Oliver Walkey
Can Champagne Change Your Mood?
When you think of Champagne, what do you think of? Do you think of joyful occasions, like weddings or celebrations? Maybe you think of luxury lifestyles with expensive cars, watches and yachts or simply of enjoying time with family and friends? Normally Champagne is associated with good times, but does this make us happy when…
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Coq au vin and Champagne
Three generations together, enjoying the wonders of the world inside a kitchen. Today we’re making my Grandad’s Coq au vin recipe, which he found and then adapted to his liking and now we’re sharing it with you. Coq au vin originated from France, in Dijon in the Burgundy region, it involves chicken, red wine, usually…
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The Story A Bottle Label Can Tell
When I first looked at the label on this bottle from Kartuzija Pleterje, I initially thought Harry Potter, it was the P in Penina that made me think this, but looking further, I saw the Globus cruciger, the orb and cross, which is a Christian symbol of authority used since the Middle Ages and under…
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Double Barrel Fizz Cocktail
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us Welcome to the Wild Wild West, I’ll be guiding you through these challenging but fascinating times during the American Frontier. The Wild West era began in 1607 and came to an end in 1920, it is a big part of America’s History and has inspired…
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Enjoy the High Seas with Seabass & High Clandon English Sparkling Wine
From the oceans of the British Isle to the English countryside, there are wonders in every corner of this great nation and a great variety to enjoy from fish to English Sparkling Wine. Fish and Fizz are a combination, with them both bringing out flavours in each other, an elegant English Sparkling Wine like this…
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Champagne and Venison
The elegance of Champagne and the tenderness of Venison both working together to create a perfect dinner. The word Venison arrived in England during the 11th century Norman Conquest and the establishment of Royal Forests, it comes from the Latin word, ‘Venari’. The meat comes from elk or deer, or in South Africa, antelope. Champagne…
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The Stylish Prosecco Cocktail
When you have a glass of fizz in your hand, alive with dancing bubbles and aromas of the world, how nice would it be if you got to look the part of Prosecco with the Einstoffen Swiss Design Prosecco Sunglasses. The Einstoffen Sunglasses When it comes to style, you can always count on a…
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A Raspberry Arising Cocktail
Creating a Forget Me Not Cocktail is a challenge because it will always depend on your individual likes and dislikes to whether it becomes a Forget Me Not, but when trying it is good to enlist some help from a Forget Me Not Medal Winner, this time its Motzenbäcker, a German Sparkling Wine. Raspberries are…
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Kiwi Royale Cocktail
Casino Royale, no, sorry, Kiwi Royale, the perfect blend of Kiwi and Sparkling Wine, fruits can be a wonderful ingredient in creating a cocktail and the delicate kiwi is no exception, let’s see how it got its name and where it comes from. Although we call it the Kiwi, its official title is the Kiwifruit,…
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