Glass of Bubbly
48 Champagne Bottles Sabred in 1 minute – New World Record!
On New Years Eve, Frank Esposito, manager of Coral House in Baldwin, New York, set the new Guiness World record for the most Champagne bottles sabred in 60 seconds. Sabring is a technique used to open Champagne bottles using a sword called a sabre. It is usually performed at events and ceremonies. His score of…
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Home-grown bubbly sales soar in the UK
2014 was an exciting year for the English and Welsh sparkling wine industry, proving we have got what it takes to compete with the best. Sparkling wine now accounts for 66% of the UK’s wine production, an industry which is soon estimated to be worth almost £100 million. The UK also exports it’s wine to over…
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Celebrate the New Year with a Glass of Bubbly!
For most of us seeing in the New Year has to be associated with the ‘pop’ of a cork of something bubbly! For years the most popular choice for this occasion would be Champagne, but the sparkling wine industry is the fastest growing and we now have a wide range of bubbly to choose from.…
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Deutz Marlborough Cuvée
“Our vines are in Marlborough, but our roots are in France” Deutz Marlborough Cuvee marries the best New Zealand grapes with traditional French Champagne-making techniques establishing a benchmark for New Zealand wine excellence. In 1838, William Deutz and Pierre-Jubert Geldermann established Champagne Deutz on the slopes of the famous Aÿ vineyards. In 1973 Monatana New…
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Champagne Comtesse de Massy Brut Empire
Comtesse de Massy is a collaboraton between Francois Lavergne and Jean Milan. “An old style Champagne from ancestral tradition” This authentic traditional Champagne is a blend of a majority of barrel fermented Chardonnay reserved wines. Extended ageing on lees has allowed the wine to develop deel and rich flavours with aromas of almond, vanila and…
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Comtesse de Massy Rosé Princesse Pauline
“A fine and subtle Rosé Champagne” This Rosé Champagne is a blend of a majority of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs with the beautiful Pinot Noir especially selected from the best terroirs of the Montagne de Reims. This superb blend is an ideal marriage of fine chardonnay and fruity Pinot Noir offering a fresh…
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Prosecco Sales Soar in 2014
Prosecco sales are soaring as more and more people are enjoying sparkling wine as an everyday drink rather than just for celebrations. Sparkling wine and in particular Champagne has always been seen as a celebratory drink for occasions such as Christmas and New Year but there has been a big shift in change of drinking…
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Duval-Leroy Authentis Cumières 2005
A unique work of art designed by Duval-Leroy. Duval-Leroy’s passion for authenticity is illustrated in this cuvee derived purely from Pinot Noir grapes. The expression of a Premier Cru from the Vallée de la Marne, Cumières is the fruit of organic viticulture (Wine produced from organically cultivated grapes, certified by Ecocert – FR-BIO-01). This vintage…
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Champagne F. Cuchet-Cez Reserve Brut
Visual Aspect It is a wine which suggests big attention all over the yellow dress straw and its bubbles of a big delicacy. Of a remarkable specific gravity, these bubbles form fine rosaries enlivening the inside of the glass so by a shifty and uninterrupted dance. Aspect of smell First lemon-flavoured with some naunces of…
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