Drappier Champagne – underrated and simply wow! By | May 10, 2022 CHAMPAGNE | 12 May 2022 Drappier Champagne – underrated and simply wow! Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Interview with Jolette Steyn, Head of Sales and Imports, Wine Cellar What do you like about Drappier? They are the nicest people ever! Seriously, the family are just such good people, and this… Read More
Interview with South African Dignitaire of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, Shaun Anderson By | March 14, 2022 You’ve recently returned from a visit to Champagne, and you had the honour of meeting the newly elected Commandeur of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne. Can you tell us a little about the Order and what it does? Read More
Passion, boldness and a free spirit, that’s Laurent Perrier! By | March 14, 2022 Interview with Maher Zeidan, Director LAPD wines about why he loves Laurent Perrier Champagne Read More
Together to the Top – Champagne Mailly By | March 14, 2022 Interview with Paul Gerber, Winemaker Colmant Read More
Great food, great wine in ‘mama’s kitchen’ By | January 13, 2022 Great food, great wine in ‘mama’s kitchen’. Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Interview with Elena and George Dalla Cia, Pane e Vino – Part 2 So enchanted were we with Elena and George’s stories, not least the delicious food, that we needed two articles! If you are looking for authentic… Read More
Italians are not just ‘pizza, pasta, mafia’ By | January 13, 2022 “Italians are not just ‘pizza, pasta, mafia’” Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Interview with Elena Zichella Dalla Cia, Pane e Vino – Part 1 Tucked away from the tourist area, in one of the oldest parts of Stellenbosch, is a hidden gem on what is de facto the shortest wine… Read More
Lanson – What’s not to love? By | January 13, 2022 Lanson – What’s not to love? Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE “Lanson, it’s all about Love.” This is the Maison’s tagline and it is enshrined in the emblem based on the Maltese Cross, adopted by the founder’s son who was a member of the Order of Malta (the oldest charity… Read More
Champagne Tasting Sheet By | November 10, 2021 Champagne Tasting Sheet Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Download this handy tasting sheet to record your impressions of your Champagne tasting journey. Download here https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles CHAMPAGNE Drappier Champagne – underrated and simply wow! Interview with Jolette Steyn, Head of Sales and Imports, Wine Cellar Read more EVENTS Enabling… Read More
We let our wines do the talking By | November 10, 2021 “We let our wines do the talking” Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Champagne Maison Billecart-Salmon Interview with Antoine Roland-Billecart Deputy General Manager There are days when we just love our job, and this was one of them! We had the pleasure of interviewing Antoine via Zoom, while sitting in our… Read More
Champagne – it’s for sharing! By | November 10, 2021 “Champagne – it’s for sharing!”Pierre Hermé Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Champagne Festival SHARE Interview with Pierre Hermé by Bulles & Millésimes Pierre Hermé is world famous for his macaroons and pastry… and he has a passion for Champagne. He was awarded the title of World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2016 by the… Read More