Christopher Walkey
Vintage Prosecco
Prosecco is a sparkling wine (though note there is a tiny percentage of production that is still) that is mostly made so to be enjoyed not long after production, no need for ageing and no requirement of producers to store bottles away for years on end to achieve maturity. Just a few months after the…
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The Magic of Vintage Champagnes
Vintages will mostly be agreed upon by all Champagne producers in that the harvest for the year was of exceptional standard and it goes down in history as a classic vintage. There have been quite a few of these over the years and each will be of high importance to Champagne drinkers and collectors, the…
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How Influenced are you by the Wine Label?
How frequent is it that we have chosen something based on what’s on the outside over what’s inside? From that book at the library with an interesting cover we happen to pick up to cosmetics, items which we are unfamiliar with and yet about to purchase for the first time, we tend to be attracted…
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The Worst Foods to Enjoy with Champagne
I just want to start things off here with Chocolate. Now for many, mostly the consumers, the mentioning of Champagne and Chocolates sounds a most wonderful treat, doesn’t it? Words such as romance, love, Valentines Day, ‘Me’ time, luxury and much more. It remains a strong pairing when it comes to marketing with Marks and…
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Champagne / Sparkling Wine Books
There will not be many wine enthusiasts who will not at least own a wine book or two and in most cases a small library. I myself have around 40 books on wine from many different eras and by different authors, I often refer to them when seeking out some finer details on wine regions…
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Sparkling Wine from Kamptal – Niederösterreich Lower Austria
In the north-western wine region of Austria (Lower Austria Niederösterreich), you will find the Kamp Valley or Kamptal in German and as it is more widely referred to. With the river Kamp (of which the wine region is named after) running straight through and down to the main river that of Danube. The wine region…
Read MoreChampagne Collecting
There’s one thing being a fan of Champagne and getting to enjoy tasting through many fine examples and embracing the tourism side of things by visits to the wine region itself, but what about the collecting side? Many of us I’m sure can admit to collecting something or other during our lifetime, be it those…
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The Best of Italian Sparklers
Just today someone asked me what if I had to choose just one country to drink wine from and of course, my answer was, as always, Italy. It is not a difficult answer today for me as it comes with having made lots of painstaking sacrifices in order to cut my wine preferences to just…
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Steak Dinner: Red Wine or Champagne?
For a long time red wine has been associated with red meats when it comes to enjoying them together. This could mean red wine in the sauce or simply pouring yourself a glass of whilst you eat red meats. White wine would be seen to favour white meats and fish, likewise both in sauces or…
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