Glass of Bubbly
Sotheby’s to offer Champagne Cellar created by Veuve Clicquot & Porsche
The “Vertical Limit” is a stunning freestanding brushed steel Champagne refrigerator is the result of a collaboration between Veuve Clicquot and the Porsche Design. It stands over six feet tall and is one of only 15 produced, the towers were originally launched in 2007. The cellar contains one magnum each of Veuve Clicquot vintages 1955,…
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The Perfect Prosecco Experience
It’s unlikely that you will find a better Prosecco experience! An exceptionally, high quality Prosecco Superiore produced by Furlan together with the new Riedel Prosecco Superiore glasses. (‘Prosecco Superiore’ being the name for high quality, fine Prosecco in case you’re wondering). Not just a beautiful looking bottle of Prosecco and some fancy glasses. They are…
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Which Country Drinks the Most Sparkling Wine?
In 2014 sparkling wine consumption by volume was led by the Germans, who drank 46 million cases of fizz. France, was second at 30 million and Russia (traditionally a large market for Champagne), consumed 26 million cases. The U.S. was fourth, with 18 million cases and the U.K. fifth, consuming 11 million cases. In 2002…
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Sparkling Wine in America
With a growing younger population of wine enthusiasts, over 100 million people in the United States are now drinking wine. In 2014, 19.2 million bottles of Champagne were exported, up 1.3 million from the previous year. Sparkling wine saw an estimated increase in volume of 3% to 16 million cases in 2014 with imported sparkling wines growing by…
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Sales of Sparkling Wine Soar
Sparkling wine continues to become a drink to be enjoyed everday, not just saved for special occasions. In Britain, we drank an extra 29.7million litres of wine, both still and sparkling, at home in the last year, a 3.7% rise on the previous year. Sparkling wine has enjoyed the greatest percentage gain thanks primarily to…
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Win 2 Tickets to LOVE WINE 2015 (NOW CLOSED)
You will have the opportunity to taste around 250 different wines. You can join well-known wine celebs on one of the many Wine Walks they will host throughout the day. Richard Bampfield MW, Laura Clay, UK Champagne Ambassador 2010, Helen McGinn,aka The knackered Mother and JoeWadsack, resident wine expert on BBC2’s Food and Drink series. Date: Saturday 7th November…
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Experience the Grape Harvest at Bluebell Vineyard Estates
Members of the public will have the opportunity to experience English wine production first hand on Saturday 17th October when Bluebell Vineyard hosts a harvest experience for members of the public. Participants will hand pick the grapes, learn what happens behind the scenes and see how sparkling wine is made, before sampling the freshly pressed…
Read MoreI’m tasting Stars, quite literally, with Prosecco crisps
If you love a glass of bubbly, then you’ll find it hard to resist the Marks and Spencer ‘Fizz and Sparkle’ crisps they have on their shelves (appropriately placed not far away for the drinks section). So fine, you won’t be getting drunk from these crisps, nor will you be able to squeeze a drop…
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Champagne Devaux and Michel Chapoutier launch Champagne Sténopé 2008
In 2007, an encounter between Champagne Devaux and Michel Chapoutier, from the Rhône Valley, gave birth to a daring idea of creating a rare vintage Champagne: one that would faithfully capture the image of the vintage, every single year. Together they purchased a vineyard plot in the renowned village of Les Riceys, and decided to…
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