Christopher Walkey
Lambrusco Spumante Rosé
If you love bubbles then you must look out for the word spumante (‘foaming’ in Italian) when you are searching Italian wines. Spumante will tell you that the wine will be sparkling and Italian: “Spumante is a classification of Italian Sparkling Wine, Spumante can be produced in any area of Italy with any grape variety,…
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An Expression of Abruzzo with VIN.CO
If you are seeking bubbles then it would be a wise move to check out the website of Vin.Co – Made in Abruzzo (from grape to bottle), is their focus and the finest of fizz their passion. “Cooperating to grow, conquering new markets in the name of sparkling wines made in Abruzzo : VIN.CO was…
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Borgo Conventi Ribolla Gialla
Rare and ancient, an indigenous white variety and native to Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy, the Ribolla Gialla grape is well worthy of your discovery for its flavours and aromas. Borgo Conventi Located within Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the comune of Farra d’Isonzo, the winery (Tenuta) Borgo Conventi since its short history from 1975 have…
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Emanuela from Kunej
The Emanuela we are referring to is not the name of a lady and neither is it an asteroid orbiting our sun (576 Emanuela), our Emanuela is in fact a sparkling wine made from three grape verities originating from Slovenia. Let us take a further look… Located out on the east side of Slovenia towards…
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English Vineyard Tours – Hampshire
If you are looking for vineyards to visit across the UK then nowadays you will be relatively spoilt for choice. Spread out across the country, mostly populated in the southern regions, are wonderful award winning English wineries. It is now an old and quite irrelevant joke that English wines are merely a joke, something created…
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Arunda Brut Nature – Gastronomy Silver – Sea Bass, Lemon & Herbs
You will find Arunda (Sektkellerei) Winery far up in the northern part of Italy within the wine growing region of Trentino-Alto Adige region and what’s more, this fine sparkling wine producer is acknowledged as being the Highest in Europe (1,200m). “The 1,200 meters of altitude of Meltina were ideal for the refining of sparkling wines……
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Cooperative Wine Cellar Slovenia – Hiša vin Emino
On the far east side, sat at the border of Croatia, you will find the municipality of Podčetrtek… Also there, making a name for themselves in the world of sparkling wine, the cooperative wine cellar of Hiša vin Emino will be found. Set within the wine growing region of Šmarje-Virštanj, which boasts fantastic wine trails…
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50 Shades of Rosé Sparkling Wine Awards 2021 Results
The second year of our ‘50 Shades of Rosé‘ awards and we were very pleased to welcome some top judges to join us by the sea as we tasted and scored 57 x rosé sparkling wines* (all from the 2020 Glass of Bubbly Awards). Judges were: Patricia Stefanowicz MW Abbie Bennington DipWSET Kirsty Woodgate DipWSET…
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Pétillant Naturel (Pét-Nat)
If your sparkling wine is cloudy it isn’t necessary that it is bad or corked, in fact it could hold an amazing tasting experience… This is Pétillant Naturel. What is Pét-Nat / Pétillant Naturel? Pét-Nat is the abbreviation for Pétillant Naturel, it is the French word for ‘naturally sparkling‘. In wine production terms it is…
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