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Denbies Predict Exceptional 2016 English Sparkling Wine Vintage
The first grapes from what is expected to be an exceptional vintage are being harvested at Denbies in Surrey. A dry summer and sunny September, characterised by blistering daytime temperatures and warm nights, have contributed to perfect ripening conditions. Denbies winemaking team predicts 2016 to be one of the most successful vintages ever for the…
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Furleigh Estate’s Pink Perfection for Breast Cancer Month
Furleigh Estate will be raising money for charity Weldmar Hospicecare Trust throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs from 1st – 30th October. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a worldwide annual campaign involving thousands of organisations to highlight the importance of breast awareness and to raise funds. For every bottle of Furleigh Sparkling Rosé sold…
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Champagne Duval-Leroy Précieuses Parcelles
Champagne Duval-Leroy introduces its new range of parcels selections’ cuvées, Précieuses Parcelles, “the finest expression of an exceptional terroir”. While other Champagne houses may value image over hard graft, the Duval-Leroy family fights to convey a certain idea of Champagne, one that is more personal, more intimate, more exclusive, a Champagne they are proud to…
Read MoreRare Opportunity to Invest in New Champagne House
Champagne PIAFF – the first prospective major Champagne house to emerge in over 40 years – has issued an invitation for founding investors and shareholders to invest in the brand. Shares in PIAFF Group Holdings Ltd. – a newly formed UK-based group – will be made available for purchase via www.CrowdBnk.com for a limited period…
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Champagne Harvest
The Harvest in the five regions of the AOC Champagne started on the 10th September, almost one week later than last year. This date is individually defined for all 320 communities and for all three grape species every year. This Champagne year will offer a high quality but maybe it is one with a smaller…
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Prosecco & Macaroons in Birmingham
Miss Macaroon is to open its first shop and prosecco bar in Birmingham. Rosie Ginday, who trained as a high-end pastry chef at University College Birmingham and went on to work for Michelin starred chef Glynn Purnell set up Miss Macaroon in 2011. The brand reinvests its profits to help young unemployed care leavers, offenders…
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Dom Pérignon Teams up with Oscar Winner Christopher Waltz
Dom Pérignon has announced a new marketing campaign for its P2 Champagne featuring Oscar-winning actor Christopher Waltz. The new campaign called ‘Meet the Ultimate Dom Pérignon, P2 Plénitude Deuxième. Touched with plénitude’, sees Waltz capture the multitude of expressions and emotions contained within a bottle of P2. Each Dom Pérignon Plénitude has a distinct character. The…
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Celebrity Interview: Adele Parks
Adele has published 15 novels in 15 years, all of which have been bestsellers. She’s sold three million copies of her work in the UK alone, but is also translated into 26 different languages. She published her first novel, Playing Away, in 2000; that year the Evening Standard identified Adele as one of London’s ‘Twenty…
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Wiston English Sparkling Wine at Prestigious Star Awards
Wiston Estate English sparkling wine was enjoyed at the Prestigious Star Awards 2016. The Prestigious Star Awards celebrate the quality, performance and reputation of the world’s best venues qualified to host the most memorable events. 20 venues from across the world were announced as winners on Friday evening at 20 Cavendish Square in London. Winning venues included…
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