Christopher Walkey

Introduction to Champagne Vollereaux

By Christopher Walkey / 16th February 2018

Introduce your Champagne house to the readers: Vollereaux Champagne is the fruit of six generations of family tradition based on the constant search for rigor and perfection, where experience and know-how have been developed from working the vines up to the complete elaboration of the Vollereaux Champagnes. What makes your Champagne stand out? Champagne Vollereaux…

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Sparkling Wines of 40 Knots Vineyard Canada

By Christopher Walkey / 15th February 2018

Layne Craig, owner of 40 Knots Vineyard talks about his Canadian sparkling wine. For the love of traditional method sparkling. Our choice to be here, on Vancouver Island but more specifically Comox affords us the opportunity to make great sparkling wines. We have very similar weather to Champagne, very similar terroir to northern reaches of…

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Introduction to Champagne Piot Sevillano

By Christopher Walkey / 15th February 2018

Introduce your Champagne house to the readers: We, Christine et Vincent (wife and husband), are passionate independent winemaker’s since 10 generations and we create our Champagnes from the work in the vineyard with pure traditional method, respecting the environment, up to the commercialisation of our cuvées. Certified high environmental value (HVE, a French certification), we…

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Introduction to Champagne J. de Telmont

By Christopher Walkey / 14th February 2018

Introduce your Champagne house to the readers: Champagne J. de Telmont is a 100% family-owned House founded in Damery in 1912. This is the fourth generation of the Lhopital family, brother and sister Bertrand and Pascale who manage the estate. Our vineyards cover 33 hectares (82 acres) in eight villages planted in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir…

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Casablanca – Vino Spumante – Silver Summer Days

Casablanca – Vino Spumante – Silver Summer Days

By Christopher Walkey / 13th February 2018

Congratulations to Good Drop Wine Cellars with their Casablanca Vino Spumante which received a silver medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy…

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Pongracz – Brut – Bronze Summer Days

By Christopher Walkey / 13th February 2018

Congratulations to Pongracz with their Brut which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand categories such…

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Silveri – Brut Zero Vintage 2009 – Bronze Sea Breeze

By Christopher Walkey / 13th February 2018

Congratulations to Silveri with their Brut Zero Vintage 2009 which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand…

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L’Antica Quercia – Matiu’ Conegliano Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut – Silver Summer Days

By Christopher Walkey / 12th February 2018

Congratulations to Societa’ Agricola L’Antica Quercia S.R.L. with their Matiu’ Conegliano Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut which received a silver medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place…

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FRANGEŽ – FP Premier Tramini Extra Dry – Bronze Summer Days

By Christopher Walkey / 12th February 2018

Congratulations to FRANGEŽ with their FP Premier Tramini Extra Dry which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy…

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