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Apr 06 2010

Billecart-Salmon 'Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart'

Published by Wines Magic under fizz

From a great vintage and a house who already have an enviable international reputation for finely crafted Champagne.
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Apr 06 2010

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils 1er Cru 'Cuis' NV

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A fantastic, finely crafted, all-Chardonnay Champagne made by very talented winemakers.
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Apr 05 2010

Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut NV 20cl

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A pocket-sized version of this superb Champagne - just as stylish and quaffable as the full-sized version.
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Apr 05 2010

Bollinger Special Cuvée NV

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A famous Champagne marque for over a century, making some of the richest and most complex non-vintage wines.
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Apr 05 2010

H. Blin & Co. Brut Tradition NV

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Elegant and fruity Champagne from a brilliantly-run co-operative in the Marne Valley.
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Apr 05 2010

Heidsieck & Co Monopole Blue Top NV

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Pinot Noir dominates this Champagne, full of rich fruit character.
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Apr 05 2010

Wine Serving Steps For Restaurant Servers

 By Matt Coughlin
Why Learn To Serve Wine Properly?
If you have ever bought a bottle of wine in a nice restaurant, you may have noticed that the server does not just pop the cork and pour you a glass, but instead goes through a specific process of opening the bottle, letting the buyer test the wine, [...]

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Mar 16 2010

Le Mesnil Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs Brut

Published by Wines Magic under Sparkling wine

Aim to have at least half-a-dozen bottles of this sure-fire impressive, stupendous value, pleasingly fruity 100% Chardonnay Champagne in your house (office, club, shed …) at all times. Le Mesnil soars way above other Champagne co-operative wineries, thanks to Gilles Marguet's meticulous management. He ensures that the Chardonnay bounty of one of the Côte des [...]

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Mar 16 2010

Henri Billiot 'Cuvée de Reserve', Brut

Published by Wines Magic under Sparkling wine

Search no further for finely-crafted, small-production Champagne outside the mainstream. This creamy, biscuity, minerally-fresh and flinty wine owes its full body and depth of flavour to the use of 80% Pinot Noir in the final blend. A wine for food as well as an apéritif for the connoisseur: it makes a pleasing match for shellfish, [...]

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Mar 16 2010

2003 Chardonnay, Green Point

Published by Wines Magic under White wine

Special occasion stuff, this: a super-premium Australian Chardonnay made at the cool-climate Yarra Valley outpost of famous Champagne house Moet & Chandon. The focus here is, as you'd expect, on classic fizz, but elegant still wines are also produced from Champagne grape varieties. The fresh, peachy character of this wine was complexed by fermentation and [...]

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Mar 15 2010

Daniel Dumont Rosé Brut

Published by Wines Magic under Sparkling wine

Give this soft, subtle, strawberry-scented 100% Pinot Noir Champagne, with its beguiling hue (from extensive skin contact) and enticing 'biscuity' notes to someone you're hoping is fond of you. You're sure to soar in their estimation. Daniel Dumont, long-established on the Montagne de Reims in the Premier Cru village of Rilly, cultivates thousands of young [...]

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Mar 15 2010

Billecart-Salmon, Brut Reserve

Published by Wines Magic under Sparkling wine

Suave, intensely-flavoured and beautifully-balanced Champagne from one of the longest-established family-owned domaines. Founded in 1818 by Nicolas-François Billecart, this aristocratic estate is renowned for producing Champagnes that age gracefully over many years. Adding to their own select parcels of vines, they buy fruit from growers in the Marne Valley and the Montagne de Reims. High [...]

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Mar 15 2010

Billecart-Salmon Brut (half)

Published by Wines Magic under Sparkling wine

Suave, intensely-flavoured and beautifully-balanced Champagne from one of the longest-established family-owned domaines. Founded in 1818 by Nicolas-François Billecart, this aristocratic estate is renowned for producing Champagnes that age gracefully over many years. Adding to their own select parcels of vines, they buy fruit from growers in the Marne Valley and the Montagne de Reims. High [...]

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Mar 15 2010

Moët et Chandon Brut Impérial Gift in Wood

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Crisp and clean, this classic champagne shows citrus aromas and hints of biscuity flavours. An excellent aperitif and impressive gift, especially when presented in a wooden gift box.
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Mar 15 2010

Moët et Chandon Brut Impérial Gift

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Crisp and clean, this classic champagne shows citrus aromas and hints of biscuity flavours. An excellent aperitif and impressive gift
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Mar 15 2010

Charles Leprince 2002

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A wonderful Champagne from the highly rated 2002 vintage. Showing plenty of biscuity, briôche character.
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Mar 15 2010

Moët et Chandon Brut Impérial NV

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Crisp and clean, this classic champagne shows citrus aromas and hints of biscuity flavours. An excellent aperitif.
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Mar 09 2010

Louis Roederer Cristal 2002

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Created in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II. This is champagne at its finest; the embodiment of elegance and purity.
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Mar 09 2010

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 1998

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Based on the exceptional La Grande Dame, the rosé is blended with the red wines of nearby Bouzy. This results in a rosé champagne with structure, complexity and exceptional ageing potential.
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Mar 08 2010

Perle de Vigne Crémant de Bourgogne NV Louis Bouillot

Published by Wines Magic under wine

A light, fresh sparkling Crémant de Bourgogne. Burgundy shares the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes which make this wine with Champagne, although a slightly warmer climate makes this wine softer and earlier drinking.
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Mar 08 2010

Lindauer Brut NV

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Consistently one of the most sought-after sparkling wines. Predominantly made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the Champagne grapes, it shows fresh citrussy fruit and a zingy finish.
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