Champagne: So Much More Than a Celebration Wine
By Antonio Galloni
Readers will find a bevy of compelling, totally thrilling wines among this year’s crop of new releases. With the holidays right around the corner, I am reminded that most Champagne is drunk during celebrations and/or at the beginning of meals. But the truth is that Champagne is one of the world’s most versatile wines. Superbly adept at pairing with a wide variety of foods, Champagne is a great wine for the dinner table. Nowhere is this more obvious than in my travels throughout Italy, where it is common to see copious amounts of Champagne being enjoyed alongside food in restaurants of all levels. If the Italians know anything, it is how to live, as there is no country in the world where high quality food and wine are such a central, essential part of life. I urge readers to take the time to explore the wines in this article, not just as aperitifs or for celebrations, but with food at the dinner table.
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Readers will find a bevy of compelling, totally thrilling wines among this year’s crop of new releases. With the holidays right around the corner, I am reminded that most Champagne is drunk during celebrations and/or at the beginning of meals. But the truth is that Champagne is one of the world’s most versatile wines. Superbly adept at pairing with a wide variety of foods, Champagne is a great wine for the dinner table.
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Producers in this Article
- Agrapart
- Alfred Gratien
- A. Margaine
- André Clouet
- Aubry
- Bérêche et Fils
- Bertrand-Delespierre
- Bollinger
- Bruno Paillard
- Camille Savès
- Cédric Bouchard-Roses de Jeanne
- Charles Heidsieck
- Chartogne-Taillet
- Diebolt-Vallois
- Dom Pérignon
- Drappier
- Duc de Romet
- Duval-Leroy
- Fleury
- Francis Boulard
- Gaston Chiquet
- Gatinois
- Georges Laval
- Godmé Pere et Fils
- Gosset
- H. Billiot Fils
- H. Goutorbe
- Jacques Picard
- Jacques Selosse
- Jacquesson
- Jean Lallement et Fils
- Jean Laurent
- Jean Milan
- Jérôme Prévost - La Closerie
- J. Lassalle
- J-P Lamiable
- Krug
- Larmandier-Bernier
- Le Brun Servenay
- Marc Hébrart
- Marie Courtin
- Michel Fallon
- Moët & Chandon
- Moussé Fils
- Moutard
- Pascal Doquet
- Pehu-Simonet
- Philippe Gonet
- Philipponnat
- Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
- Pierre Moncuit
- Pierre Péters
- Pol Roger
- Rene Geoffroy
- R. H. Coutier
- Roederer
- Ruinart
- Taittinger
- Thierry Massin
- Ulysse Collin
- Varnier-Fannière
- Vazart Coquart & Fils
- Veuve Fourny & Fils
- Vilmart & Cie
- Vouette & Sorbée
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