Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. The 2012 vintage of Louis Roederer Cristal has been released ...

Before Champagne became synonymous with bubbly, the region produced wine, of course; it was just meant to be still. And while some of sparkling’s precursors might have enjoyed a modicum of fame (what ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Champagne Louis Roederer, maker of the eponymous champagne and prestige cuvée Cristal, has unveiled a new ...

Champagne Louis Roederer may not be as familiar a name to lovers of prestige bubbles as Cristal—its signature sparkler. But Louis Roederer has been one of region’s venerable producers since its ...

Frédéric Rouzaud, CEO of The Louis Roederer Champagne House, had been searching to buy a premium Northern California winery for 10 years before he met Merry Edwards and tasted her Pinot Noir. For both ...

A 'small-fry' London winery claim they have been threatened with legal action by a French winemaking giant, who say they've 'infringed the trademark' of their luxury Cristal champagne - despite the ...