Oliver Walkey

464 Million Bottles of Prosecco DOC were Sold in 2018

By Oliver Walkey / 15th May 2020

464 Million Bottles of Prosecco DOC were Sold in 2018 That is an estimated retail value of 2.4 billion euros, 2 billion pounds, or 2.5 billion dollars. Out of the 464 million bottles of Prosecco sold, 83.32% were Sparkling, 16.63% Semi-Sparkling and 0.05% Still. Out of the Sparkling Wine – 25% was Brut, 63% was…

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Motzenbäcker and Venison Burgers

By Oliver Walkey / 13th May 2020

Motzenbäcker – German Sparkling Wine Motzenbäcker has a history dating back to 1758, currently, 4 generations of the Menger-Krug family is helping in creating Motzenbäckers Wines & Sparkling Wines, they all have their own specialist fields and gift new ideas to their Wine & Sparkling Wine, they all reside in the wine estate Krug´scher Hof…

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Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2014

By Oliver Walkey / 12th May 2020

With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the second article of this new series exclusive to Glass of Bubbly, where will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We started off this series with vintages from the year 2015 in Canada, Spain, Austria and Slovenia,…

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3 Fun & Easy Prosecco Cocktails

By Oliver Walkey / 7th May 2020

Making a Cocktail is an enjoyable experience, especially when you have a professional Cocktail Kit and a load of ingredients to experiment with. In this article, I will show you how to make 3 fun & easy Prosecco Cocktails that will impress everyone. Other than the ingredients, you will need some equipment, as these Cocktails…

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Get Ready For Summer With A Big Sparkling Wine Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 1st May 2020

Sometimes all you need is a Big Glass and a Bottle of Bubbly. Whether you are going to be spending your summer holiday aboard, on the beach, somewhere in your country or at home, you are always going to want a big bottomless glass filled with a refreshing cocktail in your hand at all times.…

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Venturini Baldini – Organic Italian Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 30th April 2020

The Venturini Baldini company was founded in 1976, located in the Matildiche Hills in Emilia Romagna in Italy. The Venturini Baldini family started their production of Sparkling Wine the same year, the estate has 130 hectares, but only 32 of those hectares are planted with vineyards, the hills on which the vines are grown reach an…

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How To Make A Spicy Sea Dog Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 28th April 2020

It’s always fun to experiment with creating new and enjoyable Cocktails and although there are a lot of places to help you with that, nowhere does it better than Aldi, allowing you to obtain a great library of Spirits, Liqueurs and Sparkling Wines. When creating a new Cocktail, you need to have 3 things in…

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How To Make A Peach Melba Fizz Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 24th April 2020

Here is my adaptation of the Peach Melba as a Fizz Cocktail. Ingredients 1 Bottle of Prosecco 1 Tin of Peaches Squirty Cream 1 Handful of Red Berries 1tsp of Sugar A couple of drops of Juice The Prosecco San Floriano Prosecco DOC Extra Dry Tasting Notes Aroma – “Lively with green apples, pears and…

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How Sparkling Wine Can Effect A Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 23rd April 2020

1 Cocktail, 2 Sparkling Wines I’ve made a lot of Cocktails here on Glass of Bubbly, but I’ve never tried the same Cocktail with two different Sparkling Wines. Today I’ve created 1 cocktail twice, and in each contain a different Sparkling Wine, one from Italy and one from Slovenia. To make this Cocktail, all you…

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