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Champagne and Food Matching – World’s Best Chefs & Sommeliers Chez Moet
In September 2012 a handful of journalists from France, Germany, UK, South America and Australia were invited to a very special champagne and food alchemy lunch at the historic Orangerie venue at Moet’s Epernay HQ, in order to witness some of the world’s best chefs and sommeliers collaborate in a light hearted fun champagne trade version of Master Chef. Each award-winning chef and sommelier dynamic duo was allocated their own group of 4 journalist ‘kitchen assistants’ as many fumbling hands made (sort of) light work helping each chef prepare their own special dish to match the soon to be launched Moet Grand Vintage 2004. Having initially abandoned my own award-winning…
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Chateau de Bligny – L’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne
Chateau de Bligny – Champagne’s only grower producer Chateau On Saturday September 8th 2012, just a few days before the start of the Champagne harvest, more than 100 international VIP guests (including journalists, restaurant owners, retaillers and winemakers) joined dignitaries from L’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne at the Rapeneau family’s magnificent eighteenth century hunting lodge Chateau de Bligny, in the heart of the Aube region, for the inaugural International Chapter of L’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne hosted by Champagne G.H.Martel. What is “L’Ordre des Coteaux”? The original members of this notorious seventeenth century #foodie gentlemen’s club were aristocratic dandies from the court of Louis XIV’s Versailles. Their leader, the Marquis…
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Global Champagne Day – A Social Media Success Story Worth Celebrating
In its inaugural year (Thursday 28th October 2010) #champagneday was celebrated between San Francisco and Sydney and reached 0.5 million champagne lovers. In 2011 expert led champagne tastings were held in Sydney, Napa, Boston, Buenos Aires, Toronto and Champagne itself to name just a few, and this grassroots global community celebration reached 1.7 million champagne lovers, via 7,500 tweets and 3.2 million page impressions. Review “Social Media Pop, Quoff & Share” Global Champagne Day 2011 Check out the Sydney Sunrise on Global Champagne Day 2011 Tasting Menu here For regional #Champagne Day12 live twitter updates follow US founders @vintuba, @champagnebureau and @champagnejayne. Join the Global Champagne Day Facebook community page TODAY…
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Diamond Jubilee Champagne Guide For Channel 7 The Morning Show
The Morning Show Diamond Jubilee Champagne Guide Champagnes Fit For A Diamond Queen Since the first King of France was baptised with champagne in Reims Cathedral on Christmas Day 496, champagne has been intimately connected to monarchy. By the time of King Louis XIV’s coronation in 1638 champagne was the only wine served at the royal celebrations and the Sun King even thought to send some across the channel for his English cousin Charles II’s coronation in 1661. Needless to say Brits have been enjoying champagne ever since, consuming a whopping 34.5 million bottles in 2011 which makes them Champagne’s 2nd largest customer in the world… As a favourite supplier…
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First Ladies of Champagne Vue de Monde
Celebrate Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 20th Anniversary in Sparkling Style! Pamper your palate and discover the secret history of champagne, as you unravel the fascinating stories of the powerful women behind the bubbles. Hosted literally at the ‘peak’ of fine dining in Melbourne (the legendary Vue de Monde) this truly decadent champagne and food matching sensory journey, expressly designed to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Melbourne’s iconic Food and Wine Festival, is guaranteed to tantalise your taste buds and delight all your senses. A Five course degustation ladies lunch designed by Shannon Bennett, matched to five prestige champagnes by Australia’s champagne expert Champagne Jayne (author of “Champagnes – Behind The…
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International Women’s Day Champagne Celebration 2012 London
To commemorate the 101 anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8th, award-winning author and Champagne Educator of the Year 2012 Jayne Powell (@champagnejayne) and recently launched London Champagne Bar Flute (@flutelondon) joined forces to host an exclusive invitation only champagne & canape matching class for media to celebrate “the women behind the bubbles”. This effervescent evening showcased the leading ladies of champagne (past and present day) and included a relaxed tutored tasting of 5 different grand cru and prestige cuvee champagne styles matched to Flute’s delicious canape menu: Reception : ‘Champagne Charlie’ Heidsieck Mushroom Crostini Bracket A The Women Behind The Bubbles Champagne Philippe Gonet Belemnita 2004 (Le Mesnil)…
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Champagne Oscars in London
Over 350 wine professionals and media attended Harper’s 3rd Champagne Summit in London at Chiswell Dining Rooms on Tuesday 28th February 2012. Aside from an extensive selection of exciting tutored vertical tastings and lively debates and panel presentations, this one day champagne extravaganza also included the Champagne Summit Awards 2012 focussing on excellence in seven categories. Here are the results – Congratulations to all the winners! Best Buying Team/ buyer off trade Majestic Best Buying Team/ buyer on trade Bibendum Best independent Champagne retailer Lea & Sandeman Best mulitple champagne retailer Waitrose Best online/direct sales champagne retailer Wine Society Champagne venue of the year Amuse Bouche (Parsons Green) Champagne educator…
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Channel 7 The Morning Show New Year Best Bubbles Guide with Champagne Jayne
[book id=” /]”Top of the Pops” – Award winning author and respected independent reviewer and champagne expert Jayne Powell (aka Champagne Jayne) makes a special appearance on Channel 7’s The Morning Show to help viewers choose the best value sparklings and champagnes for new year celebrations. Hosts Kylie and Larry also blind taste one of the world’s most popular champagnes Vs Australia’s most awarded sparkling wine…with interesting results! Champagne Jayne’s New Year 2011 Recommendations on Channel 7 $15 – Blason de Bourgogne Rose (Burgundy, France) Find out more $35 – Clover Hill 2007 (Tasmania, Australia) Find out more $55 – Arras GV 2003 (Tasmania, Australia) Find out more $55 –…
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When Channel 10 The Circle Met Champagne Jayne – WATCH HERE
Had so much champagne fun with the lovely ladies from Channel 10 The Circle on Halloween – we opened a delicious bottle of new prestige cuvee Champagne Armand de Brignac rose (launched in 2008 costs AUS$750) live on national TV – it was a hoot! Video courtesy of Channel 10 Find out more about Champagne Armand de Brignac HERE More champagne fun at www.champagnejayne.com
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epiQure @ Marque & Vue de Monde w/Champagne Taittinger
Did you know that the origins of the House of Champagne Taittinger date back further than the history of Australia, to 1734 when the original house was founded by Jacques Fourneaux – the third Champagne house to be created. Taittinger’s historical links go back even further to 1240, when Count of Champagne Thibaud IV (famous lover to the queen of Louis VII) brought back an ancestor of the chardonnay vine from Cyprus after the Crusades. But the modern history of Taittinger really begins in 1932 when Pierre Taittinger purchased his dream home in Champagne, which he had fallen in love with during World War I, whilst stationed at Chateau de la…
with Champagne Jayne
