CWW Master Class – Champagne Charles Heidsieck – Cyril Brun

Cyril Brun, cellar master for 

Champagne Charles Heidsieck

As is now traditional The Circle of Wine Writers held our Master Class on the opening morning (Tuesday 3rd May 2016) of the London Wine Trade Fair – back at Olympia for the second successive year. Called 'Does size matter?' the session looked at the differences between the same Champagne in different sizes of bottle.

Our thanks to Cyril Brun and Champagne Charles Heidsieck, Liberty Wines and Andrea Warren and Angela Reddin for organising the event.   

Champagne Jayne back in London

(note: #notachampagnewine)

 Richard 

 Marie Cheong-Thong

 

Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW 

 Keith Grainger 

 

Michael Edwards and Andy Henderson  

 Laura Clay

 

Brett Jones testing the new iFizz app

Champagne Jayne cheerful and loyal despite CIVC persecution!

Champagne Jayne (note: #notachampagnewine) @ Charles Heidsieck

 – Does size matter? CWW seminar with Cyril Brun

Cyril Brun, cellar master for 
Charles Heidsieck

Champagne Jayne, also known as Jayne Powell, is in London. Amazingly for someone who has been most vilely persecuted by the CIVC (Comité Champagne Interprofessional Champagne), Jayne remains a loyal supporter and enthusiastic advocate of Champagne. Yesterday she was at the Circle of Wine Writers' Champagne seminar conducted by Cyril Brun, the cellar master for Charles Heidsieck.

I have huge admiration for Champagne Jayne's (note: #notachampagnewine) magnanimity as well as her courage in standing up to the Champagne bullies. Had I had been treated as Champagne Jayne has been by the industry and drink she loves, I would have turned my back for good on Champagne and written about sparkling wines from more sympathetic regions. 

It would be good to know how much money the CIVC wasted on persecuting Champagne Jayne. Top lawyers do not come cheap! How much change, I wonder, did the CIVC and their members have at out of £1 million after a case that they should never have brought and one that thankfully they essentially lost?