Christopher Walkey
The Best Pizza and Prosecco Combinations
Many will admit to, though wish they didn’t, that pizza is a favourite treat in their weekly dining habits (49% of people in the UK eat pizza at least once a week) with the history of this famous Italian dish dating back to 11 June 1889 when a Margherita was served to King Umberto I and Queen Margherita…
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Drinking Prosecco Naked – Is that you?
A catchy title will lead many to read on, though to be honest, in my opinion, many people will still be drinking Prosecco more or less naked in that the label means very little to those consuming it, it is all about what lays inside. Fair enough I suppose, as long as it says Prosecco…
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Fizz Cocktails and Sparkling Wine Food Pairing Trade & Press Tasting London!
The annual Glass of Bubbly Champagne, Sparkling Wine and Fizz tasting introduces for the first time two new dedicated zones within its annual event: Fizz Cocktail Zone & Food Pairing Zone Already established as London’s biggest dedicated trade and press fizz tasting, the concept is now expanding to cover the ever growing in popularity trend…
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Infusion pockets for Fizz Cocktails
Cocktails are always that bit more interesting when you add fizz, from Champagne to Prosecco, English bubbly to Canadian – Bubbles bring cocktails to life! There are many famous cocktails that contain fizzy wine such as French 75 containing Champagne and Bellini with Prosecco / Spumante. Outside of the famous recipes there are many more to explore…
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London’s Biggest Champagne, Sparkling Wine & Fizz Show 2019!
It’s London’s biggest dedicated Trade and Press Tasting for Champagne, Sparkling Wine and Fizz – Now in it’s 4th year! Tuesday April 2nd 2019 (02/04/2019) – 10:30 to 17:00 Breaking News: We will now have a dedicated area to Fizzy Cocktails and also Fine Foods that pair with sparkling wines. We have also moved to the…
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Memorable Argentine Beef & Sparkling Wine at Gaucho, Piccadilly
“At Gaucho the beef we serve is exclusive to us, and is sourced solely from the Pampas an area of Argentine lowlands famous for its fertile soil – You will not find our beef anywhere else!” A bold statement above from Gaucho though very much the focus when you choose to dine with them, it…
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A visit to Oxney Organic Vineyard
Set in Beckley, East Sussex (East Sussex and Kent borders) in a lovely secluded spot is the winery Oxney Organic Estate- A relatively newcomer to the English Sparkling Wine scene with the current owners being Kristin Syltevik and Paul Dobson. Ben Smith is the Oxney winemaker. I was delighted to receive an invitation to visit Oxney Organic Estate and take…
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Hollyoaks Stars Enjoy a Masterclass in Fizz with Glass of Bubbly
Discovering great fizz is what we are all about here at Glass of Bubbly and we were very pleased to be asked to deliver a recent masterclass up in Manchester to a delightful group of actors and actresses from the popular UK TV series Hollyoaks! This unique masterclass included 15 Gold and Trophy winning Champagne…
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Launch of Giulio Ferrari Rosé
A selected few members of the UK press to include Glass of Bubbly along with an array of invited guest from across Italy to include chefs, sommeliers and TV personalities attended the eagerly anticipated launch event of the rosé Giulio Ferrari. A gala dinner awaited all invited guests at the 16th century Villa Margon (owned…
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