Champagne is wine. When it comes to wine, time is a topic that not only has outstanding significance but also often divides opinions. A hotly debated point is whether a wine is in the right drinking window and thus provides the greatest possible enjoyment. Time also plays an immensely important role with champagne. To discuss this, let's start from the beginning: First, Champagne is no different from any other wine in terms of production, because as a still wine, it too undergoes an initial fermentation. The result is the so-called "vin claire". Whether it is then subjected to malolactic fermentation [...]

When it comes to wine, there are two big misconceptions (okay, there are more, but that's for another time) that persist among the masses. The first is that Chasselas and Dolcetto should be drunk young, within two or three years of harvest. In my opinion, generally speaking, this is a big mistake that should be avoided urgently. Of course, not every Dolcetto and any Chasselas can withstand longer storage. But there are more such wines than you think. Mistake in the wine world No.1 n the case of Chasselas, this has perhaps been known to some for some time. Since [...]