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Mapping the year ahead
1 November 2026
A week of reflection, archive work and plans for next year's trip.
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Letters from the cellar
A weekly read from the cellar — what went up, what to find, and what to put away.
- 1 November 2026
Sunday Letter · Week 44
Mapping the year ahead
A week of reflection, archive work and plans for next year's trip.
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- 25 October 2026
Sunday Letter · Week 43
Blending as compromise
A first on-site masterclass, and Agnes Corbon's view on blending as compromise.
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- 18 October 2026
Sunday Letter · Week 42
Keeping the fingerprint
Great wines from hard vintages, others losing their own style.
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- 11 October 2026
Sunday Letter · Week 41
Chalk and character
Nine wines, four from one dinner, chalk running through many of them.
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- 4 October 2026
Sunday Letter · Week 40
Four notes, one standout
Four Champagnes tasted this week, three of them on Friday.
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- 27 September 2026
Sunday letter · Week 39
Letters from the cellar — Week 39
The light has begun to slant low across the cellar floor, casting long shadows over the racks as the air turns crisp. This week, I found myself drawn to bottles that speak of the changing seasons, balancing the memory of summer’s warmth with the promise of autumnal reflection.
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- 20 September 2026
Sunday letter · Week 38
Letters from the cellar — Week 38
The light has turned that distinct, pale gold of late September, and the cellar feels quiet after the harvest frenzy. I have spent these evenings pulling corks and reflecting on the shifting landscape of Champagne, both in the vineyards and the legal codes that govern them.
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- 6 September 2026
Sunday letter · Week 36
Letters from the cellar — Week 36
As autumn whispers its arrival, we have spent the week immersed in the evocative, chalk-dusted terroir of some of our favorite producers, finding balance and brightness in every glass.
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- 30 August 2026
Sunday letter · Week 35
Letters from the cellar — Week 35
A king passed, a house turned 250, and the chalk kept doing what the chalk does. Six bottles and two stories from a week that ran from Reims to the Côte des Blancs and back.
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