Glass of Bubbly
Berry Champagne Popsicles, The Ultimate End of Summer Treat
With summer winding down, there is still time to squeeze in a backyard dinner party. To get people in the mood for fun, a light-hearted Champagne popsicle is a perfect treat to welcome your guests with on a hot day. Not only are they delicious push pops of Champagne flavoured ice, they contain alcohol and…
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Top Things to Remember When Hosting a Wine & Cheese Party
Wine and cheese parties are an essential part of the wine culture. Of course, not attending or hosting such parties don’t mean anything regarding how much you like wine, but it is often something that people who mingle in wine circles like to do of their own accord. That being said, it’s important to do…
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Champagne Armand de Brignac & Arnaud Lallement
On September 1, three Michelin-starred chef Arnaud Lallement and Champagne Armand de Brignac debut a new luxury tasting menu, exclusively available at the five-star, Relais & Châteaux hotel L’Assiette Champenoise. A historic first, this is the only culinary experience in the world to offer each of the Champagne’s five prestige cuvées in one place. Tucked…
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Enjoy Free Tours & Champagne Tastings via Champagne-Booking
Did you know some Champagne Houses offer free tours and tastings? At Champagne-Booking you can book free tours and tastings without any costs and with no bookings fees. Here are a few where you can visit the vineyards, explore the cellars and enjoy a glass of Champagne, maybe even discover a new favourite Champagne all at…
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Experience a Special Champagne Experience During the Harvest
The Champagne harvest begins the last week of August /beginning of September. There are Champagne houses which are offering tours during the harvest, including picking grapes or dinner in the vineyard. Enjoy a tour and tasting during the grape harvest at Champagne Yveline Prat The grape harvest is the most important period. During the tour discover…
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Interview with Sommelier Michele Longari
Tell us about Prosecco Prosecco is mainly divided into two different appellations: Prosecco DOC and DOCG. The Prosecco DOC is produced from 9 provinces spanning the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions and, at the present, it is the Prosecco easiest to be found on the UK market. The province of Treviso is the heart…
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A Day in Reims, Champagne
Regardless of how you arrive, when in France, travel to Champagne. Here, making and drinking Champagne is a way of life. If you love the nation’s namesake sparkling wine—authentic Champagne only comes from Champagne, France, after all—you could spend weeks exploring vineyards and villages sprinkled about the chalky, limestone terroir. I consider Champagne the Phoenix…
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Interview with Antonis Maroudas of Ampelostrates in Zante
Glass of Bubbly speaks to Antonis Maroudas, owner and chief winemaker at Ampelostrates, a family-run vineyard in the hills of Zakynthos (Zante). Antonis discusses how the island inspires his winemaking and why production there is so unique. How long have you owned the farm? We have been running the farm, including the restaurant and other…
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Discover More with La Cité du Champagne Collet Tours & Workshops
La Cité du Champagne Collet invites you to discover more with their range of tours, exposition and workshops and yes you can also taste their Champagne! Tour and Tasting: exposition ‘Champagne and Wars’ ‘Champagne and Wars’ La Marne at the heart of the turmoil. La Cité du Champagne offers you an interdisciplinary perspective on the…
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