Anselme Selosse
{{Short description|French winemaker}}
Anselme Selosse is a Champagne producer and grower based in the Avize region of Champagne, France.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vinography.com/archives/2015/05/drinking_time_itself_the_champ.html|title=Drinking Time Itself: The Champagnes of Anselme Selosse|website=Vinography.Com: A Wine Blog|date=26 May 2015|access-date=2016-09-24}} He is the son of Jacques Selosse and is part of the fourth generation of his family to grow wine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldoffinewine.com/news/champagne-selosse-the-house-that-jacques-built-4205321|title=Champagne Selosse: The House that Jacques Built - World Of Fine Wine|website=www.worldoffinewine.com|date=19 February 2014|access-date=2016-09-24}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304475004579276402276259002|title=The Indie Innovator of Champagne Country|last=McInerney|first=Jay|date=2013-12-27|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-09-24}}
Production
Anselme produces Jacques Selosse champagne, named after his father. He took over the family vineyard in 1980{{Cite web|url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/champagnes-pop-stars|title=Champagne's Pop Stars|access-date=2016-09-24}} after attending enology school in Burgundy and working alongside the legendary vignerons at Domaine Coche-Dury, Domaine Leflaive, and Domaine des Comtes Lafon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarewineco.com/producer/selosse-champagne/|title=Selosse Champagne - Rare Wine Co.|website=www.rarewineco.com|access-date=2016-09-24}}{{Cite book|title=But First, Champagne|last=White|first=David|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1-5107-1144-0|location=New York, NY, USA|pages=251|language=English}} As of 2006, the Selosse fields numbered 37 acres, in 42 different parcels, almost all chardonnay with some pinot noir.{{Cite web|url=http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com//2006/06/15/tiny-bubble-makers/|title=Tiny Bubble-Makers|last=Asimov|first=Eric|date=15 June 2006|access-date=2016-09-24}}
His particular type of wine is known as Grower Champagne, where grapes used to produce the wines are grown in vineyards owned by the Selosse family, rather than being purchased from other growers. He was one of the first winemakers to show that small producers can make their own wine. Anselme is considered a pioneer of biodynamics in Champagne and grows his grapes in an organic way. Selosse wines are fermented in oak barrels,{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-26-fo-wine26-story.html|title=The Questing Knight of New Age Champagne|last=SMITH|first=ROD|date=2001-12-26|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-09-24}} in contrast to the majority of Champagne producers who often use stainless steel tanks.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1039119215825133713|title=Something New Is Bubbling In the Champagne Region|last=Journal|first=William Echikson Special to The Wall Street|date=2002-12-06|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-09-24}} Consequently, the wines are often described as artisanal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/Champagne-s-solo-act-Single-vineyard-bottlings-3210472.php|title=Champagne's solo act: Single-vineyard bottlings allow France's revered houses to buck tradition|date=6 June 2008|access-date=2016-09-24}}
In 1994, the Gault-Millau guide named him France’s best winemaker in every category.{{Cite web|url=http://www.departures.com/shopping/worldly-goods/frances-distinctive-affordable-champagne|title=France's Distinctive, Affordable Champagne|website=Departures|access-date=2016-09-24}}
Hotel
Anselme and his wife Corinne, own and operate Hôtel Les Avisés,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g1572192-d2202458-Reviews-Hotel_Restaurant_les_Avises-Avize_Marne_Champagne_Ardenne.html|title=Hotel Restaurant les Avises (Avize, France) - UPDATED 2016 Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor|website=www.tripadvisor.com|access-date=2016-09-24}} a 10-room inn adjacent to the family winery. While his champagne house does not take many tasting appointments, staying at the hotel is one of the ways to meet this winemaker.
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