Glass of Bubbly
Slow Wine Weekends
Slow Wine Weekends is centred in the small village of McGregor in the Winelands of the Western Cape of South Africa. Their focus is on the boutique wineries that operate either from or around the village and which produce some award-winning wines, including in the last two or so years, the country’s best Brut MCC. They offer…
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Klein Karoo Wine Route in the Southern Cape
The Klein Karoo Wine Route, in the Southern Cape of South Africa, spans the easternmost wine producing region in the country, stretching along the Cape Route 62 from Montagu in the west to the Outeniquas in the east. It is characterised by spectacular mountain ranges, where vines are grown on high slopes and along riverbanks.…
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Danebury English Sparkling Wine & Horse Racing
Danebury Vineyards, a family-owned wine estate in Hampshire, has returned to its roots by reintroducing a venue for race horse training. Danebury produces renowned vintage sparkling Cossack under the watchful eye of award-winning winemaker Vince Gower. The estate started life as a famous race horse training yard in the 18th century, serving nearby Stockbridge racecourse…
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Cava Grand Tasting
When visiting wineries is not an option, it’s a treat when an expert can bring their knowledge and passion to you. The minute MW Sarah Jane Evans begins her Cava seminar at the IWINETC in Spain her love of Spanish fizz flows. She blitzes through the history and basics of Cava with wit and not…
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Nibbles at the Bar with your Champagne
I’m quite sure that for many of us a glass of bubbly in our hand, what is seen as the king of wines, is the most important thing to be concentrating on and if nibbles are on the menu then it’s simply whatever is fine as you concentrate on the bubbles in your glass. Bar…
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Your Chance to Name a New English Sparkling Wine
Naked Wines is launching an English sparkling wine to be named by the British public Naked Wines customers will get the opportunity to pre-fund a new English sparkling wine, which will be ready to drink in 2018. It’s a unique opportunity to make English winemaking history, investors will be involved in the final blend of…
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Ridgeview to Hold Tasting in Aid of Hospital in Eastbourne
Ridgeview Wine Estate are holding an English sparkling wine tasting in aid of the Friends of Eastbourne hospital on Friday 7th October at 7:30pm. The event will take place at Eastbourne DGH restaurant, with tickets costing £30 each. The tasting will be led by the estate’s Business Development Manager, Tom Surgey. Guests will have the…
Read MoreRosé English Sparkling Wine Jellies
Now having little neat tricks up your sleeve to surprise your dinner guests must always in some way involve bubbly. Everyone (of course not doing the driving) will have a face lightened when you offer them a glass of bubbly on arrival, now what about adding to that will some jelly sparkling wine surprises to…
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New Beginners’ Wine Guide Helps Schools in Sierra Leone
Wine entrepreneur Jerry Lockspeiser is to publish a new beginners’ wine guide, called YOUR WINE QUESTIONS ANSWERED: The 25 things wine drinkers most want to know, with 100% of its profits being used to build primary schools in Sierra Leone. The guide features a chapter that answers the question: ‘What is the difference between Champagne…
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