Essi Avellan MW is a Champagne specialist, journalist, educator and wine judge. She has authored several wine books and is a jury member at the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships.
Recent contributions
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Reports
The best new Champagnes for Christmas and New Year
In her round-up of the best Champagne launches from the second half of the year, Essi Avellan MW picks out friends old and new
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Features
What is lightstrike in wine and why is everyone talking about it?
Most of us will have rejected a wine because it was corked. But have you ever sent a bottle back because it tastes of light? Essi Avellan MW explains the increasingly topical issue of lightstrike
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Reports
Top ten new Champagnes: Essi Avellan MW’s verdict
The 2012 vintage stands with the finest of the century so far, our expert says of the latest Champagne launches
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Features
Is this the way to a more ethical caviar?
Once the epitome of conspicuous consumption by a wealthy elite, caviar is now harnessing more sustainable methods of production that are broadening the delicacy's reach, suggests Essi Avellan MW
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