It
is absolutely astonishing that Regis Camus, head winemaker at Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck should have recently received the trophy for Sparkling
Winemaker of the Year from the International Wine Challenge in the UK for the
seventh year in a row. This is the most credible of all the UK (indeed
European) wine competitions, with the high-powered head tasting panel of Tim
Atkin MW, Oz Clarke, Sam Harrop MW, Peter McCombie MW, Charles Metcalfe, Derek
Smedley MW, not only validating the gold medal winners, but also the regional or
national/international trophies.
