Tag Archives: Champagne

‘Rare’ Champagne Wine Producer Displaying Its Environmental Commitment Through Art

Posted on November 6, 2022 by damewine

The glittery pink jewels that sparkled in the light attracted the fashionable crowd at The Ritz Carlton Nomad ‘Champagne and Art’ event as they seemed like bejeweled beacons that called out to the sophisticated guests. As one approached closer and … Continue reading →

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Champagne House That Saved A Town During WWI Is Now Saving Environment

Posted on February 17, 2022 by damewine

During World War I, Champagne Lanson protected the local town people of Reims and today they continue to protect the local community by leading the way to a more sustainable way of farming. Continue reading →

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Top Champagne House Releases 50-Year-Old Vintage Onto The Wine Market

Posted on October 27, 2021 by damewine

Tucked away in the northern limits of wine grape growing ability, in the acclaimed region of Champagne, France, an adolescent young man is crushed seeing how much of his family’s grapes were decimated by hail as it was the second … Continue reading →

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Champagne, Rhône And Burgundy Wine Festivals Coming To New York City

Posted on September 3, 2021 by damewine

The smell of wines bursting with fruit, spice and freshly foraged mushrooms filled the air bringing an energy to the room that was so electric that it vibrated on another level of happiness, sense of community and pure exuberance. As … Continue reading →

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Counting on Time We Do Not Have

Posted on October 27, 2017 by damewine

Time is a funny thing. Even though we know that it moves forward at a constant rate, like the most precise base drum in a marching band, at times it seems to move quickly (weekends always fly by much faster … Continue reading →

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The Road Less Traveled

Posted on October 20, 2017 by damewine

Some people are just so truly creative that even though they have been raised in a seemingly average life, they are able to be innovators in certain fields that go against the grain of normal convention. Others, who were perhaps … Continue reading →

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Special Wines Uplift Our Lives

Posted on November 21, 2016 by damewine

A few years ago – perhaps it was more than a few – I had one of my most heart warming experiences while working in a fine wine retail store in Manhattan. It would become one of the experiences that … Continue reading →

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Recovering from Life with Champagne

Posted on October 29, 2016 by damewine

It was truly a wonderful experience to meet Alice Paillard, daughter of Bruno – the founder of Bruno Paillard Champagnes. I have always admired their Champagnes for their tendency to over-deliver in quality, as well as Bruno himself as being … Continue reading →

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Is Blending Essential in the Production of Excellent Champagne?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by damewine

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle I always think of this quote when I think of Champagne. And it was certainly on my mind when a few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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