Glass of Bubbly
Vauversin Champagne
The Vauversin family have been making wine in the Grand Cru village of Oger since 1640. Laurent Vauversin is the current custodian, having recently taken over the family business from his father Bruno. Laurent’s grandfather took the decision to start making wine on a commercial scale back in 1930 and 84 years later Laurent is…
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Killing me softly: The plight of the disappearing bubbles
It was the day of our trade launch held earlier this year at the lovely Loki Wines, the award winning wine merchants in Birmingham. My helpers for the day (sister, Alison and friends Kalai and Jo) and I unpacked all of the 35 ‘Riedel Ouverture Champagne’ glasses which I’d tried and tested with Riedel some…
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bubbledogs launches limited edition World Cup hot dog menu
bubbledogs, the gourmet hot dog and grower Champagne restaurant in Fitzrovia, is introducing a limited edition hot dog menu in celebration of the World Cup. Available from now until the end of the world famous football tournament; a total of 10 new hot dogs will be introduced, each with toppings representing a different country competing…
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Champagne Faniel et Fils
The family domain is situated between Epernay and Reims in the small village of Cormoyeux. Mathieu runs the vineyard with his parents. They are Recoltant Manipulant, (RM) meaning they have their own vineyard, own winery and sell their own Champagne. The Range of Faniel et Fils Champagne: Agapane Brut/demi sec: 60% Pinot Meunier, 40%…
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The verdict on my week with English Sparkling Wine
Really hoping a few of you managed to brave the price bump this week and treat yourselves to a bottle (or two if you were feeling plush) of English bubbles. Amazingly enough we did manage to toast the sunshine this weekend, with the odd ray here and there on the Saturday and a full on factor…
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Food and Wine Matching – Nyetimber Style
When I saw the picture on Twitter of the table at the Nyetimber offices awaiting guests I thought (a) I’m sure they meant someone else when they invited me and (b) I’m certainly not going to ‘fess up! With the quality of the wines, their awards, market positioning and the events they sponsor, it would be easy to…
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Ups & Downs of Making English Sparkling Wine
Let’s start with a quick test. How many have you have actually drunk English wine before? I’m guessing not that many of you… Funny really, if we were French and I asked you all have you tried French wine before then it’d be near as damn it 100%. Italians and Italian wine? Same deal. You get the point.…
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Making Sparkling Wine in England
Most people reading this I guess will be a bit bemused by the idea of English wine. Especially any Johnny and Janet Foreigners. English wine? How does that work? It’s so cold and wet over there! Well, yeah it is, fair enough, but it didn’t stop the Romans a couple of thousand years ago, so it probably shouldn’t…
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English Sparkling Wine
English Sparkling Wine has gone from strength to strength over the past decade but the reality is that England has a long and rich history of bubbly production. It is claimed that Christopher Merrett, a 17th century cider maker from Gloucester, first devised the fermentation method which gives champagne its sparkle as well as inventing…
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