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iDealwine update: Forever Effervescent 22nd December, 2020 by iDealwine
Despite there not being much good news to raise a glass to at the moment, Champagne is holding its own at auction, with prestige cuvées flourishing and grower-producers becoming increasingly popular.
2020 has been a rollercoaster year for Champagne. With little in the way of cause for celebration, the sector had a difficult start to the year, the beginning of lockdown being an especially tough period for exports.
Such was the withering of global demand that Champagne growers and houses agreed on a sharp cut to the annual grape harvest. But a strong summer testifies to a market made dynamic by continued demand from consumers worldwide.