by Amanda | Nov 10, 2015 | Experiences
The bubbles are settling. Not that I ever want them to fully settle, but they are not quite so effervescent as they were a couple of weeks ago. I am home now, and looking through all the photos of the Fabulous Ladies Champagne Tour and I feel like I am back there! It...
by Amanda | Sep 25, 2014 | Educational, Experiences
I am in my office and finding it very difficult to focus on the backlog of work in front of me – piled up after being all consumed over the last few weeks with my preparation for the Vin de Champagne Awards. What an amazing experience it has been. I was selected...
by Amanda | May 29, 2014 | Educational, Experiences, Social
It’s already a week since I returned from my ‘Fabulous Ladies Tour of Champagne’ and I am having trouble even believing that the whole trip happened now that I am back to cutting lunches and making beds! So much happened in that last week that it...
by Amanda | Feb 21, 2013 | Experiences
At this time of year I think a lot about my father-in-law and all the wonderful stories he told me during the times we spent together. He told me about his youth trying to get chewing gum from American soldiers during World War II when war was like a game to a kid, to...
by Amanda | Jan 3, 2013 | History
Champagne has a lot to thank its women for. In a field mostly dominated by men, historically a select few woman have been influencing the way champagne as we know it is enjoyed. Louise Pommery (d. 1890), Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin (d. 1866), Camille Olry-Roederer...
