Christopher Walkey
Champagne Cocktails at the Soho Hotel, London
London is an endless supply of trendy bars and restaurants from east to west and via both sides of the river (Thames). Even if you are after some Champagne cocktails then the options are still relatively high and to suit many tastes and budgets. One of the hotspots of London for social drinks is Soho…
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Afternoon Tea at the Royal Lancaster Hotel Hyde Café, London
What a splendid way to spend an afternoon with friends and / or family than by visiting a fine venue and enjoying the afternoon tea experience. Though what and why exactly did afternoon tea hit its somewhat global fame today and such a common menu option at prestigious / luxury hospitality venues from Australia to…
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Everything you wanted to know about Sekt, but were afraid to ask
“Let’s talk about Sekt (baby)… ” OK, enough with the clichés you say and I do not blame you as I could go on and on! Though Sekt does lend itself well to sounding like sex and a great synergy of wine (and especially bubbles), that many agree with, is alongside romance. Firstly, what is…
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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…
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