Glass of Bubbly
Nyetimber Classic Cuvee 2010
The Classic Cuvee 2010 is pale golden in colour with gentle, fine bubbles that fill the nose with toasty, spicy and complex aromas showing wonderful development after more than three years on lees in the cellar. The palate supports these complex aromas with honey, almond, pastry and baked apple flavours. Cherie Spriggs, Nyetimber’s head winemaker,…
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100 Best Champagnes for 2015
Essi Avellan MW, with FINE Champagne and thetastingbook.com, blind-tasted hundreds of Champagnes to select the World’s Best Champagne. Any Champagne making it into the Top 100 in the rigorous tasting by the editorial board and guest specialists can be recommended. The winner of Best Champagne for 2015 is Ruinart Dom Ruinart Rosé 2002. A medium-deep salmon-peachy colour with aromas of coffee and floral…
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Champagne Romuald Brognion
The Family Brognion have been producing Champagne for several generations in the village of Vaudemange. Romuald Brognion has been involved in his father’s business since he was very young. He now produces his own Champagne with his wife Laurence. Thanks to its Chardonnay grapes, the village of Vaudemange is, together with three other villages, part of…
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Champagne François Secondé
Champagne François Secondé is an independent wine maker and the only harvester-maker (récoltant manipulant) and Champagne producer of pure Sillery Champagne. Aged 14, François Secondé left school and started to work as an apprentice before becoming a vineyard worker. He started by leasing a vineyard and bought his first one in 1972. In 1976, he increased…
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Champagne Rogge Cereser Cuvées
Cuvée Excellence Eye: Shimmering golden yellow. Nose: Powerful fruitiness, with vine peach aromas, hazelnut and wild berries in perfect harmony with the floral notes of the Chardonnay. Palate: The richness is powerful yet fine and delicate. with toasted and honey notes. Food Pairing: Perfect with red meat and foie gras. Cuvée Réserve Eye: Golden bright in colour and copper…
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Champagne Rogge Cereser
Family domain composed of 10 hectares located in Passy Grigny in ‘La Vallée de la Marne’. We are recoltant – manipulant member of the independent winegrowers guarantee of quality and tradition. The winery was created by Martine and Jacques in 1982 and in 1997 they chose to market under their own brand name ‘Champagne Rogge –…
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Hart of Gold ~ English Sparkling Wine
Justin Howard-Sneyd MW has spent years buying wine and advising winemakers on how to make and market their wines, so has now decided to put his money where his mouth is and launch his own English Sparkling Wine. After working at Chapel Down in 1997, Justin went on to buy English wine for Safeway, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose,…
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English Wine Tasting Tours
In the last 16 years English sparkling wines have won 14 international sparkling wine trophies – no other country has achieved this. This year is also predicted to be a vintage year for English and Welsh sparkling wine, helping grow the industry further. With English Wine Tasting Tours, you’ll be collected from the heart of…
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Lanson International Champagne Category Report 2015
2014 was another fantastic year for both Champagne and Sparkling Wines with increases in both volume and value in the combined on and off trade channels. According to the fourth Lanson International Champagne Category Report 2015, Champagne sales will grow further as the industry continues to create more Champagne ‘occasions’ and more visibility by innovation…
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