First Ever Champagne Magazine Launched

    HELSINKI, FINLAND, November 24, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The world´s first international champagne magazine-FINE Champagne Magazine-was launched to celebrate this unique wine and region. This magazine is filled with intriguing stories about the most accessible luxury in the world, champagne, and the distinctive people behind it.

FINE Champagne Magazine is faithful to the luxurious and awarded style of all FINE Magazines, which represent the highest quality of magazines in the world, all the while bringing forth a fresh new look on its pages. Each issue has articles on champagne vintages, legends, science, dining, and more, as well as up-to-date tasting notes. The 152+ page magazine puts great weight into its photographs and visuals, making sure everything comes together as a stunning package - a cross between a magazine and a coffee table book.

Editor-in-Chief is Mr. Pekka Nuikki and Editor is Ms. Essi Avellan MW. Contributors for each issue are selected from champagne professionals from around the world, e.g. Andrew Caillard MW and World's Best Sommelier 2007 Andreas Larsson, who bring in their own points of view in the rich variety of topics thoroughly dealt in each issue.

FINE Champagne Magazine is published thrice yearly in English and distributed in over 50 countries with a cover price of 12 / 7.99 / US$14.99 / 2080 / AU$15.95.
The magazine is published by Fine Publishing Helsinki Ltd (est. 2005), which specialises in books and magazines on fine and rare wines and wine art. FINE Magazines are six luxury magazines that focus on one per mille of world's population. The Six titles are American, European, Scandinavian, Finnish and German FINE Wine Magazine, and now FINE Champagne Magazine. The sevent, FINE Wine Investing Magazine, will be launched in the beginning of 2009. This world's most prestigious collection of wine magazines writes exclusively about fine and rare wines and luxury life-style in an entertaining yet professional and visually stunning way. The books are published in English and German, the magazines in English, German and Finnish.

Additional information:
Pekka Nuikki, Editor-in-Chief, tel. +358 (0)9 2510 7223, mob. +358 (0)400 503 784

Fine Publishing Helsinki Ltd
Kone Building - Keilasatama 3
02150 Espoo, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)9 2510 7223
Fax: +358 (0)9 2510 7100

www.fine-champagemagazine.com
www.fine-magazines.com
www.fine-magazines.de

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