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The move is designed to substantially reduce the female-owned Champagne house’s carbon footprint. Champagne bottles have traditionally been wrapped in a coiffe, which covers the cork, the wire cage and most of the neck. This coiffe is typically made of aluminium foil, although some Champagne houses still use tinfoil in their packaging. Emeline De Sloovere, the 33-year-old winemaker at Champagne De Sloovere-Pienne, decided to remove the coiffe in favour of a simple strip of paper. She already foc ...

Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...

More than 100 wines from 32 regions across 11 countries – including France – are set for release via the La Place in the coming weeks, Liv-ex said in a new report released today (24 August). September, in particular, has become a busy month for négociants, who have sought to expand their portfolios beyond Bordeaux. For wineries, the extensive La Place distribution network offers opportunities to reach new drinkers and enhance their international reputation – albeit opinions in the UK trade diffe ...