The Battle of the Bubbles: Judgment time for sparkling wine

The Battle of the Bubbles: Judgment time for sparkling wine

Joanna Simon reports from the Battle of the Bubbles, an enjoyably challenging tasting with some surprising results. I discovered at the Battle of the Bubbles, this year’s icon tasting at the London Wine Fair, that there is something liberating about being asked not to try to guess the region/country of origin of the wines in a blind tasting. But I also discovered that it is very difficult to do, perhaps all the more so when the wines are Champag…