The Economist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sales of champagne decline along with the economy CHAMPAGNE has long been associated with luxury, success and extravagance, thanks to a constrained supply, clever marketing, literary associations (James Bond was fond of Taittinger in the books and Bollinger in the films) and powerful customers, from the Russian imperial court, for whom Roederer’s Cristal was invented, to Sir Winston Churchill,...
Robert Francis Wine (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... Bollinger, Special Cuvee NV, €54 (92) * Champagne Roederer, Brut Premiere NV, €50 (91) * Champagne Taittinger NV, €48 (90) * Champagne Pol Roger, Brut Reserve NV, €45 (90) * Champagne Laurent Perrier NV, €48 (90) The article is rounded of by one of my favourite wine importers Enrico Fantasia and his selections for Christmas some of which I have been fortunate enough to taste - Good Times...
A Luxury Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... facial or back massage at the boutique health spa, an arrangement of red roses, half bottle of Taittinger Champagne and a box of Holbeck Ghyll chocolates on arrival.
Dr. Vino's wine blog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
After so many suggestions in magazines, food and dining sections about which wines should be on your table, and probably a fair amount of going back and forth, which wines did you pour for Thanksgiving? What worked and what didn’t? Some local friends and their family welcomed us to their celebration this year so it was an “away” Thanksgiving for us. We brought the wine, which included a Taittinger...
