Glass of Bubbly
Prosecco: A Joy of Life
There are many producers of sparkling, aromatic, prosecco wine. For this quest I searched for a company that produces a range of high-quality prosecco wines, with impressive bottle presentations. Bottega has a very interesting history, both during the 20th century and into the 21st century. The eye-catching bottles and a great number of the wines…
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Pol Roger to Sell Winston Churchill’s Famous Pint of Champagne
Winston Churchill’s favourite Champage maker is planning to release a bottle in his favourite measurement, a pint. It’s the first time since 1973 that Pol Roger has sold a Champagne in imperial measurements, as Britain joined the European Economic Community, which meant metric units had to be used. There’s still a little while to wait…
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Cocktails with Master of Mixology, Simone Caporale
This autumn, renowned Italian mixologist Simone Caporale will team up with Chef Patron of Sartoria, Francesco Mazzei, to bring a stylish and innovative new cocktail collection to Sartoria’s Libare Bar, which will be served alongside a selection of cicchetti from Mazzei. Every Wednesday from 28 September to 30 November, Caporale will be in residence as…
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Enjoy Champagne for £10 a glass at Les 110 de Taillevent
From September, upmarket London bistro Les 110 de Taillevent, in Cavendish Square, will be introducing monthly pouring Champagnes by the glass to boost their innovative wine-pairing offering. For £10 per glass, guests can taste a different top quality Champagne each month. September’s Champagne will be Billecart-Salmon’s Brut Réserve, an elegant and slightly silky Champagne with…
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Sparkling Wine from Australia
Australia is a vast country and has several different climates. The seasons of Australia are the opposite of ours and the very diverse landscape has many attributes to be proud of. There are very busy cities and beautiful beaches, too. There are many grape varieties that grow very well indeed in Australia and wonderful wines,…
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Taittinger Travels the World Bringing Smiles into Depths of Africa
The tempting allure of Champagne reaches fans in even the deepest of landlocked Africa. I was recently in Kigali, Rwanda, on a business trip and was excited to discover the strong presence of Taittinger Champagne at the hip Pili Pili Club, bar, bistro and restaurant. The restaurant’s name resonates as effectively as the fashionable crowd…
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Cricket Fans Warned Not to Pop Champagne Corks
Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have been advised not to pop Champagne corks in order to avoid distracting or injuring outfielders at Lord’s. The move follows formal complaints from visiting teams that their outfielders had been distracted by the sound of corks landing close to them and that flying corks constitute a hazard. …
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Celebrate New Beginnings with Bubbly
Years after leaving school, September still evokes images of crunching over newly-fallen leaves in new shoes on crisp mornings, new pencils and empty exercise books and a sense of possibility and starting afresh. It remains a turning point in the year. Parents are sending children to primary or secondary school or even university for the…
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Glasgow named Prosecco capital of the UK
Discount supermarket Aldi have proclaimed Glasgow to be the ‘capital’ of Prosecco, having published a map revealing the most popular wines in different parts of the UK. The map, based on the first 16,000 transactions on its online wine store, launched in January, also showed Champagne to be the drink of choice in South West…
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