Champagne

The idyllic wine region that Italy keeps for itself

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Thanks to Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel, London’s Caledonian Road is currently multitasking as a literary metaphor. But amid the real shops you’ll find AperiDeli, where occasionally locals – myself included – drop by alongside thoroughly Italian packets of pasta for cheerfully informal wine tastings. At one of them I attended, owner Stefano Cossalter started with … Read more

Why a mini-vacation to Champagne will never go out of style

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(Royal Champage Hotel and Spa) The old church stood in the middle of the abandoned village. The heavy wooden door creaked open as we entered, our footsteps echoing off the ancient stone floor and echoing through the empty nave until we reached the altar. There, just in front of the altar, was the place we … Read more