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Mayfield Midnight Brut 2011 is Perfect for Christmas
Mayfield Midnight Brut 2011, Dark, Dry Rosé is the first English sparkling wine specifically created to suit Winter foods and is perfect with mince pies and Christmas puddings. The wine is almost garnet in colour, with plenty of red-fruit flavours. There’s a lovely fine mousse and its flavour pairs well with festive food such as mince pies, Christmas pudding and red fruit dishes such as strawberries macerated in lime juice and basil. It also goes really well with a roast or with fresh creamy cheeses like Delice de Bourgone. A small portion of the wine was aged in old oak before blending. This too has added depth and roundness to the wine. The wine was on lees for 36 months before disgorging. www.sussexvineyards.com
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The Best Bubbly for your Office Christmas Party
As the festive period approaches we are no doubt thinking about parties and celebrations, a time to congratulate each other for our efforts as a team and a chance to get to know each other better thanks to a tipple or two which helps to let our defences down and opens us up for laughter, chats…
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English Sparkling Wine Sales Up 188%
New figures published by Waitrose revealed that customers are buying 80% more English wine than they did last year. Waitrose stocks over 100 English and Welsh wines and has 60% of the market share of English wine sales. English sparkling wine is continually going from strength to strength. Champagne Taittinger just recently announced they have bought land in…
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Michelin-star Gianluca Bisol’s restaurant, Venissa with four Chefs
Venissa has just been awarded the Michelin star. In 2015 Venissa chose to no longer have just one chef, but instead to have a workshop of four young, talented chefs working together to better interpret the ingredients of Native Venice. An experiment unique to this world which the Bisol family fully believe in and one…
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Sommelier’s Favourite Sparkling Wine Food Pairings
Pairing Champagne and sparkling wine with food is versatile and doesn’t have strict rules, so we always love to hear new combinations. When interviewing Sommelier’s, one question we tend to ask is “Do you have a particular favourite sparkling wine food pairing?” Here’s a few of the answers we’ve had so far… Arnaud Bardary – Sommelier at Maze…
Read More1 in every 12 bottles of Champagne bought in the UK is from Aldi
According to a recent poll one in every 12 bottles of Champagne bought in the UK is from Aldi. The Champagne that Aldi sells is Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut NV. This Christmas it is expecting to sell 50% more of its Champagne than last year and has 750,000 bottles ready for the festive period. Veuve Monsigny…
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Tips to Impress your Guests with Bubbly this Christmas & New Year
One of the best things about the festive season is the bubbly. Champagne and sparkling wine will be flowing come December 31st, easily one of the biggest selling times for sparkling wine, along with Christmas. If you’re hosting your own party and want to make the evening extra sparkling, here’s some tips: Expense: You don’t…
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Where’s the most memorable place you’ve enjoyed a Glass of Bubbly?
We asked industry experts and famous bubbly-lovers what their most most memorable moment was while enjoying a glass of sparkling wine. Here’s some of the answers we received: Neil Phillips – Champagne Expert “At Maison Belle Epoque with Chef de Cave Hervé Deschamps tasting Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Blanc de Blancs 2002 for the first time before a memorable…
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Celebrate Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday at Searcys
Music legend Frank Sinatra is to be honoured by one of London’s leading landmarks as part of his 100th birthday celebrations. Searcys St Pancras Grand Champagne Bar will rename its stunning private dining room the ‘Sinatra Suite’ from December 12th and has teamed up with renowned artist Jim Wheat to showcase a specially commissioned birthday print. Wheat, whose Dollarsandart portrait style has won rave reviews across the globe, will see his tribute work to Ol’ Blue…
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