Talk:Bollinger

message: The lead sentence right now is way too simple. At one point, the lead mentioned that Bollinger was Bond's favorite champagne. I am not currently advocated a simple reversion to that version. However, I believe the article right now lacks enough information in the lead / intro paragraph. A simple mention that Bollinger is a type of Champagne is not very descriptive. Considering the amount of information about Bollinger late in the article, the intro does not give the reader enough information. I am opening a discussion about what information should be included in the lead paragraph. I believe a short paragraph is likely the optimum intro section.Veritasjohn 21:01, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the current lead is lacking and needs work. I'll do a little digging and see if I can find something that will improve it. I don't see a need for trivia in the lead though.AgneCheese/Wine 23:27, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead Sentence 

message: I propose to remove many of the red stub links for names which are unlikely to be created anytime in the near future. Perhaps a few main names coudl be left, such as the main Bollinger founder, but many of the other names for historic figures are unlikely to be created anytime soon. I think the high number of red links impares the quality and readibility of the article.Veritasjohn 15:48, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well the purpose of red links is to encourage the creation of the article. Now if you don't think there will ever be an article then by all means remove the links but if the subject is deserving of an article then we should have that impetus to create one with the red links. AgneCheese/Wine 23:11, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: linking stub names

message: I tried unsuccessfully to revise the information box for Bollinger.  I am of the view that in terms of price and production, R.D. qualifies as a prestige cuvée.  Indeed, I have learned that Bollinger intends to increase the price of R.D. for future releases to a level at or above Louis Roederer's Cristal.  May I suggest a threefold classification, Non-vintage, Vintage and Prestige cuvées.  I did add a bit about what I believe is the now abandoned Année Rare label.  In about 1994 one could purchase a 1975 Année Rare, 1979 R.D. and the current vintage of Bollinger 1985.  I had emailed Bollinger in the past year to find out whether Année Rare was still produced but received no reply.Fmh1964 17:45, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The cuvee's have now been omitted from the info box. I am new to working with the info box tags, and don't want to further do damage, but we should get the main champagnes back in the box, even if we have to settle on the categories.Veritasjohn 14:32, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Prestige Cuvees

message: I have added some information about the corporate structure of Bollinger and its related companies.Fmh1964 03:26, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is certainly a nice addition though I would encourage adding a source citation. That way the article will be in better standing with WP:V. AgneCheese/Wine 03:40, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Corporate Structure

message: I have added an entry on this still red wine produced by Bollinger.  I realize that it is rarely seen and is not a champagne but for the sake of comprehensiveness, I have added it.Fmh1964 17:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Coteaux Champenois La Côte aux Enfants

message: I have just added the list of villages where Bollinger has vineyard holdings.  The information that Tom Stevenson gives from 1988 is 141.75 hectares owned, of which 120.65 hectares are planted.  This accounted for 70% of Bollinger's needs in the 1980s.
:I think the list of villages may be too much information for the Wiki. Furthermore, the ratings system is obtuse. Although it comes from a book, the current use of the information is unclear. What are the ratings relative to? Also, I am wondering if we really need these % ratings of each village for the general Bollinger article. I propose cutting the ratings, and perhaps the list of villages. In a quick scan of other Wiki articles for Champagnes, this level of grape supply detail appears to be unique.Veritasjohn 20:23, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed about Salon. However, as to this page there is still no indication of what "echelle" means? Could this word be defined, and explained in the text. This may be especially needed since the source is a book that is not readily accessible.Veritasjohn 17:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: List of Villages

message: A new editor has done some fine cleaning up of language today. (IP address or I would name). However, some of the changes involve a capitalization change, to make "Champagne" capitalized in all uses. I think this is incorrect, but a quick review of other pages does not reveal on consensus. I understand capitalizing Champagne when it is part of a proper noun, such as "Champagne region," but I think when it is used to describe the type of wine "champagne" should not be capitalized. This seems like capitalizing "Wine" in all uses -- also incorrect. Other thoughts?Veritasjohn 21:43, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization 

message: This article was automatically  assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 02:35, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: This article is on the borderline and therefore can not be WP:BOLDly assessed. Extra opinions are welcomed. My major concern is the lack of referencing, particularly in the reference section. The lead could use some more expansion and summarizing of the article per WP:LEAD and the production could use more paragraph structure. In terms of content, the article is not really lacking in much comprehensiveness which would put this article, overall IMO, as a low B. However if the referencing, in particular, was addressed then this would be a B with little question. AgneCheese/Wine 22:25, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Thoughts on assessment

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