Oliver Walkey

Bubbly On The Go

By Oliver Walkey / 26th February 2025

Canned sparkling wines have made the whole concept of ‘bubbly on the go’ so much easier, but as with every sparkling wine, it’s best enjoyed nicely chilled, so now’s the time to find the best ways to chill your bubbly on the go. We have some options in this. The conventional cooler box has stuck…

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Champagne Alexandre Bonnet Les Contrées 7 Cépages

By Oliver Walkey / 26th February 2025

An incredible Champagne, not just including 7 grapes of Champagne, but also taking home the Pastries Delight Category Trophy with their Les Contrées 7 Cépages “A lovely blend of well baked pastries, baked tarts, baked cakes and treats, with croissants and brioche, with a complex layer of syrupy apricot, and fresh yellow fruits/yellow stone fruits,…

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Jaya Rosé

By Oliver Walkey / 25th February 2025

Jaya = Victory The Jaya Rosé is one of the best Italian Rosé Spumante’s on the market today, a back to back trophy winner, this Rosé is exceptional, and this year, chosen as the perfect sparkling wine to accompany you on a ‘First Date’. Quality in taste, style and design, Jaya Prosecco offers an experience with every…

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Knightor Blanc de Blancs 2015

By Oliver Walkey / 24th February 2025

Winner of World’s Finest at the 2024 Glass of Bubbly Awards! An outstanding example of English Sparkling Wine, showcasing to the world how the English can compete on the world stage when it comes to producing good quality bubbles, Champagne better watch out, with Knightor producing Sparkling Wines like this, they’ll have some big competition.…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Amedeo Billi

By Oliver Walkey / 21st February 2025

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, we speak with Amedeo Billi, a Sommelier A.I.S. from Italy, who is currently helping many…

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American Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 21st February 2025

Exploring the land of opportunity, the land of the brave, of the free, and the land that is producing some incredible award winning sparkling wines. America is a New World wine producing country, producing around 162 million bottles of sparkling wine per year. with their sparkling wine production increasing by 4% each year since 2008.…

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The Philosophy Of Champagne

By Oliver Walkey / 20th February 2025

Champagne is a drink that even if you don’t enjoy the taste of it, you’ll still, in some way, want to be drinking it. The reason behind that can be summed up in one simple word, ‘image’, Champagne Houses, in particular, have spent a fortune building up an image in the public eye, that the…

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Two Michelin Star Restaurant Koan – Interview With Chef Kristian Baumann

By Oliver Walkey / 19th February 2025

The combination of wine and food go hand in hand, an excellent combination, and an exciting challenge to find the perfect pairings, in this feature we speak with Chef Kristian Baumann, working in the incredible 2 Michelin Star Restaurant ‘Koan’, In Copenhagen, Denmark, let’s discover a little about his time in the Culinary World. It’s…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Frederic Grappe – Founder of Dynamic Vines

By Oliver Walkey / 18th February 2025

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, we speak with Frederic Grappe, a Sommelier and the Founder of Dynamic Vines Bottle Shop…

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