champagne
Stories tagged “champagne”
Champagne secondary market stirs for rare, older bottles
Liv-ex data show the champagne secondary market turning upward for older and rarer bottles, even as freshly released vintages keep losing value through 2026.
Champagne Week debuts in Paris on a record harvest
Growers call 2026 the earliest, healthiest Champagne harvest in decades. Paris marked it with a new citywide week of tastings, pairings and cellar visits.
Champagne's 2026 harvest falls 48% after frost and drought
Picking started on 6 August, the earliest on record, after frost destroyed close to 40% of buds in spring. The Comité Champagne is already comparing the grapes to 1921 and 1947.
Michelin Guide brings its Grapes rating to Champagne
The first Michelin Grapes selection for Champagne arrives on 4 February 2027, extending a wine-estate rating born in Burgundy to France's best-known sparkling region.
Moët Hennessy AI aims to flag a wine fault before it shows
With Analog Devices and UC Davis, the LVMH drinks arm says sensors caught the risk of fresh mushroom aroma before standard tests did. The data behind that claim is not public.
France's 2026 wine harvest falls to its lowest in years
A hot, dry summer and a shrinking vineyard pushed France's grape harvest well below average, with Champagne and Beaujolais hit hardest of all.
French wine harvest heads for its lowest level since 1957
Champagne is down 48% on last year and Pinot Noir by about half, while Bordeaux gained 10% on late summer rain. Volume is short; quality may not be.
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