Oliver Walkey

What Champagne Was Served On The Titanic?

By Oliver Walkey / 16th June 2022

The most famous ship ever to set sail on our oceans left Southampton, UK on the 10th of April 1912 at 12 PM with 2,208 people passengers & crew, it docked in Cherbourg, France at 6:30 PM picking up 281 passengers & dropped off 24 and then left the same day at 8:10 PM and…

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Herbal Gardens Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 15th June 2022

Welcome to the new Glass of Bubbly Category of Herbal Gardens. This new category was introduced to highlight the fantastic Sparkling Wines that display a Herbal/Naturous Character, it was added to our collection of Categories in 2021 with Weingut Steininger’s Sauvignon Blanc Reserve Sekt 2017 from Austria taking home the first Herbal Gardens Trophy. We…

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Movia – Become The Winemaker

By Oliver Walkey / 14th June 2022

The Sparkling Wine which Movia produces is slightly different compared to most, on some of their bottles, they leave the final stage of the wine production to you. You get to experience a part of making Sparkling Wine by disgorging the bottle, in essence becoming the Winemaker for a short moment. Movia believes that the…

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Italian Frittata vs Spanish Omelette

By Oliver Walkey / 13th June 2022

Two neighbouring countries, two egg dishes, two Sparkling Wines and two very happy people ready to taste the difference. In this article, we are pairing the Italian Frittata vs Spanish Omelette, each backed up with a bottle of Sparkling Wine from their country. What Is The Difference Between an Italian Frittata & Spanish Omelette? The…

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Perfect Sparkling Wine To Pair With A Club Sandwich

By Oliver Walkey / 10th June 2022

If you haven’t tried a club sandwich, then it is defiantly something that should be on your list of ‘foods to eat before I die’ but today we are taking it one step further, we are going to pair the flavoursome club sandwich with an award-winning Sparkling Wine. A classic club sandwich, otherwise known as…

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How Important Are The Size Of Bubbles To Winemakers?

By Oliver Walkey / 9th June 2022

When You Look Into A Glass of Bubbly, What Do You See? Do you see the universe displayed before you, do you see the stars and galaxies, do you see music, friends, love or do you see the craftsmen ship of the winemaker? Any glass of Sparkling Wine has bubbles, big bubbles, medium bubbles or…

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Sparkling Wine and Beef Brisket

By Oliver Walkey / 8th June 2022

It’s time to sit back and enjoy a traditional Jewish dish and enjoy a Glass of Champagne which the famed Champagne Author, Michael Edwards chose as his favourite Sparkling Wine for the year 2021. A Brisket is from one of the 9 primal cuts of a cow, it is a piece of meat from the…

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Best Sparkling Wine To Pair With Pork Loin

By Oliver Walkey / 6th June 2022

When finding a Sparkling Wine to pair with pork, the door is pretty open on your selection, you could try a Champagne, Prosecco, a Rosé or even a Red Sparkling Wine. As for this time, Christopher Walkey has chosen a perfect Prosecco to pair with our Pork Loin. It’s not always easy for us all…

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Applefields – Rum and Fizz Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd June 2022

From the tropical island of Jamaica down to the lushes green forests of Slovenia, these two countries will be joining together to create this charming Applefields Rum and Fizz Cocktail. The Sparkling Wine Kmecka zadruga Krsko – Turn Premium Bela Penina – Tasting Notes Aroma 👃 “Fresh aroma, with ripe green pear, watermelon, honeydew melon…

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