TREND WATCH: MEUNIER CHAMPAGNES

inot Meunier accounts for one-third of the vineyard area in Champagne, yet it enjoys a far lower profile than the other Champagne varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and is rarely planted outside the region. But a new generation of Champagne producers is singing the praises of Meunier – so named because the leaves of the vine appear to have been sprinkled with flour (Meunier means ‘miller’ in French). Part of its appeal became very evident this year