Rare Champagne grape varieties – this is their story

Paul Howard Articles, Blog, Champagne, France, Organic, Sustainability, Wine Business

Rare Champagne grape varieties

Rare Champagne grape varieties – this is their story. Under the Champagne laws, three principal grapes are allowed in Champagne, namely Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. Together, they account for 99.74% of vineyard plantings. However, there are also four rare Champagne grape varieties that are tolerated. They are all white varieties: Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Petit Meslier and Arbane. …

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New Zealand celebrates 200 years of viticulture

Paul Howard Articles, Blog, New Zealand, Sustainability, Travel

Maori Point Vineyard, Central Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Celebrates 200 years of viticulture. The first record of vines planted in New Zealand was on September 25, 1819. It’s in a journal by Samuel Marsden, an Anglican missionary. (He was born in Farsley, less than ten miles from my home in West Yorkshire). He wrote that there were “about 100 vines of different kinds”. However, there seems …

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