Oliver Walkey

Chicken Stew with Dumplings and Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 5th May 2022

The suspected birthplace of Chicken Stew with Dumplings is said to either have been in the Southern United States of America or Canada during the Great Depression, but one thing is for sure, Americans in the Southern and Midwestern United States love this dish. The Dumpling is of course a small part of the Chicken…

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Blind Tasting – Can You Taste The Difference?

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd May 2022

Can you tell the difference between the flavours of Champagne compared to Prosecco? What about between Cava and Prosecco, Champagne and German Sparkling Wine or Cava and Champagne? There are certain flavours and aromas you can look out for if you are tasting blind, but if you’re just interested in the different experiences between each…

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What Juices To Use In Your Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 29th April 2022

There are over a million possible combinations of different ingredients, flavours and liquids you could find in a Cocktail, something as simple as modifying the amount of alcohol you use can change the flavours. You can dedicate your whole life to the Cocktail world and still never experience it all. I could go on forever…

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Eton Mess and Sparkling Wine Pairing

By Oliver Walkey / 27th April 2022

A traditional English dessert consisting of Strawberries, Meringue and Whipped Cream, which is also great for Summer. This will be a perfect time to select a bottle of Award-Winning Sparkling Wine in the Dessert Category to pair with the Eton Mess. The Eton Mess was first mentioned in print during 1893, they say it originated…

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Thai Red Curry & Thai Green Curry Sparkling Wine Pairing

By Oliver Walkey / 26th April 2022

A delicious Spicy and Cream Curry served up to you with a Glass of Award-Winning Bubbly, if you love Curry, what could be better than that? How about two plates and two glasses, today we’re pairing the famous Thai Red and Thai Green Curry with two different Award-Winning Sparkling Wines. The Green Curry gets its…

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A Taste Of Argentina

By Oliver Walkey / 25th April 2022

Let’s venture across the Atlantic into South America, to the beautiful country of Argentina, while over there we will be eating one of their national dishes and tasting one of their Sparkling Wines. Today we are making Choripán with Chimichurri Sauce and pairing it with a bottle of Jasmine Monet’s Organic Brut Nature Sparkling Wine.…

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The Best Alcohol For Your Cocktails

By Oliver Walkey / 22nd April 2022

The world has a wonderful selection of different alcoholic drinks to incorporate into your Cocktails, ranging in alcohol levels from the softer liqueurs to the stronger spirits. The way to get relief treatment for a substance use issue for yourself or a loved one is provided by alcohol rehab Arizona. If you’re looking for something…

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What Sparkling Wine To Pair With A Lemon Meringue Pie?

By Oliver Walkey / 21st April 2022

One of the best lemon desserts out there, the Lemon Meringue Pie consists of shortened pastry, lemon curd and meringue. Lemon Meringue Pie was probably first created in the 1700s, there is a written reference to a custard, baked meringue and ‘citron’ (which can be used to refer to lemon) dessert, called ‘crême meringuée’ published…

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What Sparkling Wine To Pair With Enchiladas

By Oliver Walkey / 20th April 2022

There comes a time in every day when you venture into the kitchen and find yourself wondering what to have for dinner, will you go for a quick and easy ready meal, will you place something in the oven and wait until it’s cooked or will you find something which you’ve never tried before and…

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