Christopher Walkey
Champagne & Sparkling Wine at The Derby
Fine dining and fizz run hand in hand with many major sporting events offering people the chance to enjoy a memorable sporting occasion whilst popping a bottle or two of bubbly. As a wine that very much signifies success and winning, Champagne is the perfect wine to enjoy if you can end your day by…
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Crémant; An expression of France
Though in the shadow of the country’s most famous wine region, Champagne, there is still so very much to celebrate for France’s somewhat forgotten sparkling wine region of Crémant. Boasting over 10,000 hectares of vineyards and set out within varied regions of rich land across the country so to give a diversity in flavours, Crémant…
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Raspberry Collins Cocktail Recipe with Caorunn Gin
An ideal cocktail for the summer in the raspberry Collins cocktail that takes a combination of gin, raspberries, lemon and for our tasting, some sparkling wine. An easy to make fizzy cocktail that is ideal for the warm sunny days relaxing in the garden. Ingredients: Caorunn Scottish raspberry gin Lemon Juice Chambord (only if a…
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Seven Shades of Rosé
Many people love the idea of rosé Champagne and sparkling wines, it has that certain romantic edge over standard bruts or even vintages, usually costing that little bit more with many labels famous for their pink bubbly such as Champagnes labels Laurent Perrier’s cuvée rose and Ruinart’s rosé. How do you make rosé wines? For…
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Champagne at 110 metres above London
The Oblix restaurant is located in the world famous building of London, The Shard, on the 32 floor and some 110 metres up from ground level, a relaxed and fine wining and dining experience location with stunning panoramic views across the capital. For wine lovers the Oblix at the Shard is a must visit location,…
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An evening of award winning wines with Michael Edwards
“I wonder if you would care to join us for an evening of cheese and re-visiting past Glass of Bubbly Award winning Champagne and Sparkling Wines” was the question we put to Michael and gladly he accepted the invite. Michael Edwards is an internationally recognised and respected freelance wine and food journalist with a focus…
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Categories for Wine Awards – Tatiana Mann DipWSET
“The vision was always to create an awards dedicated to Champagne and sparkling wines that brought wine labels closer to consumers and allowed for a better understanding of what was in the bottle – You do not need to be a wine expert to enjoy wine. We needed to create a way in which wines…
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A taste of two Trentos
Where exactly is the Trento DOC wine region? Located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy, positioned just off the border with Austria, bordering Lake Garda too and is in fact the most northerly wine region of the country. Some 200km and just over a 2 hour 15 minute drive from Venice and its…
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Prosecco and Amaretto Cocktail
Looking for a quick to prepare cocktail that combines Prosecco, Amaretto and some fresh fruits? Not every cocktail needs to be complicated and require you to hire in a professional mixologist, there are some that are simple yet fun and taste quite good too! Prosecco & Amaretto Cocktail: Ingredients Chilled Prosecco Amaretto Fresh strawberries and…
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