Club — The Emperor Edition

Kyri Christodoulou
The December Edition | Festive Food & Champagne Pairing

The December Edition | Festive Food & Champagne Pairing

Welcome back, we are feeling festive as we approach the end of the year and our last episode of the 2017. A warm hello to all of our newest members that have recently joined in Emperor Champagne Club.

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The November Edition | The Role of Lees in Champagne

The November Edition | The Role of Lees in Champagne

This month we look at one of the most important aspects of champagne production and its affect on the palate - ageing on lees. Champagne lovers are aware that after secondary fermentation, the yeast; after doing a stellar job of eating all the sugar and producing CO2, form a layer along the base of the bottle. From here something very interesting happens in a process known as Autolysis (Greek word for ‘self-splitting’) in which enzymes break down the yeast cells and release a range of compounds (in the protein department) that creates some of the most desirable palate features in...

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The October Edition | Sister Houses

The October Edition | Sister Houses

This month we look at ‘Sister Houses’, which is when one house is related to another through the sharing of resources, notably offices, winemaking, vineyards and of course people. The Champagne region has a long and illustrious history that spans hundreds of years. Through that time, families have united forces, separated and remarried, joining their vineyards and creating many fascinating stories. We hope you enjoy our theme and learn about how these families came about and what they represent today. As always, feel free to write in your comments, suggestions and perhaps wine themes you would like to see in the future...

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The September Edition - Focus on: Vintage 2009

The September Edition - Focus on: Vintage 2009

We thought it was only fitting to focus on a ‘vintage theme' this month given that the harvest has only just wrapped up for another year in Champagne. Champagne is electric at this time of year as an exploding labour force descends on the region to quickly move the grapes from the vine to the press facilities to extract those pristine fruits. Press, staff, wine-makers and enthusiasts spend long days between the vines watching over the methodical picking, stripping the vines bare for yet another year. The producers we review this month are; Champagne Geoffroy based in Aÿ which is...

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