Oliver Walkey

Exporting Wines – Interview With Boris Riccardo Pautasso

By Oliver Walkey / 5th September 2024

The love of sparkling wine is infinite, a language that everyone can understand, a sparkle that can shine in anyone’s glass, it can connect people, brings them together and places a smile on faces around the world. In this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Boris Riccardo Pautasso, the Export Manager &…

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Croatian Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 4th September 2024

We don’t fully know when they started making Wine, but we do believe it was no later than the 5th century BC, some 2,500 years ago, back before the Ancient Greek settlers. The evidence for this comes in the form of a coin, which features a grape cluster on one side and an amphora, that…

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Dunesforde – Interview With Hayley Pullan

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd September 2024

There is no denying that English Sparkling Wine is on the rise, becoming an undeniable contender to Traditional Method Sparkling Wines around the world. To the English, it’s becoming a fan favourite and a go-to Glass of Bubbly, its quality is improving year on year and thanks to innovators and those willing to follow their…

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Karl Schaefer Winery – Interview With Johann Seibt

By Oliver Walkey / 2nd September 2024

The love of sparkling wine is infinite, a language that everyone can understand, a sparkle that can shine in anyone’s glass, it can connect people, brings them together and places a smile on faces around the world. In this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Johann Seibt, the skilled Cellar Master &…

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German Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 2nd September 2024

It was the Roman Empire that first saw the potential in the soil of Germany back in 100 BC, once they conquered the land they decided to plant vines, in particular, the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen region, which translates to ‘Little Droplets of Gold’. Emperor Charlemagne, former Holy Roman Emperor, who ruled much of Western Europe from…

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French Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 30th August 2024

The story of French Wine began in the 6th century BC when Greek settlers colonised Southern Gaul, The Roman Empire also licensed some of the South of France to produce Wine. We can’t leave France without mentioning the creation of Champagne, the story goes that the now world-famous French monk, Dom Pérignon invented Champagne in…

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Yotes Court Vineyard – Interview With Susannah Ricci

By Oliver Walkey / 28th August 2024

There is no denying that English Sparkling Wine is on the rise, becoming an undeniable contender to Traditional Method Sparkling Wines around the world. To the English, it’s becoming a fan favourite and a go-to Glass of Bubbly, its quality is improving year on year and thanks to innovators and those willing to follow their…

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Laborie Wines – Interview With Kobus Van der Merwe

By Oliver Walkey / 27th August 2024

Sourcing only the finest grapes from the Western Cape region in South Africa, in this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Kobus Van der Merwe, the skilled Winemaker at Laborie Wines, let’s discover a little about his life, his journey into the industry and one of his favourite bubbly memories. It’s Great…

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Italian Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 27th August 2024

The history of Italian Wine dates back centuries, with it currently believed to go back as far as 4000 BC, they state this because archaeologists found evidence that viticulture in Sicily was thriving during that time. It was originally believed that Wine production started in Italy from 1300 to 1100 BC before the discovery above.…

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