Paris, France — The splendid re-opening of Notre-Dame offers a time to celebrate and not only the mass. The intricate, impeccable restoration of the Gothic wonder after being ravaged by an insidious […]
Reims, France — It is always an imposing and sweeping site turning into the wide driveway of the 19th century Vranken-Pommery Estate in Reims in the heart of Champagne country. The estate […]
She was a pioneer in many ways, the Veuve that Veuve Clicquot champagne is named for, veuve, the French word for widow. Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was born in 1777 and was […]
If you use your imagination, a champagne bottle does in a way resemble the Eiffel Tower, wide-bodied on the bottom then becoming slender as it rises up. In 2021, the descendants of […]
For a festive occasion at The Gourmet Gazette we returned to one of our favorite champagnes, the Blanc de Blancs from the house of Charpentier. One of the house’s signature collections is called […]
Ville-sur-Arce, France — It was a brilliant and bright September day in Champagne country, precisely in the Côte des Bar region at the southern edge of Champagne near Burgundy. The official harvest […]
It was a very good year. It was more than a very good year, for 2013 was an exceptional year for champagne(s). The hot, dry and sun-filled summer began in mid-April. Champagne, […]
It was a dry summer in 2009 in Champagne country and it was a very good year with that rainless summer that was not too hot. It followed on the heels of […]
Chassenay d’Arce has the largest vineyard of all of the cooperatives in Champagne with 315 hectares (778 acres) stretching out over 14 villages in the Côte des Bar region of Champagne country. […]
Left: Gosset’s fabulous Grand Réserve champagne. Courtesy Gosset. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette. Right: Drawing of the Remuage sculpture by Fiona Paterson and Jill Gibson for Gosset during Vign’Art. Courtesy Gosset. Handout […]
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