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Champagne-o-nomics

17 April 2026|

These days, apparently, if you care about the environment and like Champagne you are a ‘Champagne Socialist’. At least that’s the theory of some people who did not join me for three days of sipping delicious cuvées and vintages in the elegant surroundings of Épernay. If that is the charge, I must plead guilty. Here is my defence.

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