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Perfect Stocking filler: Champagne Lanson Black Label Santa

Perfect Stocking filler: Champagne Lanson Black Label Santa

By Glass of Bubbly / 7th December 2015

It’s the time of year for Santa to pull on his suit again… and it looks like he’s lent one to this miniature bottle of Lanson too. Teamed with a box of orange milk chocolate truffle Lindor, this happy double act are sure to make a lot of people very happy this Christmas. Lanson Champagne…

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Champagne Lanson Extra Age Brut in a Gift Box

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th December 2015

Ideal for the festive season is the Champagne Lanson Extra Age Brut in a Gift Box. Emblematic of the Lanson style, Extra Age Brut is a blend of Chardonnay (40%) and Pinot Noir (60%) from selected “grand cru” and “premier cru” vineyards (Avize, Chouilly, Oger, Vertus, Verzenay, Bouzy) and a marriage of three exceptional Lanson…

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Billecart-Salmon Cuvées for the Festive Season

Billecart-Salmon Cuvées for the Festive Season

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd December 2015

Billecart Salmon recommend a cuvée for the festive season: Nicolas François Billecart 2002Nicolas François Billecart 2002 and the Brut Rosé NV is always a very popular choice as a Christmas morning aperitif. Nicolas François Billecart 2002 This exceptional cuvée was created in 1964 as a tribute to the House’s founder. It results from the blending…

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Video: The Nyetimber Poem

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd December 2015

A great Christmas Party evening at Nyetimber head offices in London with plenty of Bubbly flowing from Rosé to the wonderful Demi-Sec. Many faces from the industry enjoyed a lively evening in a true festive atmosphere with a great live band to put everyone in the mood for a boogie or two… We managed to…

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Zero Dosage Sparkling Wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd December 2015

Traditional method sparkling has many elements that a winemaker has to consider to create a truly valued wine. In special vintages when all these elements align, the practice of adding expediation dosage during disgorging is not always required. Dosage is sweetened wine that can be added to balance acidity and other components. These special wines…

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First Sparkling Wine for Forty Hall Vineyard in London

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd December 2015

Forty Hall Vineyard in Enfield, in the suburbs North London, has released their first sparkling wine – the first to be made in the region for centuries. London might not be the first place to come to mind when thinking of vineyards, but Forty Hall estate is a wonderful escape from the city and it’s the first vineyard of it’s…

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Celebrity Interview: Angela Douglas

Celebrity Interview: Angela Douglas

By Glass of Bubbly / 1st December 2015

Angela is best known for her roles in several Carry On Films in the 1960s, including Carry On Cowboy (1965) as an all-singing and trigger-happy version of Annie Oakley. She then appeared in Carry On Screaming! (1966), Follow That Camel (1967) and Carry On… Up the Khyber. She has appeared in several television programmes including: The…

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Beautiful Limited Edition Champagne Bottles

Beautiful Limited Edition Champagne Bottles

By Glass of Bubbly / 1st December 2015

Limited edition Champagne often comes with unique and unusual designs, often collaborated with an artist. If you manage to spot one you like, get it fast – they don’t last long! Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Réserve Land of Wonders A limited edition to enhance the riches that Mother Nature intended to flourish in this Champagne region and transform…

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Festive Mini Moët Crackers

Festive Mini Moët Crackers

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th November 2015

30Moët & Chandon have released the perfect stocking filler! A single Moët Cracker contains a mini 20cl bottle of Moët & Chandon Impérial, with its apple, citrus and brioche notes, a Moët festive hat and a Moët mini snap cracker containing a key fact. For a larger group, the Moët Cracker Party Pack is designed for sharing as…

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