The Latest Breaking News from Champagne

The 2023 grape harvest got underway in the Champagne region's Aube department at the weekend, with most vinyards expected to start the annual 'vendange' Thursday, as wine producers look set for a bumper year in terms of volume.

In 1889, the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne produced a pamphlet promoting champagne at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, claiming that Dom Pérignon, procurator of the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668, was the “inventor”, “creator” or discoverer" of sparkling champagne.

There’s more to fizz than champagne, and it’s all a matter of style, as shown by these fine bottles of English and Italian wine

New research suggests that bigger bottles can preserve champagne's bubbles and flavor for up to 132 years.