Glass of Bubbly
Her Majesty the Queen clinks glasses of Camel Valley with President of Mexico
The Mexican President is on a 3 day state visit to England. Last night 170 guests attended Buckingham Palace for a lavish state banquet. The menu for the banquet hosted by the Queen for President Nieto and has wife included poached fillets of Dover sole, noisettes of Windsor Estate lamb and spiced chocolate torte. English sparkling wine also…
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Get the Ultimate Insight into Terroir Champagne
Call them artisan Champagnes, grower Champagnes or terroir Champagnes, the ever increasing interest in this category makes it essential for wine professionals to be able to talk with authority on and confidence on subject You are invited to discover the secrets of the terroir of Verzenay via a tasting of still wines and Champagnes presented…
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Riedel relaunch the ‘Prosecco Superiore’ Glass
I was very excited last week to hear confirmation from Riedel UK (the top glassware people in case you’re wondering) that they are bringing back their Prosecco glass! The glass was made obsolete a few years ago, at a time when Prosecco wasn’t as popular as it is now. Prosecco has now overtaken Champagne to…
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Champagne AR Lenoble
Maison AR Lenoble is one of the rare Houses in Champagne that is still entirely independent and family-owned. Sister-and-brother owners Anne and Antoine Malassagne are the great-grandchildren of Armand-Raphaël Graser who founded AR Lenoble nearly 100 years ago in 1920. In 1915, Armand-Raphaël Graser, originally a wine merchant in Alsace, left the region of his…
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PIPER-HEIDSIECK ~ Régis Camus: A Biography
Régis Camus, PIPER-HEIDSIECK winemaker since 1994, is the architect of the House’s wines renewal. Grandson to a farmer of the Thiérarche, in north-eastern France, Régis Camus, 58 years old, is the man in the shadows, shaping the PIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagnes since he first arrived at the House. Following studies in biology and biochemistry, he trained as a…
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Treat Your Mum to Champagne BILLECART-SALMON this Mother’s Day
This Mothering Sunday treat your mum to a bit of luxury with a bottle of Champagne BILLECART-SALMON Brut Rosé Non-Vintage. Champagne is the perfect gift to make someone feel special and show much you care. Make this Mother’s Day especially unforgettable by offering your mum a bottle of BILLECART-SALMON Brut Rosé Non-Vintage Champagne. With finesse and elegance,…
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Champagne Mignon: Année de Madame
Produced in limited quantities in exceptional years. The Vintage range reflects the terroir and the climate during the year in which the grapes were grown. Vintage 60 % Chardonnay 30 % Meunier 10 % Pinot Noir This Champagne has a rich bouquet and superb complexity, blending notes of lemon and honey, to reveal a full-bodied,…
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Monroe Overdry Prosecco Extra Dry – Special Edition
The taste of Monroe Overdry Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry Special Edition sparkling wine is fine, elegant and harmonic with the colour is light straw yellow with golden reflections and perlage fine, numerous and persistent. The bouquet is fine, delicately fruity with notes of Williams pear, golden apple and hint of yellow peach. floral hints of…
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Celebrity Interview: Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree is one of the most successful female poker players of all time and a European Poker Tour Champion. She achieved a first-class degree in Astrophysics, before going on to find fame as a model and TV presenter on a range of different shows. She is a Team PokerstarsPro and plays in major poker…
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