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Rebuli Bastia Prosecco Frizzante Fii Spago
Discover beautiful Prosecco from Rebuli Bastia. Frizzante Fii Spago Tasting Notes Colour: straw yellow. Perlage: fine and persistent. Bouquet: delicately fruity and fragrant. Taste: expansive and sapid of a special versatility thanks also to the moderated bubbles. Conservation: Keep in a fresh room (12-18°), away from the light, in an vertical position. Avoid keeping…
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British Airways i360 Announce Nyetimber Sky Bar
The Nyetimber Sky Bar is set to become the most unique bar in the UK, located inside British Airways i360’s aerodynamically designed glass pod. Customers will glide slowly up to 138m for 360-degree views of Sussex while enjoying a glass of Nyetimber’s Classic Cuvee sparkling wine and other drinks from the South Downs region. British…
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Krug Uses Music to Introduce their New Grande Cuvée
Champagne Krug has often expressed the connection between Champagne and music. Last year they released their Krug ID App that allowed consumers to scan the label to get a suggestion for the particular bottle’s ‘music pairing’. “The world of music and the world of Champagne share a common vocabulary: precision, expressiveness, roundness,” said Argentine pianist Marcela…
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Simon Robinson is New Chairman of English Wine Producers
English Wine Producers, an organisation dedicated to promoting English and Welsh wine, has appointed a new chairman after a major overhaul. Simon Robinson from Hattingley Valley has taken up the helm, joined by other English wine experts including Tamara Roberts from Ridgeview, Frazer Thompson from Chapel Down and Anne Linder from Direct Wines. Robinson, along…
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Prosecco DOC Allocates an Extra 3,000 Hectares
Fears of Prosecco shortage are to be even further debunked after the DOC Consortium confirmed there will be a 3,000 hectare increase in vineyards allocated to Prosecco. 2015 was a record harvest which produced surplus Prosecco, meaning plenty of bottles to meet the high demand, particularly from the UK market where Prosecco is the best-selling sparkling wine.…
Read MoreChampagne Academy Celebrates 60 Years
The Champagne Academy celebrated its 60th anniversary at a dinner at The Lanesborough Hotel in London and launched the 2016 programme of its annual Champagne Academy Course trip to Champagne in June. As in all previous years, the 2016 trip will provide a unique and in-depth Champagne education experience, including lectures by the Principals and winemakers of Grande Marque Champagne…
Read More2015 Production Figures for UK Wine Industry Announced
The latest production figures from England and Wales have just been announced by the Wine Standards Branch (Food Standards Agency). The Wine Standards Branch (WSB) is the body currently responsible for compiling the production declarations and holding the vineyards register for the UK wine industry, reporting harvest and vineyard figures to DEFRA. The 2015 harvest…
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Record Harvest & Growth for Prosecco DOC
The Consortium for the protection of Prosecco DOC has released new, official figures showing both a record 2015 harvest and year-on-year growth in levels of production since DOC status was granted in 2009. Despite claims of difficult growing conditions 4.5 million quintals of suitable grapes were harvested in 2015, which will make an estimated 3.4 million…
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Champagne Taittinger Toast Winners at BAFTAs
The great and the good of UK Television gathered at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night as the winners of the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards in 2016 were announced. Official Champagne and wine partners to BAFTA, Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria were on hand throughout the evening to help the glamorous…
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