Christopher Walkey
Champagne Autréau de Champillon
With the Champagne classification located within strict 32,000 hectares of vineyard area, along with some 16,000 grape growers of which there are over 2,000 Champagne names producing 50,000 different labels then you can certainly be lost in translation when it comes to discovering and selling. What though helps us is the popularity of Champagne, the…
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Hint of Spice Levels in Sparkling Wines
Spices come in many different forms and expressions with a long history attached. Be it from heat levels to colouring to a past showing connections to religious rituals and also including the likes of medicines, cosmetics and even perfume production. Nearly every kitchen will have a collection of spices to enhance food preparation and serving,…
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Sea Breeze Levels in Sparkling Wines
The idea behind the Sea Breeze category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards is to identify those sparkling wines that conjure up the refreshing experience of the salty sea air you breathe as you take a walk on the beach on a breezy day. Surprising as it may seem, many wines, especially whites, give out…
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Where can I find Vintage Champagne?
Though we like to be very much up to date with the latest gadgets and trends in life from mobile phones to fashion, many of us will be rather attracted to those vintage items from classic cars to vinyl records. I’m sure that at some point or another we collected items in a subject that…
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Creamy Levels in Sparkling Wines
Quite the opposite to the zesty and zingy style will be the ‘creamy’ description for sparkling wines, the more relaxing glass of bubbly, the take your time over to enjoy example which does call of the winemaker that little bit more effort and patience to achieve… Sparkling wines are ever so expressive in aromas and…
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In the heart of the Goriška Brda: Bjana Winery
“The rolling hills, the many remote, untouched villages and their communities, the blanket of vineyards over the lush green land… Goriška Brda.” The Slovenian wine scene is a very exciting one for me. Most of this bubbling up energy for their wines I have is because so few others are familiar with them which enables…
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Toasty Levels in Sparkling Wines
An expression in aroma and flavours that I really enjoy with sparkling wines is the usage of the word toasty. Both in aromas and flavours a sparkling wine can express this character, from those slices of bread lightly toasted either side on the lowest setting of the toaster to those you’ve forgotten you’d put under…
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Ever so British: Tiffin, Cuppa, Ruby Murray and Plonk
With English as my mother tongue, I am very fortunate that most of the language comes together and makes sense, even though at times I may need a split second to interpret a new addition to the dictionary in my brain. From cockney slang to posh dialect, not only have we the words that Collins,…
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Stefania Ruffo – Brand Ambassador Italy
We are pleased to welcome Stefania Ruffo as our brand ambassador for Italy. A long term friend, writer and co-author with us, Stefania, who is based in Italy and is a busy wine tutor and journalist, will be focusing on Italian Sparkling Wines for Glass of Bubbly. “Our vision is to show both the diversity…
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