Category: Champagne

Pol Roger launches Nathalie Garçon Gift Box For The Holiday Season

On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, the House of Champagne Pol Roger has asked fashion designer Nathalie Garçon to dress a box. He has designed this elegant and stylish box with two drawers. At the top drawer lies a scarf of velvet and satin in gold and black hues. This inspiration was taken from Nathalie Garçon’s winter collection. The second drawer contains a bottle of Pol Roger Vintage 2000 vintage.

This divine vintage nectar is made up of a blend of Pinot Noir (60%) and Chardonnay (40%) from premier and grand crus.

This is a Christmas gift that will please most! (250 €)

Liz Palmer
@champagnehouses

TO ALL TECH-SAVVY CHAMPAGNE LOVERS OCTOBER 28 IS GLOBAL #ChampagneDay

On Friday October 28th, 2011 between 1:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT) Champagne lovers around the world will join the online conversation to celebrate the uniqueness of true Champagne from the Champagne region of France. This global event is set to run 24 hours to give everyone time to have a glass of Champagne when it makes sense in their time zone.

Champagne Day (International) Co-hosts are: Christian Oggenfuss, DWS, Andrea Immer, MS, Jayne Powell, Liz Palmer, Mélanie and Benoît Tarlant, and Becky Sue Epstein

To participate in this “virtual celebration’: share on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare, LinkedIn or any other social site using the #ChampagneDay hashtag all day October 28. You’ll be able to search what other Champagne lovers are sharing by using the #ChampagneDay hashtag.

Here is how you can join the #ChampagneDay conversations:

• Register at http://champagneday.eventbrite.com – This keeps you in the loop of all the
latest happenings

• Choose your Champagnes for #ChampagneDay

• Whether you’re joining in on the Global celebration at home, at a restaurant, or decide
to visit one of the local co-hosted events, you can post your impressions, photos,
tasting notes, experiences, videos, and any other Champagne-related stories online for
others to see – just remember to tag them with the #ChampagneDay hashtag

• Track what other people are sharing by using Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Kurrently, and Twitter Search

#ChampagneDay C O N T E S T

As part of this celebration, The Champagne Bureau is hosting a contest to recognize authentic Champagne. One Grand Prize winner will be selected randomly and receive an iPad 2. Four runners-up will receive exclusive Champagne tasting kits.

To participate, send a picture of an authentic Champagne label to champagne@clsdc.com or post the picture to your Facebook profile, tag yourself, and The Champagne Bureau in the picture.

Contest entrants may submit multiple entries to increase their chances of winning. All entries must be unique, as duplicate entries will not be considered. For more information visit: Contest entrants may submit multiple entries to increase their chances of winning. All entries must be unique, as duplicate entries will not be considered. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/pEuH8d.

Last year’s Global #Champagne Day was an overwhelming success and this year’s is promising be even better!

Liz Palmer
@champagnehouses

WINE REGIONS TO CELEBRATE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘JOINT DECLARATION TO PROTECT WINE PLACE & ORGIN’ ’


Representatives of leading wine regions will gather this October in New York to celebrate the sixth anniversary signing of the Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & Origin, a global movement aimed at ensuring wine place names are protected and not abused or miscommunicated to consumers.

Many of the world’s most prominent wine regions have signed the Declaration and will gather to renew their commitment to protecting wine-growing place names. The 15 signatories include: Champagne, Jerez, Napa Valley, Oregon, Porto, Washington State, Walla Walla Valley, Chianti Classico, Paso Robles, Sonoma County, Tokaj, Victoria, Western Australia, Long Island and Rioja.

Liz Palmer
@ChampagneHouses

Francis Ford Coppola’s Impressive Wine Collection To Be Auctioned Off This Saturday in New York

Frances Ford Coppola is best remembered for his work on the Godfather film trilogy, and Apocalypse Now.

However, for many wine enthusiasts and experts, it is his impressive wine collection, which comes from the fabled Inglenook wine cellar in Napa Valley.

Inglenook is regarded as one of the most important vineyards in the Californian region dating back to 1879.

Next Saturday’s auction two bottles of the famous Inglenook 1941 vintage are up on the auction block.

Only a handful of these wines remain in the original Inglenook cellar – making the auction more significant. Those bidding successfully for the Inglenook wines will receive a hand-written note from Francis Ford Coppola, along with the original wooden box.

The 1941 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon has been described as “among the greatest red wines ever made” and could sell for as much as $16,000.

Christie’s auction will take place on Saturday September 24th at the Rockefeller Centre Saleroom.

Liz Palmer
Wine Writer

11 NEW MASTERS OF WINE ANNOUNCED

A Master of Wine is a wine professional who has passed a number of rigorous exams, both oral and written, and without a doubt proven him/herself exceedingly knowledgeable about every aspect of the wine world.

It can take years, and for some even decades to prepare and pass the series of exams, administered by the Institute of the Masters of Wine.

This week 11 new Masters were added bringing the Institute’s membership to 300 with Masters of Wine resident in 23 different countries.

This is a small number considering that the first six Masters were awarded in 1953.

Lynne Sherriff MW, Chairman of the Institute said: ““We are delighted to welcome the 11 new Masters of Wine to our international community. I warmly and sincerely congratulate them on their amazing achievement and I am sure that each will be an excellent ambassador for wine and contribute to the continuing development of the Institute in the years ahead.”

The 11 new Masters of Wine, their nationality and country of residence are:
Michele Anderson MW (Australian living in USA)
Christy Canterbury MW (USA national and resident)
Sam Caporn MW (UK national and resident)
Mary Gorman-McAdams MW (Irish living in USA)
Andy Howard MW (UK national and resident)
Emma Jenkins MW (New Zealand national and resident)
Richard Kershaw MW (British living in South Africa)
Paul Liversedge MW (British living in Switzerland)
Caro Maurer MW (German national and resident)
Mai Tanaka MW (Japanese living in UK)
Clem Yates MW (UK national and resident).

In addition to those listed above, the first two new Masters of Wine in 2011 were announced in May, after completing their dissertations. They were:
Antony Moss MW (UK national and resident)
Dr. Liz Thach MW (USA national and resident).

Liz Palmer
Wine and Travel Writer
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