Tag Archives: Champagne
Champagne with Chicago Hotdog
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) is a Marilyn Monroe movie about three fortune-hunting models who pool in their resources to rent out a swanky apartment (at $1000/month) in the hopes of snagging rich husbands. Over a lunch of hot dogs and champagne, the trio sit on the terrace and scheme.. Feature post courtesy- easystarlet.comContinueContinue reading “Champagne with Chicago Hotdog”
A champagne with notes of Indian spices
Reading through the review of the single-parcelled grower champagne by Megan Nunn on facebook sometime back, I happened to read about how she noticed the notes of Indian Spices in a champagne she tasted. Megan is a devoted enthusiast of small grower champagne houses with a keen interest in their wines, regions, cuisines and cultureContinueContinue reading “A champagne with notes of Indian spices”
Champagne Pewter Buckets and Bowls
The shared 1:38 minutes YouTube clip is based on the James Bond signature music score…tanan tan nan…always hauntingly melodious, isn’t it ? https://youtu.be/kddFtwAjki8 Only that here it isnt from a Bond movie but rather it’s a showcase of a champagne bottle case made of Pewter. Now this isnt a promotion post so I’m not writingContinueContinue reading “Champagne Pewter Buckets and Bowls”
Réseau Matu
Every year the Champagne region of France announces the start dates for the harvest. This start dates vary by each village and grape varietal, ensuring that every plot is picked at the optimal ripeness. But then How is the date of harvesting decided? The bunches of grapes reach optimum ripeness at different times depending onContinueContinue reading “Réseau Matu”
EMERGENCE OF ADVERTISEMENT AS A MARKETING TOOL FOR CHAMPAGNE
Turn of the previous century or more precisely from 1870s to start of WW1 were heady times in France. It was peak of industrial revolution, economic prosperity and peace. Eiffel Tower was inaugurated, streets and homes had incandescent light bulbs, Wright Brothers flew their first successful flight. Vintage Champagne Posters It were days of celebrationContinueContinue reading “EMERGENCE OF ADVERTISEMENT AS A MARKETING TOOL FOR CHAMPAGNE”
Economics of Champagne
Grower Champagnes (Récoltant-Manipulant) are those that are produced by the same estate that owns the vineyards where the grapes are grown. Now here lets talk about economics of making and selling champagne by the grower himself. Its evident that he would make a profit only if he is able to sell his champagne at aContinueContinue reading “Economics of Champagne”
When will France learn…?
‘When will France learn…that champagne should be drunk with roast meat and not introduced as an incubus after dinner’ demanded a letter in The Times in September 1860. (the header and text of this write up is sourced from this article https://bit.ly/2HvQ2TZ) The above mid 19th century excerpt essentially espouses the current trend of drinkingContinueContinue reading “When will France learn…?”
Belle Epoque
The period of about three decades after the end of Franco Prussian war in 1871 was a time of peace and prosperity in France. This was, as brought in previous post, “The Belle Epoque”. And champagne, which had already established itself as a celebration drink, further flourished during this time. As author Henry Vizetelly inContinueContinue reading “Belle Epoque”
VINTAGE PAINTED CHAMPAGNE ADVERTISEMENT got sold at live auction at $1300 (source https://bit.ly/2EbZCJE) DESCRIPTION : “Perrier-Jouet Champagne”, oil on canvas laid to panel, in the style of 1920s Parisian outdoor ads, depicting a woman emerging from the neck of an enormous champagne bottle, which is displayed in an equally huge ice bucket in the midstContinueContinue reading