champagne

The C Word

Champagne. The elixir that launches ships, elevates celebrations and is perfectly acceptable to drink anytime of day. Australians love it, with per-head consumption at 5th in the world – impressive given that the top four countries are France and her closest neighbours. However, a lot of what we call ‘Champagne’ actually isn’t. Stand at a […] Read more…

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Wine Storage in Summer

Wines die in hot cars This is a public safety announcement. As we head into summer and the festive season there will be many fine wines that meet an untimely death. You know how this goes, you have one free day before Christmas in which to sort presents and enough food and booze to get […] Read more…

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Welcome to Champagne and Chips

This is the photo that started it all: Champagne and Chips! One of the best food and wine matches and one of the simplest. Unpretentious, fun, salty, classy, delicious, carbohydrates – these are all words I hope will be used to describe this blog in time 🙂 I read a lot of food blogs and […] Read more…