perfumed talc He breathes deeper as she passed Apple stalked by savory She takes her own hand And circles Becoming one with herself -St. [.]. MORE >>

The hills of Champagne, as in Burgundy, are divided into many individually named vineyards, some containing more than one lieu-dit , or named parcel. Champagne houses, in general, followed a different path. Champagne is a blended wine, mostly. Trips Salon André Clouet Peter Liem Champagne Champagne 2011 Trip MORE >>

It's not easy to understand terroir in Champagne. But it's much easier to understand what I read about terroir than it is to understand it while I'm drinking Champagne. One way to learn about terroir is by drinking terroir-expressive wines with some one who really knows Champagne. don't understand it. such silky texture. MORE >>

Some Champagne news to share with you, some of it I can directly confirm, some rumor: Frank Pascal's wines are now available in the United States. At about $60 it is a bit more expensive than some entry level wines, but it is a very high quality wine that will delight the red grape Champagne lovers out there. That's right.3 cases. MORE >>

It's the time of year for lists of Champagne's greatest hits. Today alone, Eric Asimov of the NY Times published an article reviewing his tasting panel's thoughts on sparkling wines not from Champagne, and also a blog post listing some of his favorite Champagnes. For me, a classic Champagne. Well, I want to add my.02 MORE >>