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The first three years of The Champagne Warrior Newsletter have rolled off of the cyberspace presses.  It has been a long journey, but I hope you find the end result worthy of the wait.  Each issue of The Champagne Warrior Newsletter will have tasting notes as its core.  In addition to this, there will be various features such as:

 

·        Vintage reviews

·        Producer profiles

·        News on the happenings in Champagne

·        Up and coming Champagne and sparkling wine producers

·        Sneak previews of wines well before they are released

 

If you would like to see a sample of a portion of the newsletter’s content, please click here.

 

So far, through over thirteen issues, the following has been published:

 

·        In-depth profiles on numerous producers

·        Reflections on Champagne vintages

·        Discussion on the issues that affect Champagne

·        Candid and open conversations with the winemakers and vinegrowers

·        Over 2,600 Champagne and sparkling wine reviews

·        Over 1,300 pages of information

 

The key features in each issue published to date are below:

 

Issue 1 (January 2009):

 

·        Top Wines & Review of the 1996 Vintage

·        Profile on Henri Billiot

·        Laurent-Perrier’s Grand Siecle Policy

 

Issue 2 (April 2009):

 

·        The Champagne AOC Expansion

·        Champagne and the Economic Crisis

·        Profile on Alexandre Chartogne

·        Rising Quality at Mumm

·        In-Depth Feature on the Sparkling Wines of Michigan, New York, & Virginia

 

Speical Bonus Issue 2.5 (June 2009):

 

·        Profile on Ayala – They’re Back!

·        Updates on Mumm and the 1998 Rene Lalou

·        Champagne Vintage Reviews 1959-2008

 

Issue 3 (July 2009):

 

·        Feature on Bollinger’s Vieilles Vignes Francaises and Krug’s Clos du Mesnil

·        Profile on Pierre Peters

·        A review of the 2008 Champagne vintage

 

Issue 4 (November 2009):

 

·        Profile on the Dom Ruinart Cuvees

·        Features on Henri Giraud and Drappier

·        A Closer Look at Paul Bara, Diebolt-Vallois, Pierre Gimonnet, A. Margaine, & Jean Milan

·        The Latest Happenings in Champagne and the Status of the 2009 Vintage

 

Issue 5 (February 2010):

 

·        Four Decades of Jean Laurent

·        Bereche: 2009 Champagne Producer of the Year

·        Vilmart's Coeur de Cuvee

·        Moet's Grand Vintage

·        Cedric Bouchard

·        Pascal Doquet

·        Making Champagne More Consumer Friendly

·        Phenolics and the 1996 Vintage

·        A Conversation with Olivier Krug

 

Issue 6 (May 2010):

 

·      Taittinger’s Comtes de Champagnes Cuvees

·      Charles Heidsieck’s Stunningly Good NV Brut Reserve/Mis en Cave

·      The Top 30 Wines from 1993

·      A Candid Conversation with Richard Geoffroy of Dom Pérignon

 

Issue 7 (July 2010):

 

·      Pehu-Simonet – A Star in Verzenay

·      Philipponnat’s Clos des Goisses 1970-2000

·      The Tasting I Never Thought I Would Do

·      A Candid Conversation with Anselme Selosse

 

Issue 8 (October 2010):

 

·      The Wines of Jacques Picard

·      A Visit to Godmé

·      Amzing Champagne from Camille Savès

·      A Look Back at the 2009 Vintage

·      Status of the 2010 Vintage

·      The Benefits of Making Mistakes to Learn and Improve

·      A Conversation with Régis Camus of Charles Heidsieck and Piper-Heidsieck

 

Issue 9 (December 2010):

 

·      The Wines of Goutorbe – The First Family of Aÿ

·      René Geoffroy’s New Digs in Aÿ

·      Henriot’s Champagnes – Chardonnay Class

·      Top Champagne and Sparkling Wine Picks for the Holiday Season

·      Update on Anselme Selosse’s New Project & Veuve Clicquot’s Cave Privée

 

Issue 10 (March 2011):

 

·      Laherte Frères – Vinegrower and Champagne Producer of the Year

·      Roger Pouillon – A Glorious Uprising in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

·      Penet-Chardonnet – Vision in Verzy

·      A Conversation with Bruno Paillard

·      Pierre Péters’ plans for 2019?!?

 

Issue 11 (June 2011):

 

·     Ployez-Jacquemart’s spectacular Liesse d’Harbonville

·     An in-depth look at the wines of Nicolas Feuillatte

·     Top wines from the 1997 and 1998 vintages

·     A Conversation with Chantale Bara

·     Be on the lookout for the Champagnes of Daniel Savart

 

Issue 12 (September 2011):

 

·     Dom Pérignon Rosé – Amazing Wine Since 1959

·     Aging Non Vintage Champagne

·     Updates on the wines from 2010 and the harvest from 2011

·     A Candid Talk with Jean-Baptiste Lecallion of Louis Roederer

·     Nicolas Maillart and his up and coming Champagne line-up

 

Issue 13 (January 2012):

 

·     Collard-Picard’s thrilling line-up of wines

·     Billecart-Salmon’s quality from top to bottom

·     Reflecting on the still wines from 2010

·     Pierre-Yves Cainjo’s 520 in Epernay and Anselme Selosse’s Les Avisés in Avize

·     Talking with Didier Mariotti of Mumm

·     The up and coming Champagnes of Jeaunaux -Robin

·     Over 250 Tasting Notes and More!

 

Speical Bonus Issue 13.5 (March 2012):

 

·    The Amazing Wines of Veuve J. Lanaud

·    Updated Vintage Summary of 1959-2011

·    Accompanying Index Guide of Every Article and Wine Ever Featured in The Champagne Warrior

 

 

I invite you to give the newsletter a try as I think you will enjoy it.  Now published six times a year, I challenge you to find a better value in Champagne.  In fact a trial issue is available for only one dollar with no further obligations.  Just click here to go to the Subscribe page and request a copy.

 

 

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