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Migrant workers describe squalor and exploitation on Champagne vineyards

Authorities in France's Champagne region are investigating conditions on its famed vineyards after seasonal workers were found to be lodged in squalid accommodation. Now preparing to testify against their former employer, labourers told RFI about their gruelling experiences picking some of the world's most expensive grapes.

Radio France Internationale

Bad year for Italian grapes makes France the world's top wine producer

France is set to retake its title as the world's biggest wine-making country after mildew ravaged Italian vines. French vineyards also suffered from the fungus, but good weather in key wine regions including Champagne has helped keep overall production steady.

Radio France Internationale

8 of the best vineyards to visit in France, from Champagne to Alsace-Lorraine

Whether wetting your palette in Burgundy or savouring sips of rosé in Provence, here’s our pick of the bunch for French vineyards

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France probes deaths of Champagne workers in heatwave

French authorities were on Thursday investigating the deaths of four people who were harvesting grapes in the famed Champagne region, as locals suspected they suffered sunstroke in unusually high outdoor temperatures.

Radio France Internationale

Champagne vinyards predict bumper year for 2023 as annual grape harvest begins

The 2023 grape harvest got underway in the Champagne region's Aube department at the weekend, with most vinyards expected to start the annual 'vendange' Thursday, as wine producers look set for a bumper year in terms of volume.

Radio France Internationale

Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles

In 1889, the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne produced a pamphlet promoting champagne at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, claiming that Dom Pérignon, procurator of the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668, was the “inventor”, “creator” or discoverer" of sparkling champagne.

The Conversation

Bubbling up: sparkling wine without snobbery

There’s more to fizz than champagne, and it’s all a matter of style, as shown by these fine bottles of English and Italian wine

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Larger Bottles Offer Solution To Climate Change Threatening Champagne

New research suggests that bigger bottles can preserve champagne's bubbles and flavor for up to 132 years.

Zenger

Hops from Bavaria, barley from Champagne, water from Alpine glaciers: the alchemy of one of Italy’s finest beers

Tucked into the foothills of the Italian Alps, the town of Biella benefits from a unique geography, and proximity to quality ingredients that make it an ideal place for beer-making – no wonder it’s home to one of Italy’s oldest premium brewers

The Guardian - UK

Belgium Destroys Thousands of Miller High Life Cans Over 'Champagne of Beers' Slogan

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Reason

Wout van Aert goes on mammoth bikepacking trip on racing break

Belgian logs over 300km on gravel bike for two-day trip to Champagne region in France

Cycling News

A first look at legendary champagne house Bollinger's upcoming hotel

The French winemaker is expanding into oenotourism.

Fortune

Kisnorbo battles to keep Champagne club Troyes bubbling

Trailblazing Australian soccer boss Patrick Kisnorbo faces a battle to stop his spell managing Troyes in France's Champagne country from going distinctly flat.

AAP

Want to explore France’s wine regions in a cheap, sustainable way? Try carpooling

You can’t cram a bottle of Champagne in your plane carry-on; Anna Richards tests the cheaper, greener alternative to exploring France

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Liverpool Echo

Cheapest Champagne from Asda, Tesco and Aldi with one bottle just £9.99

Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and others have some amazing champagne offers on ahead of New Year's Eve

Liverpool Echo

We compared Aldi champagne with Moet and M&S and there was a clear winner

You don't always get what you pay for, according to our reviewers

Manchester Evening News

I compared cheap Aldi and Lidl champagne to posh Moet and M&S bottles - there was a big winner

If you're planning on putting a bit off fizz into festive celebrations, you might not have to break the bank, as our reviewer discovered

Chicago Sun-Times

Champagne — some key basics to know before you buy that next bottle of bubbly

A Chicago expert answers the key questions about sparkling wine: How do the varieties differ? Does higher price mean better quality? And is last year’s bottle still good?

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Evening Standard

Fizz the season: The best Champagne for New Year’s Eve to suit every budget

From budget bottles to the finest wines known to humanity, Douglas Blyde picks his top of the pops

Evening Standard

10 alternatives to Champagne for Christmas, from fizz from Luxembourg to classic white Burgundy

Festive fizz needn’t come France’s finest vineyards, says Douglas Blyde — there’s a whole world waiting out there

Daily Mirror

Fisherman could have broken world record after reeling in 30kg goldfish in lake

Andy Hackett from Worcestershire was fishing at Blue Water Lakes in Champagne, France, when he caught the world's biggest fish, which weighed over 67lb

Wales Online

Discover wines of France and Portugal on board rail and river cruise trips

There is nothing better than a cold glass of rose, a crisp white, sparkling champagne, or rich red - and Great Rail Journeys options to tempt all tastes

Daily Mirror

Inside UK's 'secret' vineyard that rivals one of the best wine regions in the world

Warmer temperatures and similar soil quality means sparkling wine made in Kent is now rivalling that of the famous Champagne region in France

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