Christopher Walkey
Sustainable Sparkling Wine Producers
As our world becomes more populated and demands on our land and seas increase we have to encourage greater efforts towards sustainability. We are very blessed to be on the planet we all live our lives on and it is important for everyone both today and for tomorrow to at least maintain and in certain…
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Can too much Champagne give you a Saw Head?
I’m sure that many of us will have suffered from that hangover from hell and ‘never again’ we repeat to ourselves the early hours of the morning after as we cope with nausea and dehydration. Alcohol if over indulged with can lead to many a sore head and of course too much too often is…
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Luretta: Castello di Momeliano – Piacenza Italy
This is a story of an old abandoned vineyard in a territory wedged between Piedmont and Tuscany that was stumbled upon in 1988. A wild cattle breeder who held a lifetime of wine tasting memories and gave birth to a dream of producing internationally acclaimed wines. A desire to succeed against fierce competition, a vision…
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Roast Trout with Prosecco
If you are seeking to explore the world of cooking with wine, and by that, I mean adding the wine to the recipe rather than simply drinking it as you cook, then sparkling wines certainly have a place that will impress you and your guests. Prosecco as much as it is loved and adored by…
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Bringing Back the Sweetness to Champagne
It would appear that more and more Champagne producers are reducing the small amount of sugar (dosage) as trends still point to people preferring drier flavours from their glass of bubbly. To clear up a small point yet one still so very confusing – Dry means sweeter in wine terms so if you prefer your…
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The highest winery in Europe
There is a claim that seems to be owned by and referred to by quite a few wineries and especially when you carry out a quick search on Google for ‘highest winery in Europe‘. It is stated that in Europe to be referred to as a winery with a high altitude you really should be…
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Wein & Sektgut F.B. Schönleber
Alongside European greats for wine production such as France, Spain and Italy there are the splendid aromas and flavours being produced by Germany who themselves sit in the top ten for global wine producers with over 2 billion bottles annually. “Germany is the world´s largest Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) nation.” Germanwines.de Germany has a long wine…
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Wine Bloggers, Journalists and Influencers – Who and what are they?
I wanted to take a look at a certain part of the wine industry that I would say fits one of the main roles I see myself having and that is wine blogging/journalism. Now this is a section of the industry that is quite full at present, especially thanks to the internet and the emergence…
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10 Classic movies that featured Champagne
When it comes to fizz in the movies it can usually be assured of being Champagne. When those special on screen moments occur and a glass of bubbly or two is required then no less than a recognised Champagne label will do. Over the years there have been many guests and sponsored appearances for Champagne…
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