I’ve never been a tremendously big fan of blanc de noir Champagnes. Plop! goes the sound of each and every monocle in the room falling into every glass of Bollinger being sipped. But I feel no shame about it (nor should anyone else) as it’s just a style of Champagne, or really any sparkling wine, that just doesn’t speak to me although there are plenty who do love it. There’s nothing wrong with either choice. The inclusion of red grapes into a “white” wine, has always given a profile to […]

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