Champagne Library Report 2017/2018 with Cyril Brun, Champagne Charles Heidsieck Chef de Caves

Vintage 2017 in Champagne: Heavy rainfall in August, especially in the Marne Valley, many growers and chef de caves thinking of  2017 as one of their most difficult year in their careers.
2018 advanced to the exact opposite: a perennial winter rains were followed by a sunny spring and a hot summer.

Rapid flowering, healthy grapes in perfect condition, an early harvest, starting on August 20, the fifth harvest in the last 15 years, which started in August, maximum yield of 10,800 kilograms per hectare, euphoric forecasts.

Charles Heidsieck is one of the most traditional houses, founded in 1851 by the fast-paced Charles Camille. Currently, Cyril Brun is Chef de Cave and here he talks about his extraordinary experiences with the harvests of the last two years.

Also noteworthy, what he has to report about the differences of base wines from the crops 2017 and 2018; noteworthy what he has to say about champagne by numbers.

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THE BOOKS (All in German)

Die Weisheit des Misthaufens - Expeditionen in die biodynamische Landwirtschaft, Verlag C.H. Beck, (2018)

Die Champagner-Macher (zusammen mit Oliver Rüther) →
Umschau Verlag, 2013

Wozu Sex? Von der Evolution der zwei Geschlechter →,
Deutsche Verlagsanstalt (DVA), (Gebundene Ausgabe - April 2006)

Rheingau & Wiesbaden. Reise- und Weinführer →
(zusammen mit Bernd Ditter, gebundene Ausgabe - August 2006)

Sonderedition von Das Loch im Walfisch →
Verlag Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (Oktober 2003)

Das Loch im Walfisch. Die Philosophie der Biologie → ,
Verlag Klett-Cotta (Gebundene Ausgabe - September 2003)

Champagner Geschenkset, Klett-Cotta, (Sondereinband - Juni 1998),
enthält das Buch Champagner sowie eine Flasche Champagne.

Champagner →,
Verlag Klett-Cotta (Gebundene Ausgabe - März 1998)