Taittinger comes to Kent
Champagne Taittinger said today (9 December) that it has bought 69 hectares of farmland in Kent,
in a venture with other investors in what it termed a ‘Franco-British alliance’.
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Royal Family to plant vineyard at Windsor Great Park
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Champagne Taittinger said today (9 December) that it has bought 69 hectares of farmland in Kent,
in a venture with other investors in what it termed a ‘Franco-British alliance’.
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On 21 November 2015, Elaine and David enjoyed a tasting event at the Vineyard restaurant, Newbury.
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On 14th November 2015, Elaine and David spent a full day at the Wine Gang Winter Festival
tasting wines at Vinopolis in Borough Market near London Bridge.
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On 24 May 1976 in Paris, Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant, organised a wine competition
in which French judges carried out two blind tasting comparisons:
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David Russell presented a beer tasting evening for the Normanton on
Soar Round Table at the Plough, Normanton-on-Soar on 17th September 2015.
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The International Wine Challenge results have now been released.
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Last May, 16,700 vines were to be planted in a section of Windsor Great Park.
The vineyard will be planted with champagne varieties – Chardonnay,
Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the classic Champagne grape varieties
– with a view to making an English sparkling wine.
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Divers have found 30 bottles of champagne thought to pre-date the
French Revolution on the Baltic seabed. When they opened one,
they found the wine - believed to have been made by Clicquot (now
Veuve Clicquot) between 1782 and 1788 - was still in good condition.
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Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest wine-making
facility ever found, using biochemical techniques to identify a dry
red vintage made about 6,000 years ago in what is now southern
Armenia. Carbon dating showed a desiccated grape vine found
near a wine press was grown around 4000 BC. The rich, red
wines produced there are Merlots and Cabernet Sauvignons.
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