Christopher Walkey
A visit to Champagne Roger Brun
The first time that I had the pleasure of bumping in to Champagne Roger Brun is when they entered our World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards last year (we do not judge at our own awards so the first taste we had was in fact at our awards evening sparkling wine reception one month after…
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A visit to Champagne Wafflart-Briet
Located in Sacy, a premier cru village just 15 minutes away from Reims you will find Alexis and Rachel who are the 5th generation of the Wafflart-Briet family to manage and run the winery. It is a husband and wife partnership and very much a family brand – Rachel is originally from England. Wafflart-Briet Champagne…
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A visit to English Sparkling Wine Jenkyn Place & some Vine Planting!
Just an hour away by train from central London (Waterloo station) you can find one of the fast growing and up and coming English Sparkling Wine labels Jenkyn Place. with a current total of 5 hectares producing vintage wines to include Brut, Rosé and Blanc de Noirs. Located in the village of Bentley in Hampshire…
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Bologna Sparkling Wine & Food Pairings with Chef Alberto Bettini
May 21st 2018 saw the Bologna Tasting taking place at Carousel, London with a menu prepared by Chef Alberto Bettini. Along with the Consorzio Vini Colli Bolognesi, both still wines and sparkling wines were put to show against a 5 course dinner which invited press attended during an evening in between London Wine Fair (Bologna…
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English Sparkling Wine Pairing Dinner Chez Vintners’ Hall with Searcys
#EnglishWineWeek certainly calls from some English Fizz too and this is what was on offer during a special ‘wine pairing dinner’ at Vintners’ Hall, London. A three course dinner and reception supported by the sparkling wines of Furleigh Estate and Nyetimber with Searcys being the evening hosts to welcome a selection of press and valued…
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A visit to Slovenian Sparkling Wine Silveri
“A modern feeling brand with fine traditional values enabling you to experience the heart of Slovenian wine and food” is very much how I would sum up Silveri. A relatively young brand having been established in 2001, one of the first sparkling wine houses of the Brda region thanks to the founders Gasparin family’s vision.…
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A visit to Slovenian Sparkling Wine Medot
My last few months of travels have taken me to many famous sparkling wine regions including the favourites of Champagne and Prosecco both of which give us bubbly lovers some of the best flavours in the world of fine wines. One recent visit was a first for me though and kindly arranged by Marin Berovic…
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Villa-Sandi supporting #WineForLife
Held at the Italian Cultural Institute on May 23rd, The charity foundation #WineForLife held a silent auction in aid of supporting the control of AIDS in Africa – Over 150 Italian wine labels to including sparkling wines support the concept. The evening saw a room full of professional wine writers and wine lovers taste through…
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Pairing Prosecco DOC with fine foods by Head Chef Danilo Cortellini
Though Prosecco has had a very good time of recent years with increasing sales and fans across the world, it has also taken on the tag of being the cheaper sparkling wine alternative especially against the likes of Champagne. I do not really want to compare the two, but for consumers it is still very…
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