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news2025-08-20
Champagne M.Hostomme: A Century of Grand Cru Heritage in Chouilly - An interview with Laurent Hostomme
Rooted in Chouilly, the Hostomme family has been shaping wine for nearly a century, from its beginnings in polyculture and post-phylloxera recovery, to its reputation today as a producer unafraid to experiment with forgotten grapes, unconventional élevage, and even sea-aging. At the helm is Laurent Hostomme, the fourth generation to steward the family name. For him, Champagne is not only an inheritance but a living philosophy, grounded in respect, generosity, and continuity.
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news2025-07-15
Arbane to Eau-de-Vie: Inside the Multi-Faceted World of Moutard
The rainy drive to Buxeuil reveals the character of the Côte des Bar: rural, rugged, and refreshingly unpolished. Far from the manicured elegance of the Montagne de Reims or the Côte des Blancs, this is Champagne’s earthy, southern sibling, raw and unapologetically itself. Alexandre Moutard, third generation, greets me with the ease of someone entirely at home in his surroundings: no fuss, no grand introduction, just a handshake, a smile, and a sense that we can get straight to the real stuff....
by Lucy Edwards4 views
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news2025-07-02
The Carbon Footprint of Champagne - and a Simple Guide to Offset it
Champagne carbon footprint, sustainable Champagne, carbon neutral Champagne, eco-friendly Champagne packaging, Champagne greenwashing, Champagne sailboat shipping, upcycled Champagne bottles
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news2025-06-19
Remise en Cercle: Champagne’s Secret to Complexity and Correction
Anyone with a working knowledge of champagne knows there are two fermentations: one to turn grape juice into still wine, and one to transform that wine into champagne. This second fermentation happens inside the bottle and is triggered by the addition of sugar and yeast, a process known as prise de mousse . That, in theory, is where the magic happens... But what happens when the magic doesn’t happen? What if the second fermentation doesn’t take? What if the wine develops oxidative notes that...
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news2025-05-06
The Rise of Micro-Cuvées: What Billecart-Salmon’s Rendez-Vous Collection Tells Us About Champagne’s Future
For centuries, the power of champagne has resided in its blend; its ability to weave together villages, vintages, and grape varieties...
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news2025-04-30
The Aube: Why Champagne’s Wild & Rebellious South is Stealing the Spotlight
If your understanding of Champagne ends at the chalky slopes of Épernay and the stately maisons of Reims, it’s time to look further south. The Aube, long the quiet, Pinot-driven ugly cousin of the region, has remained in the shadows for much of Champagne’s modern history. For decades, the grandes maisons discreetly sourced fruit from its bucolic hillsides south of Troyes, while rarely acknowledging its origin. The reason? The Aube was considered second-tier; useful, but not worthy of celebration
by Lucy Edwards5 views
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news2025-03-05
Is Champagne Going Overboard? The Sea-Ageing Experiments Making Waves in the Wine World
What happens when you take one of the world’s most celebrated wines and submerge it 60 metres beneath the waves, surrounded by darkness,...
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news2024-09-24
What is Voltis: Champagne's Experimental Hybrid Grape
In a region as steeped in tradition as Champagne, change doesn’t come easily. The strict regulations governing its production have...
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news2024-09-16
Foil Me Once: The Changing Face and Regulations of Champagne Packaging
The neck foil, or coiffe, has adorned champagne bottles for nearly 200 years. Initially introduced to hide underfilled bottles, and protect
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Champagne M.Hostomme: A Century of Grand Cru Heritage in Chouilly - An interview with Laurent Hostomme

Arbane to Eau-de-Vie: Inside the Multi-Faceted World of Moutard

The Carbon Footprint of Champagne - and a Simple Guide to Offset it

Remise en Cercle: Champagne’s Secret to Complexity and Correction

The Rise of Micro-Cuvées: What Billecart-Salmon’s Rendez-Vous Collection Tells Us About Champagne’s Future

The Aube: Why Champagne’s Wild & Rebellious South is Stealing the Spotlight

Is Champagne Going Overboard? The Sea-Ageing Experiments Making Waves in the Wine World

What is Voltis: Champagne's Experimental Hybrid Grape

Foil Me Once: The Changing Face and Regulations of Champagne Packaging