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Essi Avellan’s personal champagne site offers you a brand new source of unbiased champagne opinions. Discover Essi’s vast library of recent tasting notes, Essi’s blog, essential champagne information, latest news, as well as the results of the champagne awards to which her palate has contributed.
About Essi
My palate is one for purity, elegance and vivacity. Regarding champagne, I love what is in the glass but I also love what lies beyond. Champagne is an intriguingly complex and diverse region. A world of luxury and a truly fine wine. Still, where champagne is, fun begins. But knowing more makes it even greater fun. This is the Essence of Champagne.Essi Avellan
Essi has a mind like a steel trap! And she is uniquely qualified. Of all the Champagne specialists I know, Essi is the best and most consistent taster I have encountered, and I have tasted thousands of Champagnes with her, so that is no throwaway statement.Tom Stevenson, wine writer and champagne specialist
One senses a new voice – convincing, precise, analytical and mercifully free of dogmatic judgment masquerading as incontrovertible truth. Put another way, Avellan wears her knowledge and authority lightly, born of quiet self-confidence in the accuracy of her own palate, which is one of the best in the effervescence world.Michael Edwards, wine writer and champagne specialist
In every sip of champagne you can taste a piece of history, culture, terroir and the person behind the wine. To me, this effervescent charmeur is the finest wine on earth. Champagne’s inviting image belies a multi-faceted region and an exceptional amount of human skill in the making. Hence my belief that understanding champagne makes us appreciate it even more. Thirsting to know more and more, to dig deeper and deeper into its secrets, I welcome you to join me for a bubbly tour of Champagne and champagnes.
À la Essi
- Cuvée William Deutz – an almost complete vertical 1961-2014Earlier this week, a group of Champagne lovers came together for what can only be described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience—an extraordinary tasting orchestrated by Finnish collector Henri Kujala. At its heart was an almost complete vertical of Deutz’s Cuvée William Deutz, spanning decades of history, with only four of the 28 vintages ever produced (1964, …
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- Champagne Cruise on Viking Grace, March 28, 2026 – a sparkling escape from everyday lifeSuomeksi Champagne Cruise on Viking Grace, March 28, 2026 – a sparkling escape from everyday life The most anticipated bubbly cruise of spring is here again! The popular champagne cruise on Viking Grace will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offering a unique 24-hour experience filled with flavors, memorable moments, and a maritime atmosphere …
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- Essi Avellanin Samppanjakoulu – Champagnen kupliva oppimääräEssi Avellanin Samppanjakoulu – Champagnen kupliva oppimäärä tarjoaa inspiroivan ja syvällisen kokonaisuuden kaikille samppanjasta kiinnostuneille – niin uteliaille aloittelijoille kuin jo pidemmälle edenneille harrastajille. Samppanjakoulu käynnistyy kaikkein olennaisimmasta: samppanjan rypälelajikkeista. Klassinen trilogia – Pinot Noir, Meunier ja Chardonnay – muodostaa Champagnen perustan, ja jokainen lajike tuo oman ainutlaatuisen panoksensa viinin aromimaailmaan, rakenteeseen ja ikääntymispotentiaaliin. Pääset …
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