Alain Péréault (Sieur d’Arques, Limoux) : “There’s a time for Crémant and a time for Champagne.” (Nov 23, 2009)

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After having worked for La Martiniquaise and the Catalan company Freixenet, nine months ago Alain Péréault joined Sieur d’Arques in Limoux as their new marketing director. Asked whether he thought that the economic crisis had changed the stakes in the competition between crémants and champagnes, he was of the opinion that both types of wine had their own niche : “What all sparkling wines have in common are the bubbles. The new generation of consumers have been drinking soda since they were born – that is, cold, sparkling drinks. The American-style fridge is the most important piece of furniture in the house, which also explains the current fashion for rosé. Today, we serve everything chilled – we have a “chilled culture”! And when this generation moves on from non-alcoholic drinks, they will naturally be drinking sparkling wine.

In France, crémant just works, no matter the region. The first wave of consumers tended to buy crémant as a champagne substitute, but now it has a real market in its own right. Instead of being a poor relation to champagne, it is now seen as a separate proposition and is associated with its own special occasions. There are times when champagne is perfect : a candlelit dinner, for example, wouldn’t be complete without it. Crémant, on the other hand, is ideal for convivial and generous occasions. With a bottle that costs 7 or 8 euros, you can afford to be lavish. When you’re drinking a 30 euro bottle of champagne, you might hesitate to open a second bottle – although at that price, there’s no need to ask whether everyone wants some more!”

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila

Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple:  after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave.  From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City.  From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.