Christopher Walkey
The Best Wines for Curry – Rosé Sparkling Wine
Wine presents itself as a wonderful pairing for nearly all dishes globally from meats to cheeses, desserts to salads. It comes in many styles to include still and sparkling as well colours from white to dark red mostly though the likes of blue, orange, brown and more will be seen. You can also select your…
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Champagne, Cigars & (Ratafia) Champenois!
Three very big C‘s here in Champagne, Cigars and Champenois (Ratafia) and I wanted to explore how they exhibited themselves when paired together. Just to add to the C collection we also had a fine display of Cheese to enjoy in between each tasting. Champagne will need no introduction and for many will be a…
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What’s the difference between Prosecco & Champagne?
For many there is very little difference between Prosecco and Champagne as ultimately they are both fizzy wines and there to be enjoyed during celebratory occasions, but to those who are in the know then they are worlds apart – Let us discuss the differences so that you will no longer see both Prosecco and…
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What is Blanc de Meunier Champagne?
Many of us will be familiar with Blanc de Noir (white of black) on a bottle of Champagne, though somewhat a little rarer is the term Blanc de Meunier (white of Meunier). I am sure wine experts and many wine lovers will either know or have guessed it already, but the term of Blanc de…
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The Best Champagne Glass Shape for enjoying Bubbly
There is always a debate surrounding the best glass to enjoy Champagne in. For many, and on most occasions, it will simply be the glass that is handy which is the best as most of us will simply want to enjoy the Champagne as it is poured and we will have little interest in studying…
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Is Champagne Vegan?
So firstly, let us delve into what exactly is Veganism. The translation works out as to being a style / type of vegetarian diet that excludes all meat and dairy products including other animal derived ingredients and those foods processed using animal products / labour. There are quite a few yes and no answers to…
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10 Fun Facts about Prosecco
For many of us, when we hear of bubbles in our wine glass, the word Prosecco comes to mind. It’s the most popular sparkling wine in volume of sales in the UK even out selling Champagne. One of Italy’s most famous creations and with a worldwide fan base, Prosecco is in fact quite a bit…
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Place, grape, colour, style or producer? How do you choose your wine?
Many people will choose a wine from a previous experience in that what we liked before we will like once again. Sometimes it is force of habit such as those in the USA will usually go for grape varieties whereas in Europe we are more likely to opt for a region such as Bordeaux or…
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What is Methode Charmat?
There are many ways in which wines are made that deliver varied styles and results. From generation to generation, throughout the world, wine production has evolved and improved yet basic practises have usually remained in order to produce both still and sparkling wines. One such way is called the methode Charmat or Charmat method, better…
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