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A sense of Plénitude
Bottles of fine wine can age gracefully and improve with time, developing what the experts call tertiary aromas, usually at the expense of fruit. Assuming proper storage conditions,... -
Chef Yim Jung-sik and Dom Pérignon “Snaacks”
Chef Yim Jung-sik is at the avant-garde of new Korean cuisine. A true pioneer, his Jung Sik Dang restaurant in Seoul has been the first and only Korean restaurant to appear on the “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” list; while his New York venue received 2 stars from the famed Michelin guide ... -
Team Spirit
The transition from one year to the next is always a great time for reflection. I usually prefer to look forward, to think of all the challenges that lie ahead. Every once in a while, though, I also enjoy looking back to appreciate the work done. I've been thinking about 2015 recently ... -
Looking back at the 2015 harvest
When the 2015 harvest started, I mentioned that the main challenge would be to deal with the heterogeneity of the maturities. Thankfully the rainfalls of late August were a real blessing, providing much needed relief to the vines. The other decisive factor was ... -
Dom Pérignon Vintage 2006
I am a lucky man! The first decade of the new millenium has been prodigious for Dom Pérignon. I feel it might attain the golden eras of the 1920’s or 1960’s. This is why I am blessed to introduce Dom Pérignon Vintage 2006 today ... -
A sense of Plénitude
Bottles of fine wine can age gracefully and improve with time, developing what the experts call tertiary aromas, usually at the expense of fruit. Assuming proper storage conditions,... -
The 2015 harvest
Heat. Drought. As you are surely aware, those are the keywords for 2015 so far. The heat was so intense at times that 2015 has already been labelled the warmest year in a decade, and possibly the year with the highest average temperatures since we began recording them. However the heat itself was eclipsed by a drought... -
Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2004
The 2004 growing season is best typified by its generosity: the vegetative development was smooth, each step following the previous with ease. I might go as far as to say that the true risk-taking of the 2004 vintage was...
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Cloitre. Room.
Unveiling the Dom Perignon 2006, the 5th successive vintage from the champagne house.