Oliver Walkey

Rose 17 – Sparkling Wine Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 7th March 2024

Introducing a young distillery filled with Cornish spirit, with a mesmerizing pink colour, which will serve as one of the main ingredients for their Rose 17 Sparkling Wine Cocktail which we’ll be recreating a little further down. Padstow Gin Padstow Distilling was created and is run by wine merchant David McWilliam, since launching in 2018, Padstow Distilling…

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Interview With Glass of Bubbly Writer – Lívia Mokri

By Oliver Walkey / 7th March 2024

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by some very passionate people, who love to write and share their knowledge and experience of wine just as much as they love to taste it, in this feature we speak with a new Glass of Bubbly Writer from Portugal, Lívia Mokri, her first feature, ‘Espumante – The…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Duran Kurt

By Oliver Walkey / 6th March 2024

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 from Turkey, who has helped many people to discover the…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Vasilis Lytras

By Oliver Walkey / 5th March 2024

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 from Dubai, who has helped many people to discover the…

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Interview With A Sommelier – John Nyaga

By Oliver Walkey / 4th March 2024

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 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, who has helped many people…

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Interview With The Head of Wines at Bob Bob Ricard – Giacomo Recchia

By Oliver Walkey / 1st March 2024

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased every day by passionate people, 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 from England, who has helped many people to discover the vast…

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How Private Chefs Are Curating Menus to Complement Your Wine Cellar

By Oliver Walkey / 29th February 2024

When it comes to gourmet dining, high-quality wine, and meticulously curated dishes are natural counterparts, each elevating the other’s strengths and subtleties to new levels. Traditional gastronomy assigns the role of wine pairing to sommeliers in extravagant restaurants. But times are changing, and there’s a new breed of culinary wizards at work–private chefs–who are breathing…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Ilayda Buse Acar

By Oliver Walkey / 28th February 2024

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 woman from Istanbul, Turkey, who has helped many people discover the…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Irakli Kvantrishvili

By Oliver Walkey / 27th February 2024

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 from Georgia, who has helped many people discover the vast…

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