For people who love Champagne and sparkling wine, by Heather Dougherty
The weather was not auspicious - cold and wet, the sky remaining grey and lowering all day. Yet under those gloomy skies, something rather important was happening. Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, President of Champagne Taittinger and Patrick McGrath, MD of their UK importer Hatch Mansfield got their hands and feet dirty, planting the first vine in the … Continue reading Taittinger sets foot in Kent
When looking for a book to read, sometimes I want to take on something challenging, absorbing, demanding and densely written which will stay with me long after the book has been finished. At other times I just want a page-turner to while away a few hours: it will grip at the time but I’ll barely … Continue reading Wine’s guilty pleasures
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