Archive for December 2014
Could Champagne bubbles help address the world’s energy needs?
We knew it all along, Champagne is always the answer! Researchers in Tokyo may have discovered how Champagne bubbles could address the world’s future energy needs. Using Japan’s most powerful computer, they have explored the physcics of Champagne bubbles to help find better alternatives for efficient energy. “Uncork a bottle of champagne, and as the…
Read MoreNew Champagne Bar, Glass House, set to open in Newcastle
A new luxury Champagne bar is set to open in Newcastle city centre in 2015. The bar, called Glass House, will be in the historic Milburn House on Dean Street. The venue will mostly serve as a wine and Champagne bar, but will also offer a whiskey cellar, tapas and canapes. The bar hopes to…
Read MoreChampagne Launay: The Gold Range
Blanc de blancs Extra Brut Vintage 2008 (100% Chardonnay from Barbonne Fayel) Deep light gold. A subtle bouquet of white flowers, and ripe white peaches, leading on to notes of dried fruit (pineapple and dried apricot). The texture is supple and mineral, intense with very good length. Grande Réserve (50% Chardonnay – 50% Pinot Noir)…
Read MoreChampagne Launay: The Silver Range
Tradition (60% Chardonnay – 40% Pinot Noir) Pale gold. Ripe bouquet of white fruit (peach and pear), with hints of dried or candied fruits producing a complexity of aromas. Straightforward supple texture, with lightness and plenty of length. Its maturity really comes through Réserve (40% Chardonnay – 60% Pinot Noir) Brilliant light gold. A rich,…
Read MoreThe Legendary Bond and Bollinger Combination
With the new Bond movie ‘Spectre’ on it’s way to cinemas, are we due to see the legendary Bond/Bollinger collaboration once again? Having first made an apparence in Ian Fleming’s 1957 book Diamonds Are Forever, Champagne Bollinger has had a strong partnership with the movies, having featured in almost every 007 film since Live or…
Read MoreChampagne Pierre Launay
Champagne Pierre Launay was established by Pierre Launay and his wife in 1973 in Barbonne-Fayel Sézannais in the south of the Cote des Blancs. The vineyard consists of 14 hectares, the Launay’s are driven by a desire to produce wines of highest quality while respecting the nature of the terrior, the ecology, environment. The three…
Read MoreCelebrity Interview: Michael Norcross
Owner of the Sugar Hut, formerly The White Hart Inn, the venue is believed to have been built in 1480. However, there is evidence that there was a hostelry on the site perhaps a hundred years earlier It is said that King Richard II stayed at the hostelry when he passed through Brentwood in 1392.…
Read MoreThe 3 Highest Champagne Bars in London
Gong, Shangri-La Hotel, Level 52 The Shard, London Vertigo Bar, Level 42, Natwest Tower, London Duck and Waffle, Level 40, Heron Tower, London Does the name ‘Ken Chase’ mean anything to you? No, me neither, at least until recently. Mr Chase has the somewhat fanciful job of tasting wines at 37000 feet on behalf of…
Read MoreCelebrity Interview: Jonathan Antoine
Jonathan Antoine shot to fame in 2012 after his remarkable performance on Britain’s Got Talent as half of the classical singing sensation duo Jonathan and Charlotte. He has had two hugely successful albums with former singing partner, Charlotte Jaconelli and a sold-out UK tour. Jonathan, often called Britain’s teenage Pavarotti has decided that the time…
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