Glass of Bubbly
Understanding Champagne Jargon
New to the Champagne world and want to know what all the jargon means (or impress your friends)? Here’s some common words you might hear when it comes to Champagne. Assemblage – The blend of different wines or grapes used to make a Champagne. Blending – Combining wines from different crus, grape varieties and years. Blanc…
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An evening of Laurent Perrier from Perfect Cellar
At one of London’s tucked away restaurants with vaulted style ceilings to the basement restaurants, the Perfect Cellar held their ‘Night of Champagne with Laurent-Perrier’s Finest & Rarest’ at The Don, 19th November. A three course dinner was accompanied with a selection of rare Laurent Perrier that were the Vintages 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1996…
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Emma Rice waves her wand across another sparkling triumph
Emma Rice, Head winemaker at Hattingley Valley and recent recipient of UK Winemaker of The Year has turned up trumps again making the Alder Ridge Sparkling Blanc de Noirs 2013. This new sparkling wine is sourced from Cobbs Farm on the border of Berkshire and Wiltshire, just up the road from my Michelin Star restaurant…
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Top reasons why you should sell bubbly!
Sparkling wine is more than just a drink, it’s uplifting. It has the power to make you feel instantly better and make an evening much more enjoyable. So why should you sell sparkling wine? Sparkling wine out-performs all other wines on the market and it’s only getting bigger. With the rise of Prosecco, bubbly is more…
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When is Prosecco not Prosecco?
Prosecco has seen a huge increase in popularity in recent years. Due to this popularity Stefano Zanette president of the Prosecco DOC Consortium has said that there are an increasing number of imitators jumping on the Prosecco bandwagon. Prosecco was originally the name of a grape and a place, but once the wine’s popularity grew, more…
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Gusbourne English Sparkling to create Prestige Cuvée
Charlie Holland, Winemaker at Gusbourne Estate, revealed that they are developing a Prestige Cuvée which won’t be released until 2020. Gusbourne Estate is currently one of the most exciting and ambitious names in English wine. Located in the Garden of England in Kent at Appledore, it’s a 200 hectare Estate on a single site with 20 hectares under…
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Celebrity Interview: Charlie Mullins OBE
Charlie left school at 15 with no qualifications and started a 4 year apprenticeship in plumbing. Six years later he started Pimlico Plumbers in a basement in Pimlico and is now worth more than £70 million. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen’s New Years…
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Consumer advisor ‘Which?’ reveals their top Champagne
Which?, created by the UK Consumer’s Association, is designed to promote, review, test and give honest advice to consumers about products on sale in the UK. They have recently turned their sights back to Champagne in time for the festive season. The test involved experts Charles Metcalfe, Kathryn McWhirter, Peter McCombie MW and Sam Caporn MW who…
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Meet the Winemaker: Brad Greatrix – Nyetimber
Recently, we put our questions to Brad Greatrix, winemaker at Nyetimber and part of a great winemaking duo at England’s premier sparkling wine house. He and his wife Head Winemaker Cherie Spriggs are the third couple that have had a major influence on the Nyetimber brand and consequently English wines in recent decades. Nyetimber has…
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