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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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The Champagne Summit 2012
Launched in 2010 by the UK drinks industry must read title Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review, The Champagne Summit is an informative and targetted annual one day conference designed to educate and showcase the best in Champagne to the crème-de-la-crème of the UK’s wine trade. This interactive forum comprising keynote presentations, panel debates, bespoke training sessions and expert led masterclasses from leading figures in the Champagne sector, provides key players and buyers in the UK Champagne market with a rare opportunity to openly debate and discuss the key issues affecting the champagne category, whilst also looking at opportunities to maximise sales and profits from champagne through the year. The…
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Champagne Summit 2012 Tweet Chat Master Class – CLICK HERE
Pop Your Cork! For Harpers 3rd annual Champagne Summit hosted in London on February 28th 2012, a select group of champagne enthusiasts across the world will gather in ‘virtual appreciation’ to celebrate the #ChampagneSummit by sharing stories online. Comments, posts and videos about this famous fine wine will be contributed over 24 hours by a melange of connected consumers, lifestyle bloggers, journalists, and champagne trade in New York, London and Sydney using the tweet chat #hashtag #CJCS12. Hosted by award-winning writer, educator and respected independent champagne expert Jayne Powell (aka twitter’s @ChampagneJayne) in conjunction with Harpers Wine and Spirit Trades Review, this global champagne “tweet chat” masterclass will feature tastings…
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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…
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When Channel 9 The Kerri-Anne Show met Champagne Jayne – WATCH HERE
Morning show host and well-loved entertainer and TV personality Kerri-Anne is well known for her warm and sunny personality as well as her penchant for fine French bubbles, so no wonder it was such a lovely experience to share just a few of the stories from my new book “Champagnes – Behind The Bubbles” on air with Kerri-Anne viewers this morning. Together we looked at Australia’s best value premier cru blanc de blancs (100% chardonnay) grower champagne ($40 per bottle for a dozen) then a delicious grand cru pinot noir rose champagne from a village called “Bouzy” ($80). To finish we compared the world’s oldest ($250) Vs the world’s youngest prestige…
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Sydney’s Champagne Day 2011 Tasting Menu
SYDNEY SUNRISE ON CHAMPAGNE DAY TASTING MENU Champagne Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blancs Variety: 1er cru chardonnay Green gold in colour and wonderfully fresh and fruity on the palate this is a delicate lacy style of blanc de blancs champagne with classic citrus notes and a lingering finish that leaves you wanting more. Match with oysters, whitebait or even lemon meringue pudding! Learn more about Champagne Pierre Gimonnet Champagne Paul Bara Grand Cru Rose Variety: Grand Cru pinot noir This magnificent well balanced bright pink champagne, made by talented female winemaker Chantale Bara from a grand cru village called “Bouzy”, just oozes red fruits and minerality with amazing…
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Celebrate Sunrise On Global Champagne Day 2011
With champagne corks poised to pop at champagne events all over the globe, a select group of Australian lifestyle media will gather in Sydney to officially start the global celebrations, raising their glasses to toast ‘Sunrise On Global Champagne Day’ as the sun gets ready to set in Australian skies. Hosted in the heart of Sydney at The American Club, with magnificent views over the world’s most famous harbour, by Global #ChampagneDay co-initiator and award-winning champagne expert Jayne Powell (aka Champagne Jayne), author of “Champagnes – Behind The Bubbles”, ‘Sunrise On Champagne Day 2011’ will feature twitter tastings of eight exclusive champagnes – from artisan grower to prestige cuvee. “I love…
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CRAVE Champagne Talk & Taste
CJ to host Signorelli Gastronomia’s Wonderful World of Bubbles! Get to grips with the real differences between champagne and other sparkling wines Learn how to navigate a restaurant champagne list or the bubbles fridge in your local bottle shop with confidence Discover how to match champagne with food Try for yourself a rare example of 100% organic vintage 1er cru champagne Become a champagne expert overnight and impress friends at your next dinner party! What’s Cooking With Champagne Jayne? On October 25th, one of Australia’s foremost independent champagne experts, author and speaker Champagne Jayne, will lead us on a sparkling sensory journey around the wonderful world of bubbles. Five gourmet…
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