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 ...

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's "A Useful Ghost" has picked up Critics Week's Grand Prize. The jury, presided over by Rodrigo ...

Horse-drawn plow in a Roederer vineyard Cristal was first produced by the house of Louis Roederer of Reims in 1876 for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, who was an enthusiast of the firm’s Champagnes ...

In the 1870s, Louis Roederer's Cristal Champagne, then bottled in actual crystal, became a favorite of Russian Czar Alexander II. When Champagne makers have that kind of history, it's not easy to ...

For decades, visits to Roederer Estate, the California sparkling wine house owned by the famed Maison Louis Roederer Champagne family, were underwhelming. Guests were greeted by a dark barn with a ...

The latest might have the best opening line ever: “The story of Louis Roederer’s pursuit of Merry Edwards Winery is the stuff of a Henry James novel.” Former English major that I was ...

This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

As the summer social season hots up, Belfast’s iconic Merchant Hotel has unveiled a series of exceptional culinary events ...

Image With climate change, Champagne producers rush picking grapes too ripe, said Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the cellar master at Louis Roederer.Credit...James Hill for The New York Times These ...

Louis Roederer Cristal has responded to a massive boycott over statements made about various rappers’ patronage of the pricey drink. In a special Summer 2006 article titled "Bubbles & Bling" in ...