Oliver Walkey

Celebrity’s Champagne – MyGirl

By Oliver Walkey / 17th June 2025

Founded in 2013 by Christophe Kuo, located in Taiwan, an island right next to China and Hong Kong. Celebrity’s Champagne imports Champagne from France to Taiwan. They specialise in the smaller French farmers, looking for that unique taste, and they help the Taiwanese people experience more from what Champagne has to offer at an affordable…

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Castello Bonomi – Franciacorta Brut CruPerdu 2019

By Oliver Walkey / 16th June 2025

In 2008, Castello Bonomi became part of Casa Paladin, a family-owned group of wineries, located in Italy’s most prestigious denominations. The Paladin family continues with consistency what was started by the Bonomi family, “A wonderful display of banana, dried banana, banana bread, and a fluffy baked vanilla cake, topped with a lemon icing. The palate…

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Sekthaus Raumland 2019 Cuvée Marie-Luise

By Oliver Walkey / 16th June 2025

“We put our passion for sparkling wine into everything we do. Passion for sparkling wine is what drives us – and what we want to ignite in others.” – Raumland Family ‘In 1984, the desire to achieve something big arose. Since then, we have been breaking new ground and producing high-quality sparkling wine using traditional…

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Bodega Cruzat – Cuvée Extra Brut

By Oliver Walkey / 13th June 2025

Bodega Cruzat was founded in 2004 by a group of Chilean businessmen and by Argentine agricultural engineer and winemaker Pedro Federico Rosell. “Yellow fruits, yellow stone fruits, yellow in characters, yellow floral, zesty lemons, dried lemons. Aroma smells clean and inviting with wild floral notes. Saline and minerals. Honeydew melon, banana.” – Glass of Bubbly…

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Pere Ventura Vintage Brut 2016

By Oliver Walkey / 11th June 2025

“I have created Pere Ventura FWE based on a declaration of principles. Those of us who are part of it, fulfil and respect these principles.” — Pere Ventura – Owner of Pere Ventura Pere Ventura is more than just a wine label, it’s more than just an idea, it’s an addition to life, being crafted…

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Champagne Laurent Lequart Vintage Meunier 2019

By Oliver Walkey / 11th June 2025

Champagne Laurent Lequart is a grower (family) producer house with 11 hectares of vineyards located in the village of Passy Grigny that lies in the heart of the Marne Valley. A producer using local cooperative operations to collect and press its grapes (Dom Caudron cooperative, which is a very modern and sleek operation serving varied…

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Casa Gheller – Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut

By Oliver Walkey / 10th June 2025

“Floral notes mixed with the stems of rose petals, along with white & green fruits, peaches and apricots, very clean, sweet and delicate.” – Glass of Bubbly Prosecco DOC Style: Brut Region: Treviso Service Temperature: 6-8°c Silver Medal – First Date Food Pairing Suggestion: It is an excellent aperitif accompanied by savory snacks. Ideal with…

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Champagne Sanger Pères d’Origines 2016

By Oliver Walkey / 10th June 2025

A highly regarded Champagne House, producing incredible Champagnes, they took home 4 Gold Medals and 1 Category Trophy at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2024, blowing the judges away with the quality within the bottles. The Sanger brand was founded in 1952. They hold 13 Hectares of vineyard, have 42 Grands Crus representing the entire…

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Mexican Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 9th June 2025

Exploring the South American Sparkling Wine world will have you travelling to Mexico, a country with a wine history starting with the Spanish in the 16th century, Spaniards brought vines with them from Europe and the knowledge of Winemaking. Mexico was a country that had its own indigenous grapes growing before the Spanish, but there…

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