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Let's look at the two main ways of champagne rosé production and then we should pop a few myths about Rosé.

You are in for another treat this month as we zoom in on two excellent villages, the Grand Cru of Bouzy, looking at the hugely exciting and highly awarded grower of Pierre Paillard and not too far from them in the Petite Montagne de Reims, is a village called Ecueil (pron: Eck-cohy) where we introduce for the first time the small yet dynamic house of Lacourte-Godbillon.

Why do we love Extra Brut? Well, as a category and champagne style it is commonly misunderstood. Which is why we wanted to present this month's theme talking about some of the key values that make the extra brut worthwhile. First and foremost, yes you will spend a bit more on a bottle however it represents one of the best value for money champagne's to buy as on average it aged for a least 2-3 years longer than your standard Brut champagne and they often source the best, ripest plots of grapes to make it.What does Extra Brut mean?I would like...

Welcome back club members and it gives us great pleasure in presenting this month’s edition – the influence of music in the creation of champagne. We have been doing some research on producers that play music in their vineyards and when the wine is ageing. How does this benefit the wine? From our findings across several different wine producers in the world, playing music to the vines encourages greater natural resistance to disease and playing classical music in the cellar is said to assist in the ageing and produce smoother and more ‘energised’ wine. For the sceptics amongst you, I...