Oliver Walkey

How To Read A Champagne Label

By Oliver Walkey / 4th August 2022

This is a Step by Step Guide on how to easily examine and understand the wording on a Champagne Label, so when you’re next in your local supermarket or looking online you’ll be able to recognize the lesser-known facts that a Champagne Label is trying to tell you. Step 1 – Selecting a Bottle Every…

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Champagne and Food Pairing Ideas

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd August 2022

Fancy popping open a bottle of Champagne with dinner tonight? Then check out our many Champagne and Sparkling Wine Food Pairings here at Glass of Bubbly. What Kind of Food Can I Pair With Champagne? The short answer is ‘anything’, you just need to find the right sugar level and right flavours, Champagne is very…

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Does Sparkling Wine Really Go With Cereal?

By Oliver Walkey / 2nd August 2022

Good morning, welcome to Glass of Bubbly, may I get you a bowl of Cereal and a glass of Sparkling Wine on this fine morning? You often don’t hear about the world of Cereal and Sparkling Wines coming together, I wonder why? Both are delicious, but not really consumed together, let’s find out why! Why…

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Sparkling Wine In Your Hot Tub

By Oliver Walkey / 1st August 2022

After a hard-working day, what could be better than relaxing in a Hot Tub and sipping on a Glass of Bubbly? If you’re one for feeling the dancing bubbles massage your body and at the same time dancing around your mouth, then this is the winning combination for you. A Hot Tub doesn’t have to…

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Pick of the Best – Oliver vs Christopher – Brut Nature

By Oliver Walkey / 29th July 2022

This is the second article in the Pick of the Best series, we’ve both picked one bottle of award winning Sparkling Wine that we’ve very much enjoyed and we’ll showcase it to each other, this time we’ve both chosen a Brut Nature Sparkling Wine and we’ll see if we can be persuaded by the other…

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The World’s Best Beaches To Enjoy A Glass of Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 28th July 2022

We’re in the Summer season now and people are already heading down to the seaside here in the UK. Thousands of flights will be departing for tropical-style countries containing some of the most luxurious beaches in the world. The glistening sand which will somehow magically stay with you long after your journey to the beach,…

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The Art Of A Wine Label

By Oliver Walkey / 27th July 2022

With the thousands of Sparkling Wines that I’ve tasted over the years, I’ve come across hundreds of different kinds of labels, all with their own story to tell. From different colours, fonts and sizes, young and old, vibrant and dark, from the animals, landmarks, towns, villages, and maps of the vineyard in which the grapes…

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The Charming Vixen Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 26th July 2022

Welcome to Glass of Bubbly Fizz Cocktails, an original Cocktail is about to be created, using delicious Sparkling Wine and Tequila. This Cocktail is called The Charming Vixen, an elegant and fun loving display of subtle Chocolate and natural orange juice combined with exciting Tequila and crisp green apples from the Sparkling Wine, get ready…

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Champagne By The Pool

By Oliver Walkey / 22nd July 2022

The reflection of the sun, bouncing off the mesmerizing clear blue water inside a swimming pool can act like a siren’s call during the summer season, here at Glass of Bubbly, we aim to make your poolside experience that much more exciting, by giving you the ultimate list of Champagnes to enjoy while sitting by…

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