• Chapter XI – Champagne Variations

    Chapter XI – Champagne Variations

    You can baptise the new arrival in your life in many ways but what better that to do so with a soupcon of your favourite fine wine? Her Royal Highness would christen the maiden voyage of her newest sea vessel by smashing bottle against the hull of her ship, but you would be ill advised…

  • Chapter IX – Making a Toast with Champagne

    Chapter IX – Making a Toast with Champagne

    JOSHUA’s like to acknowledge the passing of another calendar year with a reminiscing commemoration to welcome the New – it’s in keeping with our lifestyle. Many activities will be transpiring as the clock strikes twelve, but one more omnipresent at this time more then at any other is the ‘Toast’. In medieval times, the person…

  • Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box

    Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box

    This time of year is always one of joy and reflection of the months gone past, with Christmas serving as the pinnacle event. The colour red is one – thanks to St Nicklaus – associated with Christmas, but also a colour that stimulates a sense of occasion and gifting. Experts in fine wine and owners…

  • The Protocoles Illustrated: Noma Bar

    The Protocoles Illustrated: Noma Bar

    In fear that the ritualistic tradition of how to drink and truly enjoy champagne had been lost, G.H. MUMM called upon Israeli-born Noma Bar to modernize and bring to life their Protocoles de Champagne; a comprehensive guide of dos and don’ts of champagne. His artistry for the Protocoles elegantly combines the intricate use of G.H.…

  • The Protocoles Deluxe Case by G.H.MUMM

    The Protocoles Deluxe Case by G.H.MUMM

    The fact that something is freely available by no means devalues the aspiration of attaining it, but there is no denying that scarcity does increase the fervor to purchase, and the contentment of acquisition. Purveyors of luxury Champagne G.H.MUMM have recently launched their Protocoles Deluxe Champagne Case in a limited run of 50 units. Inspired…

  • Champagne Protocoles de G.H. MUMM

    Champagne Protocoles de G.H. MUMM

    The idea behind JOSHUA’s is the aspiration to further oneself; regardless of how evolved we consider ourselves to be. Part of this will be learning new skills, but a significant other will be rediscovering things we thought that we already knew. Today, the rules for drinking champagne have taken on a new style. Wave goodbye…

  • Chapter I – Choosing your Champagne

    Chapter I – Choosing your Champagne

    Simply grabbing the nearest champagne is up there on a par with wearing socks and sandals: simply unthinkable. This Exceptional wine deserves respect and so we thought you might appreciate a few choice tips. Vintages, grape varieties, growths and taste profiles – all need to be taken into consideration when selecting your bottle for specific occasions…

  • Chapter II – A Question of Temperature

    Chapter II – A Question of Temperature

    One of champagne’s best features is of course its freshness. Picture that glass covered with a fine mist, the chilled and delicious bubbles, the coolness to the touch. But even though the perfect temperature at which to enjoy champagne is generally regarded as 8°C, each situation requires specific chilling preparations. It’s demanding, we grant you, but that’s often…

  • Chapter III – Opening the Bottle

    Chapter III – Opening the Bottle

    Having chilled your bottle to perfection, it’s all very well to wave it around with a certain panache. But now it’s time to open it. The trick is to avoid showering the room in foam, breaking the cork or giving your partner (or your boss for that matter) a black eye, and to achieve that elegant, soft…

  • Chapter IV – Sabring Champagne

    Chapter IV – Sabring Champagne

    So you now know how to open a bottle like a pro. But what really fascinates people is how to do it like a Napoleonic cavalry officer – in other words by sabring the bottle in one masterly and spectacular gesture – a legacy of those who celebrated their victories by unsheathing their sabre and using it…

  • Chapter V – Choosing the right Champagne Glass

    Chapter V – Choosing the right Champagne Glass

    What is the quintessence of elegance? Karl Lagerfeld puts it better than us: simplicity, of course. To enhance the champagne, your preference should therefore be for glass or, better still, crystal. While the former, transparent and smooth, enables you to enjoy the dancing bubbles and hue of the robe to perfection, the latter is obviously a cut above in terms of finesse…

  • Chapter VI – Serving Champagne

    Chapter VI – Serving Champagne

    Even on a linen tablecloth andin crystal glasses to boot, the best vintages can be ruined if poorly served. Knowledge of the correct gestures is essential for serving this great wine and thus putting the guests in the best frame of mind for the tasting. And let’s face it, this is your moment of glory: performing a majestic…