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7 Tasty & Down-to-Earth Champagne Food Pairings
There are a few well-known Champagne food pairings, such as caviar and cheese, but it doesn’t have to be so limited. Pairing with Champagne means complementing or contrasting the wines acidity and flavours. Champagne’s natural dry nature with slight sweetness makes it pair beautifully with salty food, but it can also keep up well with…
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Sparkling Wine Sales Continue to Rise
Sparkling wine is predicted to grow by a massive 18.8%, up to 15 million cases a year, over the next 3 years. The increasing trend for Prosecco has played a large part in the sales boost. Prosecco alone is expected to grow by 13.6% by 2020. The UK’s increased demand for bubbly means other sparkling…
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Five Myths about Champagne – Debunked
No matter what kind of drink you drink, alcohol or otherwise, there are plenty of myths floating around. Some are hearsay, some are passed down from parents to children simply because that is what they always have believed. If you are a parent, you may have had ulterior motives to saying something about Champagne that…
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Prosecco Sales Expected to Increase Even Further
It seems the Prosecco craze isn’t about to die down anytime soon, with sales expected to rise over the coming years. Imports of all sparkling wines, including Champagne, Prosecco and Cava, are estimated to rise 18.8% by 2020, according to the Financial Times. That would be an increase from 12.8 million cases a year to…
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I Love Diversity, that’s why I Love Cava
The diversity within the DO Cava is both a blessing and a curse and many people working with Cava would agree on this. I choose to see the positive side. So what is actually so great about it? Well let me explain… The biggest reason for the great diversity among Cava is the fact that…
Read MoreFlûte – a New Bubbly Bar in Florida
A new bubbly bar is set to open in St. Pete’s Beach Drive in Florida this spring. Flûte, will serve Champagne, Prosecco, Cava and other sparkling wine paired with gourmet food. There will be a variety of dishes that pair well with Champagne. These will include tartare, pâté, cheese and caviar and will cost from $8.…
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English Sparkling Wine to be Served on British Airways
British Airways is set to serve an English sparkling wine for the first time with Bolney Wine Estate Blanc de Blancs 2013 as it’s guest sparkling wine in First Class for six months. The full-bodied vintage Chardonnay will pair well with the food on offer: Loch Fyne Kinglas smoked salmon with tartar sauce, watercress panna…
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Pancakes & Prosecco
The trend this year for pancake day is to make your pancakes sparkle. If you want something different than just ordinary pancakes then try adding 4tbsp of Prosecco to the batter and enjoy the fizz of Prosecco pancakes. You can still enjoy your normal toppings, we recommend traditional lemon and sugar and round it off…
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7 Reasons Why Champagne is the Best
Why Champagne? Sadly, people consider it a drink for special occasions and very few are aware of the amazing benefits of this fizzy drink. There are well proven scientific reasons to drink this misconceived ‘luxury’ drink. In fact, Champagne is as good as a red or white wine and as odd as it may sound,…
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