Krug was among the top names in the Paris-based, Champagne-only sale. Billed as ‘The Ultimate Champagnes’ auction, the Sotheby’s event in Paris on 20 June featured rare wines and vintages of famous labels, such as Krug, Dom Pérignon, Salon and Louis Roederer (Cristal), among others. Total auction sales reached €1.35m (US$1.45m), said Sotheby’s, adding that more than 50% of lots …

Alexandre Fréguin is a qualified sommelier, educator and wine event organiser – in August 2024, will be taking his Master Sommelier examination. Having begun his career in 2009 as an apprentice at Michelin one-star Restaurant Pierre Reboul in Aix-en-Provence, Fréguin has since worked in prestigious establishments in France and the UK. In 2018, he won the Taittinger UK Sommelier of …

Vineyards in Cornas A tasting note is a written record of an encounter with a wine. Sometimes the meeting is brief; you shake hands and move on. But occasionally you become embroiled. Words spread across the page and spill down it, there is so much to say. Even before you’ve had time to draw any conclusions, you know you’re in …

Peter Michael Winery’s Robert Fiore and Decanter’s Napa Correspondent Jonathan Cristaldi A lot of people often make the mistake of thinking the Peter Michael Winery is located in Napa. The last bastions of vineyards within the northern Napa Valley AVA are on the fringes of the town of Calistoga. But 10 minutes north of the town’s bustling main drag of …

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And although firstly ‘good quality’ is what we all seek, it’s not that simple any more. For a growing contingent of wine lovers, finding a producer whose values chime with their own is a second key criterion. And there’s a third prerequisite that the best wines all share. They must have personality. Fifty years ago, winemaking wasn’t so refined; faults …

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