Christopher Walkey
How much is my Champagne Worth? Valuing Wines
You’ve just discovered an old bottle of, or a death in the family has seen you being left with a selection of old wines that you are intrigued to know their value, how do you value wines? For this article we will focus on Champagne and those looking to sell. Please contact 01206 700888 (UK)…
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Champagne Glass that Increases Focus on Flavours
A Champagne glass that is all about the seamless, lip connectivity… A Champagne glass that increases your focus on the wine it contains…. Let me explain: As a wine professional, not only have I tasted countless examples of wines from around the world, I have also enjoyed them from many different examples of glasses. If…
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Feedback: Vivino Wine Review App
It’s rather a mixed opinion I hear about Vivino in the world of wine. The more events I attend and the more times fellow wine professionals see me taking my notes on the app, the more negative comments I hear. I also see some negative comments growing online not only towards wine purchases, but also…
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Riedel Launches New Glass Designed for English Sparkling Wine
Behind every sip of English Sparkling Wine is a long and rigorous process from soil to glass. Glassware experts Riedel, known for grape-varietal specific stemware, understand the precision in wine-making and replicate this in the production of glassware, most recently the English Sparkling Wine glass. There is a myth amongst consumers that sparkling wine is…
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African Gin Cocktail
Procera Blue Dot 2022 Vintage Gin – 44%: “The original release of the series (also Red & Green Dot available) and where the Procera story begins. Inspired by the richness of Juniperus Procera and the quality of fresh African botanicals. Blue Dot is an elegant and refined expression, crafted for sipping and for use in…
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Lympstone Manor unveils its Classic Cuvée
SEPTEMBER 2023 // Luxury Devon country house hotel Lympstone Manor is thrilled to announce the launch of its 2020 Classic Cuvée under its “Lympstone Manor Estate” label. Five years after Chef and owner Michael Caines planted 17,500 vines in 2018, the long-anticipated launch marks the first sparkling wine produced from the hotel’s own vineyard, to…
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What’s Bubbly’ing Away at Cava DO?
What’s Cava exactly? Well, it’s Spain’s very own, globally famous, sparkling wine that sells (2022) approximately 250 million bottles a year with the UK importing around 17 million of them! Made in very much the same way as that of Champagne, Cava production method is called mètode tradicional with the three main grapes used being…
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Hot Sunny Days – #Champagne or #Prosecco?
I’m sure that many who are given the choice between Prosecco or Champagne would opt for the latter. Let’s be honest, it has that all round superior profile, higher desirability and on most occasions more weighty on the price side of things. I know a fair few wine experts who simply will not engage at…
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Sparkling Wine Production Methods
Sparkling wines come with many variations from flavours to prices, much of this will be down to how it is made, the production methods. When we venture in to learning more about wine, we hear production terms such as tank method, Champenois method, Ancestral, traditional, carbonated and more, though what do they all mean? Sparkling…
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