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The Night They Invented Champagne

September 25, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

  The Night They Invented Champagne   ‘Remember gentlemen, it’s not just France we are fighting for, it’s Champagne!’ Winston Churchill rallying the British during World War II.   When I was a child, my mother used to indulge in a champagne while playing vintage movie songs. Waltzing around the dining table she’d sing along … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, Champagne, Historical Tagged: Australian winemakers, champagne, French champagne, sparkling wine, Tasmanian Champagne, Tasmanian wine makers

My Life as a Nightclub Cocktail Girl

August 27, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

  My Life as a Nightclub Cocktail Girl   When I was a child, my mother used to play vintage movie songs and the lyrics to Gigi were: The night they invented champagne It’s plain as it can be They thought of you and me The night they invented champagne They absolutely knew That all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, current news, Melbourne, Social Comment Tagged: champagne, cocktails, Cointreau, COVID-19, global crisis, Golden Dream Cocktails, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Melbourne, nightclub cocktail girl, Nightclubbing, pandemic, Perrier-Jouët, Veuve Cliquot

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