This is to introduce my new Champagne blog. I've spent much of my professional life tasting and writing about the wines and restaurants of the Marne & Aube. Regularly researched sur place, updated every fortnight, the  maisons and vignerons of Champagne - those worth writing about - are coolly  assessed without fear and favour, but usually with affection and sympathy. New places to eat from temples of gastronomy to bistrots and brasseries with a good rapport of quality:price are often featured. FROM AUGUST 1ST.