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		<title>A widow solves a Champagne riddle 7-30-2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revolution and evolution in wine in the 17th and 18th centuries set up the sparkling wine world we enjoy today. Christopher Merret’s experiments in secondary fermentation. Dom Pérignon’s vineyard and winemaking improvements. English breakthroughs in glass making. But that is not the whole story by a long shot. It took a young widow with no <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/a-widow-solves-a-champagne-riddle-7-30-2025/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 04:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pale gold-yellow color; pear, lemon, white peach, grapefruit, crisp apple, brioche, vanilla, butter, almond, white flowers on the nose and palate. Brut (9-10 g/L); slight, silky tannins; brisk acidity (3.4 pH; 5.4 g/L TA). Light body. Creamy texture with small, lively bubbles. Crisp, fresh, consistent quality for well more than a century. Blend of approximately <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/veuve-clicquot-ponsardin-yellow-label-brut-champagne-nv/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wedding Champagne 6-14-2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week we argued Champagne was a poor choice for a wedding reception. Too many people, too high prices, too much cacophony to appreciate expensive French bubbles. Champagne has a place. Consider it for an intimate honeymoon meal. Consider it for an anniversary tête-à-tête. Consider it when you want to treat yourselves to a special <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/wedding-champagne-6-14-2023/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Champagne’s rise 2-8-2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The land was sheep country, too far north for grapes. The local wine was mediocre, pawned off to roughhewn wool buyers or consumed by locals as vin de table. Nevertheless, to raise money for monasteries, Benedictine monks steadily improved their vineyards. They learned what grapes fared well in the cool climate and chalky soils around <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/champagnes-rise-2-8-2023/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Champagne boom 10-19-2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the leaves don new colors and the great harvest feasts and festivals approach, the demand for bubbly continues to increase. A soaring trend. In 2021, Champagne exports into the U.S. increased by 69% over 2020. Those are eye-popping numbers. And Champagne was just part of the story—prosecco sales increased 25%. Cava sales increased by <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/champagne-boom-10-19-2022/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Moët &#038; Chandon Impérial Champagne Brut NV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Straw gold-light copper color; green apple, citrus, bread-brioche on the nose; peach, apple, pear, lemon-lime, white melon, dollop of honey on the palate. Persistent, tiny bubbles; good acidity; clean, creamy, smooth, inviting. Very versatile. Its exceptionally clean and mouth-watering finish makes it an ideal pairing with food. Classically, it is a superb aperitif to start <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/moet-chandon-imperial-champagne-brut-nv/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Champagne Palmer &#038; Co. Rosé Réserve NV</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lovely, bright rose-pink color; red berries, strawberry, flowers, bread, cut grass on the nose; vivid red fruit, red berries on the palate. Dry with good acidity; fresh, round and lush in the mouth; persistent, tiny bubbles. In no way is this a candified bubbly rosé. Quality rosé Champagne is a transcendent experience not cherry pop, <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/champagne-palmer-co-rose-reserve-nv/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne Yellow Label NV</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pale straw yellow color; citrus, lemon on the nose; sharp citrus, pear, green apple, bread on the palate. Racy acidity, very dry, medium body, full and round flavors; nice complexity, especially lively, clean, crisp, fresh. Retains complexity through a finish that includes a final bite of lemon. Vigorous, tiny, persistent perlage. The Clicquol House traces <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/veuve-clicquot-ponsardin-brut-champagne-yellow-label-nv/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Champagne Palmer &#038; Co. Brut Réserve NV</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lemon-yellow color with hint of green; lemon, citrus, pear, bread on the nose; lime, pear, spice, lemon, citrus, yellow apple, brioche on the palate. Classic Champagne blend of 50-55% chardonnay, 35-40% pinot noir, 10-15% pinot meunier; up to 35% of the juice comes from reserve wines with 50% sourced from grand cru or premier cru <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/champagne-palmer-co-brut-reserve-nv/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut Champagne</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yellow with greenish tint color; pear, citrus, lemon on the nose; pear, lemon, yellow apple, pineapple on the palate. Tart, very dry, light, clean, polished, balanced, dependable. With its lightness, performs very well as an aperitif. Nice lacy perlage, exciting crispness on the mid-palate that interestingly fades into creamy softness on the finish. Very easy <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/perrier-jouet-grand-brut-champagne/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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