Glass of Bubbly
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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More than 5,000 Bottles of English Bubbly Set Sail for the US
The biggest ever shipment of English sparkling wine has been sent to America. More than 5,000 bottles – the first full container of English fizz to be exported anywhere – left Southampton docks as the result of a partnership between drinks exporter The British Bottle Company and New Jersey-based Vine Street Imports. This marks an…
Read MoreSuccessful Summer for English Sparkling Wine
English Wine Producers have announced a successful year in terms of popularity, sales, prizes and exports. English fizz has performed especially well in terms of sales both to retailers and the public. Waitrose revealed that English sparkling wine was their fastest growing sparkling wine category in the last year, with its sales increasing by 49%.…
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Camel Valley Exports To Dubai
Camel Valley Vineyard, in Cornwall, have exported two pallets of their award-winning Camel Valley Brut and Pinot Noir Rosé Brutto the most prestigious hotel in Dubai: Al Mahara at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. The partnership was instigated by Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw, who has set up a restaurant at the hotel, but has roots…
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