Champ-fun

Champ-fun has always been one of my favorite nicknames for Champagne – its the perfect descriptor for what happens when the cork is popped. First, thank you for reading.  We hope that you enjoyed our January quest to learn a few things about the wines, people and region of Champagne.  I know I can’t wait to [...]

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There are Big Houses in Champagne

Over the years, the key players have come and gone in Champagne.  But, more holdings are passed down generation to generation here than anywhere else.  I even read somewhere (no data to back this up) that growers only having one child in order to avoid the inheritance mess of France law that dictates and equal [...]

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Take the E50 from Paris to Reims

… and you’ve found Champagne. I think it’s time for a quick geography lesson. Champagne is both the name of a province in northwest France and the nearly universally restricted term for the sparkling wine produced from the grapes grown in this region.  Even Oregon has laws prohibiting its wine makers from [...]

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Ringing in a Decade with Champagne

We decided to spruce up the content on Tavola Rosso and focus our food.wine.travel energies in a manner that might actually result in a few people (beyond our moms) reading this site. Separately, I think, Liz, Mark, Nick and myself all had a little new years resolution including Tavola Rosso.  Mark resumed posted a week ago, [...]

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Quintessential Provence

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