Featured Holiday 2022 Champagne
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Champagne, the northernmost major wine region of France, produces exclusively traditional-method sparkling wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grown across chalk-rich soils in the Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs, and Montagne de Reims. The region's cool continental climate and deep chalk subsoil create the high natural acidity that defines the appellation's signature tension and longevity. Styles range from bone-dry Blanc de Blancs, represented here by Ruinart's Chardonnay-driven expressions including the Dom Ruinart 2010 vintage, to the delicate salmon-hued Brut Rosé from Billecart-Salmon. Moët & Chandon anchors the accessible end of the spectrum with its Brut Impérial and off-dry Nectar Impérial Rosé, while Krug's Grande Cuvée and Dom Pérignon's 2012 vintage represent the region's capacity for age-worthy, cellar-driven complexity.
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Champagne, the northernmost major wine region of France, produces exclusively traditional-method sparkling wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grown across chalk-rich soils in the Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs, and Montagne de Reims. The region's cool continental climate and deep chalk subsoil create the high natural acidity that defines the appellation's signature tension and longevity. Styles range from bone-dry Blanc de Blancs, represented here by Ruinart's Chardonnay-driven expressions including the Dom Ruinart 2010 vintage, to the delicate salmon-hued Brut Rosé from Billecart-Salmon. Moët & Chandon anchors the accessible end of the spectrum with its Brut Impérial and off-dry Nectar Impérial Rosé, while Krug's Grande Cuvée and Dom Pérignon's 2012 vintage represent the region's capacity for age-worthy, cellar-driven complexity.
