Champagne

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CHAMPAGNE & FOOD PAIRING

Perfect partners - Krug & Hakkasan

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Champagne is not what you’d automatically pick to drink with Chinese food, but Krug Grande Cuvée is a sensational match with dishes at Michelin-starred Hakkasan. Chris Losh reports. Ask most people when they’d drink Champagne and the overwhelming majority will say ‘as an aperitif’. You might get one or two suggesting it’s nice with certain starters; a few forward-thinkers might even suggest the odd main-course match, but they would be few and far between...

CHAMPAGNE MADE SIMPLE

NV Champagne

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We Brits guzzle more Champagne than any other country, and the vast majority of it is non-vintage. Giles Fallowfield talks us through the huge variety on offer

Vintage Champagne

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We Brits consume more vintage Champagne than any other country. But, asks Giles Fallowfield, what makes this particular wine so distinctive?

Prestige Cuvée

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Champagne is the drink for celebrations. But for a real treat, we should be popping the corks of prestige cuvées, the Champagne houses’ highest-quality wines

CHAMPAGNE IN GREATER DEPTH

Champagne Trends

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The British are drinking more Champagne than ever and there’s never been a wider choice of styles to try. Giles Fallowfield gives Square Meal an overview of what’s hot in the world of the most famous sparkling wine, from rosé and zero dosage (less than 2g of sugar per litre) to single vineyard Champagnes

Index: Food & Drinks - Champagne