Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot invited us to a special food and champagne pairing on September 19. The champagne was from Piper-Heidsieck with their local expert and evangelist Kyle Kaplan. Food...
Our buddies at Artisan Wine Depot invited us to a mega-tasting December 4. Featuring 17 Burgundies and Champagnes, this event was a challenge to our palates. Rather than write an extensive review...
On June 24 our friends at Artisan Wine Depot hosted winemaker Philippe Secondé from Champagne Barnaut (founded 1874). M. Secondé brought three champagnes with him, each from Barnaut’s vineyards...
Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot invited us to a tasting of a selection of French champagnes and other wines in October. We simply ran out of time to get this posted. Forthwith, we will proceed to...
What is Champagne? This question is raised by a story on NPR’s Morning Edition. The focus of the story was Champagne. There were so many inaccuracies and misstatements that I’m writing two pieces...