One reason we’ve come back to Taittinger so often is that we find it just plain pleasing. It has all of the great attributes of Champagne – lovely bubbles, brioche, minerality, great acidity – and it’s wrapped seamlessly into a package that we can enjoy all night.
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- May 07, 2015"You know what I do more than anything else? I just spread the word about the grape... To be part of that proletariat movement is really where things get done."
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