Oliver Walkey

Interview With A Sommelier – Andrea D’Angeli

By Oliver Walkey / 30th August 2023

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…

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Slice Of Cake Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 29th August 2023

It’s time to cut your cake and instead of eating it straight away, use it to garnish and soak into an original Glass of Bubbly Cocktail. Dry Sparkling Wine and Cake is a wonderful treat, and rum and cake go together excellently, so the inspiration for this cocktail is self-explanatory, but the results, were phenomenal.…

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East Coast Distillery

By Oliver Walkey / 28th August 2023

When discovering a new label, whether it be Prosecco or Gin, it’s one thing randomly buying a bottle and enjoying it at home, but a completely different experience visiting their home base, their winery or distillery, meeting the people responsible for its creation, tasting it with owners or family and listening to them passionately tell…

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Bartender Made Cocktails – Rose Ring

By Oliver Walkey / 28th August 2023

The Cocktail that you are about to make is one of Suranga Deshapriya‘s Signature Fizz Cocktails, which he makes in the Maldives. Let’s Meet The Bartender! “My name is Suranga Thilina Deshapriya. From Sri Lanka, I am a well experienced mixologist for over a decade, I have been working in Sri Lanka and Maldives. I…

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Interview With Jeremy Lithgow MW – Head of Wine at Amathus Drinks

By Oliver Walkey / 25th August 2023

Established in 1978, Amathus Drinks is toasting 45 years in business, so what better time to reach out to the Head of Wine at Amathus and ask him a few questions on the Sparkling Wines of the world, in this feature, I speak with Jeremy Lithgow, a Master of Wine and the Head of Wine…

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Discovering Israeli Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 24th August 2023

How many of you have tasted Israeli Sparkling Wine? It’s not something a lot of us have had the fortune to taste or even to know much about, but it’s another sparkling wine producing country that’s carving out its mark and providing some quality bubbly to the world. The history of Israel and Wine is…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Julien Beltzung

By Oliver Walkey / 23rd August 2023

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…

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Tropical Hideout Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 23rd August 2023

While venturing through the vast Tropical Rainforest, you stumble across a hidden civilization, it turns out that the group of people is made up of many expeditionaries through the ages, choosing to stay in the paradise they have created, and upon their time living life to the max, they have perfected the flavours of the…

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Interview With The Owner Of Terlingham Vineyard – Jackie Wilks

By Oliver Walkey / 22nd August 2023

There is no denying that English Sparkling Wine is on the rise, becoming an undeniable contender to Champagne, and although it still has some way to go in convincing the rest of the world, to the English, it’s becoming a fan favourite and a go-to Glass of Bubbly, its quality is improving with each year…

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