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Win a Climadiff – 52 Bottle Freestanding Wine Cooler (NOW CLOSED)

By Glass of Bubbly / 15th December 2016

Climadiff’s service cabinets are designed to hold a permanent selection of wines at the optimal serving temperatures. With its timeless design, this wine fridge has 4 fixed wooden shelves with a full glass door steel frame – wherever you place this freestanding wine cabinet, it will be sure to wow your guests with its cool blue interior…

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Sales of Prosecco in UK Continue to Rise Faster than Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 15th December 2016

Prosecco sales across Europe hit €789m in 2016, compared to Champagne sales worth €1.4bn, according to the latest figures from IRI, the provider of big data and predictive analytics for FMCG manufacturers and retailers. While Champagne is outstripping its lower-cost rival by almost double in the market value overall, the figures show that Prosecco continues…

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Vandals Destroy 400,000 Bottles of Italian Sparkling Wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 14th December 2016

Vandals broke into the Conte Vistarino winery in the middle of the night and drained refrigerated steel tanks. “It was a tremendous shock,” said Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino, the 40-year-old countess who manages the family-owned winery. The wine, that was maturing at the centuries-old estate, was part of the 2016 harvest. In total, 400,000 bottles were…

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Digby English Sparkling Wine Enters Australia

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th December 2016

Digby Fine English has become the first English sparkling wine brand to secure a major entry into the Australian wine market after securing a listing at the country’s #1 drinks retailer, Woolworths Limited, in time for the peak Christmas trading season. Woolworths-owned Dan Murphy’s has launched Digby’s Non Vintage Brut priced at A$89.99 this week…

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American Sparkling Wine Increasing in Popularity

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th December 2016

According to the Wine Institute, sparkling wine and Champagne sales in the United States in 2015 reached 21.7 million 9-litre cases, up from 19.7 million in 2014. Americans are continuing to enjoy more bubbly. The selection of American sparkling wines available on restaurant wine lists and on retail shelves is also increasing, giving more choice…

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Champagne Service by Robots in San Francisco

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th December 2016

I am sure we are all aware that technology is advancing and at an alarming pace too, it surrounds us every where and sometimes we do not even realise when we are using it! What about room service though, that knock on the door for breakfast or for that bottle of wine you have ordered……

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Gigglewater Prosecco Launched in the UK

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th December 2016

Gigglewater is inspired by the 1920’s American term for an alcoholic beverage. Gigglewater offers a Prosecco DOC; a frizzante secco in bottle and 20cl can, as well as a range of 20cl canned flavoured sparkling wines. Catherine Monahan, founder/CEO of Gigglewater Wines says: “With growth of sparkling wine continuing at around 23% we are really…

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Fancy trying Prosecco Tea?

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th December 2016

Love Prosecco and love tea, sometimes not sure which to have, when you really want both, well now you can by enjoying Prosecco-infused tea. The Aldi Speciality range of teas has been produced especially for Christmas. A box costs £1.89 for 15 bags. The Speciality range of tea has been produced especially for Christmas and is…

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Business Offers £1,000 Reward after Hundreds of Bottles of Wine were Stolen

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th December 2016

A wine merchant is offering a £1,000 reward after alcohol worth thousands of pounds was stolen. Hundreds of bottles of wine worth thousands of pounds were taken from outside a warehouse in Langbar said Jonathan Cocker, from Ilkley wine merchant Martinez. The pallet which contained a variety of wine was last seen at 8pm after…

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