Glass of Bubbly
Win a Bottle of Greek Sparkling Wine (NOW CLOSED)
Santo Sparkling Wine and Glass of Bubbly are giving you the chance to win your very own bottle of Greek Bubbly! For your chance to win: Email your name and postal address to info@glassofbubbly.com There is no cash alternative, prize non transferable. Prize only posted to a UK Address. Closing date: 31st August 2015
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Skinny Fizz – Win a Bottle of Bubbly (NOW CLOSED)
The Skinny Fizz has arrived and we are giving you the opportunity to win your very own bottle of this Champagne Grand Cru in a limited edition box. To enter: Follow @glassofbubbly & @skinnychampagne on Twitter and tweet or retweet: I’d like to try #SkinnyChampage Closing date: 31st August 2015
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3 Super Simple Champagne cocktails
Chambord and Champagne The name of this cocktail gives away what it’s all about. However, even though it seems simple, the Chambord compliments the Champagne to create a refreshing, fruity and sweet drink. An ounce of Chambord Champagne Pour the Chambord into a Champagne glass. Top with Champagne. Add raspberries for garnish if you wish! Arise…
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Champagne + Fromage opens new shop in Greenwich
It seems the concept of Champagne + Fromage is doing well and the lucky people of Greenwich are next to experience it right on their doorstep at the new store which opened just a few weeks ago. Champagne + Fromage is a shop and bistro bringing rustic fare and fizz to London, served the French way. They already have…
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Côté Mas, Crémant de Limoux
Two traditional method sparkling wines from the Paul Mas winery in the south of France. The perfect everyday luxury! Crémant de Limoux Blancs Brut 60% Chardonnay, 20% Chenin Blanc, 10% Pinot Noir, 10% Mauzac Pale yellow with delicate and persistent bubbles. An intense and refined nose of honey, acacia and crystallized lemon lead way to…
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Vincenzo Arnese wins ‘Best UK Sommelier’ 2015
The inaugural ‘Best UK Sommelier’ competition was organised by The UK Sommelier Association & Club AIS London and was held at the Business Design Centre in Islington as part of Bellavita, the largest Italian Food & Wine Expo. In the morning all the Sommeliers had a first round written blind wine tasting supervised by members of Italian…
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Bottlegreen Cocktails: Polo Cartier Cocktail
Bottlegreen produce an array of award-winning cordials that can be used to make great cocktails. Wonderfully decadent and devilishly divine, the fizzing bubbles and the sweetness of apple delivers summer heaven. Ingredients: 25ml apple vodka 15ml bottlegreen Cox Apple & Plum Cordial Champagne Glass: flute Method: Three quarter fill a flute with Champagne Shake first…
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Aston Martins in the Vineyard at Chafor Wine Estate
It all felt rather ‘James Bond’ at Buckinghamshire’s new CHAFOR Wine Estate, during a recent visit by the Aston Martin Owners Club. Defiant of the forecast of ‘occasional light showers’, which is never popular among the vintage car fraternity, Aston Martins from all eras were cheek by jowl at the Buckinghamshire family-run vineyard for the…
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A Superior Glass for Prosecco Superiore
The last time I was at Riedel UK testing my sparkling Furlan Rosé the photographer arrived and the wine ended up warm. That meant we (Steve McGraw, MD of Riedel UK and I) had to repeat the test and taste the Rosé again, shame that! Recently, Steve and I carried out further testing of my…
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