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The first three years of The
Champagne Warrior Newsletter have rolled off of the cyberspace presses. It has been a long journey, but I hope you
find the end result worthy of the wait.
Each issue of The ·
Vintage
reviews ·
Producer
profiles ·
News
on the happenings in ·
Up
and coming ·
Sneak
previews of wines well before they are released If you would like to see a sample of
a portion of the newsletter’s content, please click here. So
far, through fifteen issues, the following has been published: ·
In-depth profiles on numerous
producers ·
Reflections on ·
Discussion on the issues that affect
Champagne ·
Candid and open conversations with
the winemakers and vinegrowers ·
Over 3,000 Champagne and sparkling
wine reviews ·
Over 1,500 pages of information The key features in each issue
published to date are below: Issue
1 (January 2009): ·
Top Wines & Review of the 1996
Vintage ·
Profile on Henri Billiot ·
Laurent-Perrier’s Grand Siecle Policy Issue
2 (April 2009): ·
The ·
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Profile on Alexandre Chartogne ·
Rising Quality at Mumm ·
In-Depth Feature on the Sparkling
Wines of Speical
Bonus Issue 2.5 (June 2009): ·
Profile on Ayala – They’re Back! ·
Updates on Mumm
and the 1998 Rene Lalou ·
Champagne Vintage Reviews 1959-2008 Issue
3 (July 2009): ·
Feature on Bollinger’s Vieilles Vignes Francaises and Krug’s Clos du Mesnil ·
Profile on Pierre Peters ·
A review of the 2008 Issue
4 (November 2009): ·
Profile on the Dom Ruinart Cuvees ·
Features on Henri Giraud and
Drappier ·
A Closer Look at Paul Bara, Diebolt-Vallois, Pierre Gimonnet,
A. Margaine, & Jean Milan ·
The Latest Happenings in Issue
5 (February 2010): ·
Four Decades of Jean Laurent ·
Bereche: 2009 ·
Vilmart's
Coeur de Cuvee ·
Moet's Grand Vintage ·
Cedric Bouchard ·
Pascal Doquet ·
Making ·
Phenolics
and the 1996 Vintage ·
A Conversation with Olivier Krug Issue
6 (May 2010): ·
Taittinger’s
Comtes de Champagnes Cuvees ·
Charles Heidsieck’s
Stunningly Good NV Brut Reserve/Mis en Cave ·
The Top 30 Wines from 1993 ·
A Candid Conversation with Richard Geoffroy of Dom Pérignon Issue
7 (July 2010): ·
Pehu-Simonet – A Star in Verzenay ·
Philipponnat’s
Clos des Goisses 1970-2000 ·
The Tasting I Never Thought I Would
Do ·
A Candid Conversation with Anselme Selosse Issue
8 (October 2010): ·
The Wines of Jacques Picard ·
A Visit to Godmé ·
Amzing
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A Look Back at the 2009 Vintage ·
Status of the 2010 Vintage ·
The Benefits of Making Mistakes to
Learn and Improve ·
A Conversation with Régis Camus of Charles Heidsieck and Piper-Heidsieck Issue
9 (December 2010): ·
The Wines of Goutorbe – The First
Family of Aÿ ·
René Geoffroy’s
New Digs in Aÿ ·
Henriot’s
·
Top ·
Update on Anselme
Selosse’s New Project & Veuve
Clicquot’s Cave Privée Issue
10 (March 2011): ·
Laherte
Frères – Vinegrower and ·
Roger Pouillon – A Glorious Uprising
in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ ·
Penet-Chardonnet – Vision in Verzy ·
A Conversation with Bruno Paillard ·
Pierre Péters’ plans for 2019?!? Issue
11 (June 2011): · Ployez-Jacquemart’s spectacular Liesse d’Harbonville · An in-depth look at
the wines of Nicolas Feuillatte · Top wines from the
1997 and 1998 vintages · A Conversation with
Chantale Bara · Be on the lookout
for the Champagnes of Daniel Savart Issue
12 (September 2011): · Dom Pérignon Rosé –
Amazing Wine Since 1959 · Aging Non Vintage · Updates on the
wines from 2010 and the harvest from 2011 · A Candid Talk with Jean-Baptiste
Lecallion of Louis Roederer · Nicolas Maillart and his up and coming Issue
13 (January 2012): · Collard-Picard’s
thrilling line-up of wines · Billecart-Salmon’s
quality from top to bottom · Reflecting on the
still wines from 2010 · Pierre-Yves Cainjo’s 520 in · Talking with Didier
Mariotti of Mumm · The up and coming
Champagnes of Jeaunaux -Robin · Over 250 Tasting
Notes and More! Speical
Bonus Issue 13.5 (March 2012): · The Amazing Wines of
Veuve J. Lanaud · Updated Vintage
Summary of 1959-2011 · Accompanying Index
Guide of Every Article and Wine Ever Featured in The Issue
14 (July 2012): · Philipponnat – Producer of the
Year and Much More than Just Clos des Goisses · Huré Frères – Lude’s Rising Star · François Diligent
and J. L. Vergnon · Reflecting on the
2008 – 2011 vintages plus an update on 2012 · A new view of the
1996 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque Issue
15 (December 2012): ·
The Best Values in Champagne and Sparkling Wine ·
Philippe Gonet – A Jewel in
Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger ·
Lanson’s Return to
Worldwide Strength ·
Doyard, Marie-Courtin, Pierre Péters ·
A look at the Potential of the Wines from the 2012
Harvest Please give the newsletter a try and
discover the best value in Champagne!
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