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Will English Sparkling Wine Ever Edge Ahead of Champagne?
Naked Wines are predicting that 2016 will be the year that English sparkling wines edge ahead of Champagne for the first time. The record breaking Indian summer has meant that 2016’s grape crop will be the ripest, most concentrated and highest quality for decades. In contrast, France has had one of the toughest vintages with…
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Madame Martis 2006 Rare Vintage
The dream of Roberta and Antonio Stelzer begins in 1990, when Maso Martis was born. Since the beginning of their activity, they started producing sparkling wine, a real challenge in those years when the Trentodoc was not so widespread. The first goal was to establish a small winery with high quality products. The second goal,…
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Belaire Exclusive Collaboration with Ben Eine
Luc Belaire, the premium French wine brand, have announced an exclusive collaboration with world-renowned artist Ben Eine. He has designed a limited edition custom-made backpack as part of an exclusive Belaire gift set, available at high-end department store Selfridges. The backpack gift set is available in two colourways, complete with two bottles of Belaire, which…
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New York Champagne Week
New York Champagne Week runs 7th-13th November, in its 4th year it will be bigger and better with more bubbly than ever. For the trade and media, there will be the Opening Celebration, the annual Champagne Cocktail Competition, pairing experiences like ‘Champagne & Caviar’ and seminar concepts like ‘Back that Glass Up’ (a comparative glassware tasting).…
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Essential Accessories for Champagne & Sparkling Wine
Ice Bucket Using an ice bucket to hold your ice nuggets not only makes a nice focal point for the wine but it also chills it much quicker – just 20 minutes rather than 2 hours in the fridge. There are many different designs around, some branded with a particular label and some made with…
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Raj Holuss Wins 50th Taittinger Prix Culinaire International
Raj Holuss, 1st Sous Chef at Waterside, Bray was announced as the winner of the 50th Taittinger Prix Culinaire International competition this weekend. Following a closely fought final of the competition at Roux at Parliament Square, UK Presidential Judge, Michel Roux Jr and Champagne Taittinger’s Marketing Director, Vitalie Taittinger, revealed Raj as the winner at…
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Discover Bodegas Torres
Bodegas Torres’ vineyards and wineries, near Barcelona, provide several immersive experiences for visitors. Their range of activities won the ‘Most Innovative Tourist Experience’ prize at the Wine Tourism Awards for the third time last February. The Torres Visitor Centre, located in Pacs del Penedés, organises more than 20 regular and annual activities. These include a…
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Is it the End of Ice for Champagne Ice Buckets?
The Kaelo, a new high-end interior design innovation, is an ‘iceless’ ice bucket that can be inset into a kitchen surface. The ice-cold chamber chills bottles with minimal effort from the user, and, unlike traditional ice buckets, keeps them dry so that Champagne and fine wines can be poured with ease. It maintains a consistently…
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Hotel Arts Barcelona Launches New Winery Tours
Hotel Arts Barcelona have launched a new series of tours, tastings and winemaking sessions for bubbly-loving visitors to Catalonia’s Penedès Region, where over 95% of all Cava is produced just an hour’s drive from the city. The hotel’s Harvest Package includes a trip to the 40-hectare Mas Comtal organic vineyard, where guests will learn about…
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