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The Perfect Start to Summer 2016 with Champagne Lanson

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th May 2016

The tradition of Champagne Lanson’s exclusive sponsorship of the summer’s key sporting and social calendars has been confirmed for 2016. Champagne Lanson will also be celebrating the continued growth of its Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brut Rosé NV – the UK’s No.1 Rosé by value and volume (Nielsen data) – which will feature prominently in…

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Win a Bottle of Roger-Constant Lemaire Cuvée Trianon Champagne (NOW CLOSED)

Win a Bottle of Roger-Constant Lemaire Cuvée Trianon Champagne (NOW CLOSED)

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

Champagne Cuvée Trianon is a multi award winning flagship cuvée of the Lemaire House. It is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, has an elegant mousse, rich, toasty and full bodied, balanced with a beautiful finish. www.rclchampagne.co.uk To Enter: Follow @glassofbubbly and @rclemaireuk on Twitter, then tweet us ‘I’d like to win a bottle of…

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Celebrity Interview: Bob Champion MBE

Celebrity Interview: Bob Champion MBE

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

Bob is an English former jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. His triumph was made into a film called Champions, with John Hurt portraying him. The film is based on Bob’s book Champions Story, which he wrote with close friend, racing journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Powell. In 2002 he was chosen…

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Discovering Champagne Duval-Leroy

Discovering Champagne Duval-Leroy

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

A very welcomed and eagerly anticipated invitation to visit Vertus and the Duval-Leroy Champagne brand was received by Glass of Bubbly and what an educational tour and tasting of superb wines and food it was. Duval-Leroy brand is really a testament to turning tragedy in to success where the story of Carol Duval-Leroy (Chairman &…

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Win a Case of Shorn Bubbly (NOW CLOSED)

Win a Case of Shorn Bubbly (NOW CLOSED)

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

Win a case of Shorn bubbly from New Zealand, the perfect addition to any celebration. Prize consists of 6 bottles of Shorn made from New Zealand Pinot Grigio grapes. To Enter: Follow @glassofbubbly and @shornwines on Twitter, then tweet us ‘I’d like to win a case of Shorn’ or email ‘I’d like to win a case of Shorn’ to info@glassofbubbly.com…

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Nyetimber Releases Tillington Single Vineyard 2010

Nyetimber Releases Tillington Single Vineyard 2010

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd May 2016

Nyetimber has launched its second Tillington Single Vineyard vintage. Made from a blend of 78% Pinot Noir and 22% Chardonnay, Tillington is the first Single Vineyard sparkling wine from England with all grapes specially selected from a single vineyard site and underlines the producer’s uncompromising attention to detail and flavour. Only 4,117 bottles of the…

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Strong Potential for Tasmanian Sparkling Wine in UK

Strong Potential for Tasmanian Sparkling Wine in UK

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd May 2016

The future for Tasmanian wine in the UK looks bright, trade representatives have said following a Tasmanian wine tasting in London. Wine Tasmania, supported by Wine Australia, hosted a trade and press master class for more than 50 guests at Australia House on Thursday. Presented by Michael Hill-Smith MW, co-owner of Tasmania’s Tolpuddle Vineyard, the…

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Rathfinny Sussex Sparkling Wine gets a Rebrand

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th April 2016

Rathfinny is a 600-acre wine estate in the South Downs which is set to become one of the biggest vineyards in the UK. With its rapid expansion and imminent release of its first vintage sparkling wine in 2018, the estate decided it needed a fresh look so they turned to iconic design house Pentagram, the largest…

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First-Ever Pinot Meunier Rosé from Exton Park

First-Ever Pinot Meunier Rosé from Exton Park

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th April 2016

There’s a new ‘baby vintage’ making its debut at Exton Park Vineyard next month. Or rather, a fresh-faced teenager with rosy cheeks. Exton Park’s first ever 100% Pinot Meunier Rose will be launched at the London Wine Fair, from the English Wine Producers’ stand T34 in the Grand Hall. This is a new departure for Exton Park and its talented winemaker Corinne Seely. The wine made entirely from the 2014 vintage – but not named as such is an exclusive blend of the older Pinot Meunier plots in the 55 acre vineyard, planted in 2003 and onwards. In the new state-of-the-art winery each plot was vinified and kept separately to provide a wide-ranging palette when Seely created the final cuvée from this exceptional year. It was then bottled in green glass, not only to differentiate between the current, award-winning Roée NV, but also to preserve the colour and quality of the sensitive Meunier grape and after 12 months on the lees, was disgorged earlier this year – ready for its first appearance in May. Showing the true Meunier characteristics, the Exton Park Pinot Meunier Rosé is fresh and delicate, with a remarkable spring floral style –and is, we believe, the only sparkling wine of its kind to be made in England. Wine maker’s notes: ‘With a radiant pink, almost coral, colour, this rosé is attractively perfumed with notes of early jasmine and honeysuckle on the nose. Dry – at just 6.5 g/l of residual sugar – it is still surprisingly full in the mouth, displaying a gingerbread spiciness and a fruity white peach finish.’ Corinne Seely, Head Winemaker

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