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NEWS ABOUT: Champagne

Champagne stories: 4 news summaries

 French Uncork World's 
 Oldest Champagne 

Critics don't agree about 184-year-old vintage

Mar 20, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of its "liquid history," the French champagne house Perrier-Jouët uncorked a bottle of the world's oldest vintage: an 1825 that went straight to critics' heads. "There were flavours of mushrooms, woods and a bit of honey," said one, while another detected "... More »

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France • Champagne • vintage • Guinness World Record

 Champagne Loses 
 Fizz With Economy 

Industry is worried a tough holiday season will leave sales flat

Nov 17, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Champagne companies are anything but bubbly this year as they head into what’s predicted to be a “horrible” holiday season, hurt by a sagging US economy and weak dollar, reports Advertising Age. November and December are crucial for the industry, with as much as 25% of sales during... More »

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holiday shopping • weak dollar • Champagne • Pernod Ricard • financial crisis

OPINION

Pairing Leaves Writer Red-Faced

Times oenophile comes out of shell, tries vin rouge with his oysters — and lives!

Feb 29, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Oysters and red wine? "Why not?" asks Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Wine pairing as a science can drain a meal of its pleasure, while instincts and taste-testing add adventure. After Parisian waiters twice recommended red with a foodie blogger's oysters, Asimov traded the usual suspects (muscadet,... More »

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food • wine • drinking • seafood • red wine • wineries • Champagne • oysters • pairing • muscadet • Chablis • Guinness • Dorie Greenspan • Arbois trousseau • Jacques Puffeney • Morgon • Marcel Lapierre • Chinon Les Picasses • Olga Riffault • Givry • Chofflet-Valdenaire

 Sour Grapes Over Napa Bubbly

Lawsuit divides members of top wine-making family

Jan 19, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A feud between members of the family that produces one of the top sparkling wines in the US is making California's Napa Valley the setting for a real-life soap opera, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Hedge-fund manager John Davies is battling for his stake in Schramsberg Vineyards, charging that his... More »

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wine • lawsuit • trusts • Napa Valley • wineries • Schramsberg Vineyards • Davies family • Jack Davies • Jamie Davies • John Davies • Hugh Davies • sparkling wine • Champagne • sibling rivalry

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