Posts in Category: Graham Harding

Champagne in Britain 1800-1914 Book Launch

Graham Harding PhD, Richard Bampfield MW and Sarah Hicks
Thursday 18 November 2021 Categories: 2021 Graham Harding Pol Roger Pommery Richard Bampfield MW Sara Hicks

On 18 November 2021, OWC member Graham Harding launched his book on the history of champagne – the first for over a hundred years: Champagne in Britain 1800-1914: how the British transformed a French luxury (Bloomsbury Academic).

Thanks to the generosity of Vranken Pommery, Pol Roger and Michael Palij, the well-attended event was well provided with serious champagnes.

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The History of Champagne in Seven Bottles

presented by Dr Graham Harding
Wednesday 23 January 2019 Categories: 2019 Graham Harding Sparkling

It is always a delight to be enchanted by someone who is passionate about their subject and who is, in addition, an expert with unparalleled knowledge. We were given hidden insights and a thorough appreciation of the changing styles of wine called Champagne, since its origins in the seventeenth century. So it was at the first tasting of the year on 29thJanuary 2019 when our own Graham Harding demonstrated the irresistible allure of the golden elixir.

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