November 5th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Beautiful colors of autumn in the Champagne region
After the harvest, the vines slowly enter its dormancy period in autumn.
The leaves change color from green to yellow, orange or red and then drop one after another. Read more…
October 25th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Harvest 2018 in Champagne region
The harvest of 2018 was extraordinary. The wine makers were very satisfied for the maturity, quality and quantity of the grapes. The grapes are in good condition, very rich in sugar and aromas.
This year the harvest started earlier than usual in August. According to The Comité Champagne (trade organization of Champagne), it is the fifth grape harvest started in August over the last fifteen years.
Champagne region experienced warm and shinny spring and summer, which helped the growth of the vines and the ripening of the grapes. Read more…
August 22nd, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Harvest season begins in Champagne region
The harvest in Champagne region has started!
Few villages in Aube area have started their harvest on 20th August. Due to the warm spring and summer, the harvest starts earlier this year. Read more…
June 19th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Fruit set in Champagne vineyard
The small green berries are formed after the flowers get fertilized.
Actually not every flower on the grape vines gets fertilized, the unfertilized flowers eventually fall from the vines. Read more…
June 6th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
What can you do with your leftover Champagne?
I know most of the time we manage to finish our bottle of Champagne. But if you do have some leftover, you can make a Champagne cake!
Here is a quick and easy Champagne cake recipe:
Serves : 4 people
Preparation time :10 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes Read more…
May 30th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Do you know that we don't need honeybees to pollinate the grape vines?
The flowers started to appear in the Champagne vineyard! We might expect to harvest the grapes in 90 to 100 days .
A lot of people asked me if grape vines need honeybees to produce the grapes. Actually they don’t! Grape vines are pollinated by the wind. Read more…
May 25th, 2018 - by Pei Yeng
Future grapes in Champagne
The landscape in Champagne region turned green.
The grapevines are growing very fast with the warm weather in early spring. At this moment, we can clearly see the future grapes in Champagne region. Read more…
September 26th, 2014 - by Pei Yeng
Harvest in Champagne region 2014
After few weeks of hard work, the harvest in Champagne region has finally ended this week.
This year the grapes are well ripen, healthy and juicy. Overall, the vine growers have a good yield and the wine makers think that 2014 will make a good vintage. Read more…
September 23rd, 2014 - by Pei Yeng
Private Champagne tours from Paris
If visiting Paris for a few days, you shouldn’t miss the world famous Champagne-producing region that lies only 160km (100 miles) away.
Everybody knows the historical, romantic and cosmopolitan side of Paris, but very less people take time to discover its surrounding Champagne region and quaint vineyards. Right at the outskirts of Paris, one can visit impressive underground chalk cellars, meet wine makers to understand the Champagne-making processes, and discover different types of locally produced Champagne. Read more…
April 3rd, 2014 - by Pei Yeng
Pruning and blending
This winter was very mild. We could say that we didn’t have winter at all!
At the beginning, most of the wine growers were worry that the vines would start to grow with this mild temperature. There was a risk to have winter frost and it’ll destroy the buds. Luckily the temperature was below 0°C at night and the vines were still in hibernation.