champagne
Stories tagged “champagne”
Christina Aguilera joins Beau Joie Champagne as partner
The singer becomes a partner and global creative director at the low-sugar Champagne house, backing its push into wider retail and mass-market shelves.
Burgundy’s earliest harvest in nearly 500 years
Grand cru Montrachet started picking on 13 August, the region’s earliest date in nearly 500 years, as France’s overall 2026 wine crop falls to its smallest since 1957.
Champagne gets a 15 percent alcohol limit for 2026
After the region's earliest harvest on record left grapes unusually rich in sugar, French authorities raised Champagne's alcohol ceiling from its usual 13 percent.
France wine harvest 2026 set for lowest level since 1957
Hail, heatwaves and drought have pushed national output below 34 million hectolitres, with Champagne and Burgundy hit hardest while Bordeaux gains.
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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