MusingsFrom the Importer’s DeskReflections on wine, producers, and the quiet details of bringing great bottles across the ocean.champagnenatural winesparklingUnder PressureWhy champagne might be the purest wine you’ll ever drinkBretton James — April 4, 2026On the science of CO₂ preservation, the natural wine debate in Champagne, and four producers — from a paleontologist’s son in the Marne to a Grand Cru rebel in Ay — who prove that the world’s most celebrated sparkling wine can also be its most honest.