Louis Roederer knew that to make great Champagne, one had to start with great still wines. And to make great wines, one must own their own vineyards. He started to acquire vineyards in Mont de Reims ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. The 2012 vintage of Louis Roederer Cristal has been released ...

REIMS, France — Back in 1996, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, a young assistant at Louis Roederer Champagne, took on the daunting task of forecasting the next 30 years for the venerable house. The project ...

I recently told a few friends that I had tasted the latest release of Roderer Cristal - this from the 2014 vintage in Champagne. “How was it?,” one individual asked. This was not an idle question, as ...

This white grape takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy in France. It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it ...

“Biodynamic champagne is haute couture,” says Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the cellar master of Louis Roederer. “It’s very time-consuming and very expensive. You need to be really focused.” Almost 20 ...

The third in a three-part series about California’s Anderson Valley. Read part one here and part two here. ONE PLACE IS known for its chalky soils and cathedrals; the other for its apple orchards and ...

A new method of making nonvintage Champagnes is taking hold. Producers see it as a hedge against climate change while improving overall quality. More Champagne estates, like Lelarge-Pugeot, are using ...

As we celebrate a new year, we often say, “Out with the old; in with the new.” Champagne Louis Roederer is doing just that. They have said goodbye to the Brut Premiere and hello to Collection 242, a ...