Oliver Walkey

Can you Pair Lasagne with Sparkling Wine?

By Oliver Walkey / 18th February 2022

Other than being famous for history, people, culture and wine, Italy also has some outstanding, audience up on their feet, unforgettable food, and today we’re looking at one of Italy’s most famous dishes, Lasagne. To quickly clear up which is correct lasagna or lasagne. Lasagna is the American spelling. Lasagne is the British spelling. Indeed…

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Doughnuts and Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 17th February 2022

Would you like a doughnut? If your answer is “yes”, then keep on reading, we’ll be pairing a doughnut and Sparkling Wine together to see how they react, will it be beautiful or will it clash, let’s find out! When it comes to the person who is the biggest fan of the doughnut, I think…

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English Fizz and Toasted Cheese Sandwich

By Oliver Walkey / 11th February 2022

Who doesn’t love a classic toasted cheese sandwich, warm crunchy bread with a hidden gooey cheese waiting to be consumed inside, sometimes adding the likes of tomatoes and onions can be a wonderful way to expand those flavours. How does English Sparkling Wine pair with a Toasted Cheese Sandwich, I’m guessing that’s the question you’re…

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Battle of The Bubbles – Pizzaland

By Oliver Walkey / 9th February 2022

Battle of The Bubbles – English Fizz vs Champagne vs Cava vs Trento DOC An epic battle is about to take place, one of cosmic proportions, these fine examples of Sparkling Wines have been chosen to represent their country and battle it out over which pairs best with a Pizza. After looking through the internet…

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Valentine’s Day Fizz

By Oliver Walkey / 8th February 2022

February 14th, the day to celebrate love by sharing a great bottle of fizz with your special someone. When choosing a bottle of bubbly for the two of you to enjoy, why not try something different, maybe something from Austria or Italy, Spain or SLOVEnia, the choice is yours, don’t limit yourself from what you…

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Tacos and Prosecco

By Oliver Walkey / 4th February 2022

Bringing a taste of Mexico to your dinner plate, and Italy to your glass, join me in creating and enjoying a Taco and Prosecco dinner, but first, let’s learn about the Taco, why do we eat it, when was it created, read on and find out. Tacos What do you know of the Taco? Did…

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Wild Game and Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd February 2022

They always say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and if that’s true, then this Valentine’s Tea Box from Wild and Game is definitely the way to go about it, delight your loved one with this amazing selection of wild game, paté, chutney, pork pies, sausage rolls and more. The…

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The Perfect Prosecco To Have With Salad

By Oliver Walkey / 2nd February 2022

When looking for the best Prosecco to have with salad, you might just look in your local supermarket and pick up a bottle at random and hope for the best, but you don’t have to, Prosecco, in general, will go great with a variety of different salads, so you’re going to be pretty safe, but…

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Vodka and Champagne Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 1st February 2022

Global demand for Vodka is projected to rise at a rate of 6.2% over the next six years, this is partly thanks to the rise in Vodka Cocktails and Premium Vodka’s, Dima’s believes that this will be the year of the Craft Vodka, let’s hope they’re correct. Vodka in Cocktails is mostly seen as an…

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