Christopher Walkey
10 Interesting things you didn’t know about Champagne
Champagne for many of us will mean celebrations, success, good times or simply symbolic of a high lifestyle of living. It is though known around the world as the King of Wines and usually our favourite celebrities and sports personalities are seen together with the well known brands, but did you know the following: Champagne…
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La Ferme Opens New Site in Primrose Hill
Seasonal French restaurant La Ferme has opened a new site in Primrose Hill. After the success of its first restaurant and delicatessen on Farringdon Road, by Exmouth Market, the new La Ferme features an elegant and exclusive mezzanine lounge sponsored by Champagne Deutz. The Deutz Champagne Bar pours all of the brand’s styles, as well…
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Champagne Dipping though English Fizz Popping?
A recent and most interesting article released by the online Telegraph led me to think about the current battle between Champagne and English Sparkling Wine. The Comite de Champagne have updated us in 2018 with news of falling sales of Champagne in the UK and there has been varied external factors that have been attributed to this…
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London Wine Fair ‘Innovation Zone’ invites Glass of Bubbly
London Wine Fair 2018 have certainly taken an innovative approach and things appear to be certainly with current trends with their 2018 Innovation Zone which includes a live pitching event for wine tech start ups to seek funding and investment from invited investors. Only recently I sold one of my tech start-ups which facilitated live…
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So, Which is the Best Champagne to Pair with Shellfish?
What we must remember here is that not only are there many types of shellfish offering many flavours and ways of being prepared and served, Champagne also gives us great diversity in styles and suitability in pairing with certain foods. Without doubt, Champagne is a popular wine now to be placed on a wine list for food…
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Glass of Bubbly Judging at 60th Ljubljana International Wine Competition
“The Oldest Active International Competition in the EU and in The World.” To find out more about entering your wines please contact: vino.ljubljana@gr-sejem.si “I am pleased to have been invited to judge at the Ljubljana International Wine Competition over in Slovenia where I hope to be tasting through some fine entries from around the world and I…
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So, is going Barefoot with a Glass of Bubbly any good?
Samples are always landing in the office fridge at Glass of Bubbly and someone has to have the task of going through them all… No sympathy? OK… So Barefoot Bubbly I have here and their sparkling Pinot Grigio. I have heard much about and seen this sparkling wine from California many times during my travels,…
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Sparkling Green Tea and Gin Cocktail
As we get through our long list of samples that we warmly receive here at Glass of Bubbly we have something sparkling here that is a little different to wine – Sparkling Green Tea from Green Lady. Quite basic ingredients to give a unique flavour: Sparkling water, Green Darjeeling Tea, Carob Fruit, Nutmeg, Rose oil,…
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English Sparkling Wine – Where are we in 2018?
English Sparkling Wine (ESW) continues to shine and impress us with many great examples across the UK and I believe more and more awareness among consumers worldwide in that it is a viable option up against Champagne. I wanted to gather some thoughts within the industry towards ESW to include how the likes of Brexit…
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