Christopher Walkey
A visit to Champagne Paul Launois
What struck me most when visiting Champagne Jean-Pierre Launois and meeting with current wine maker Julien Launois is here is an entrepreneurial label and some exciting things are happening within this Champagne house… I have visited many Champagne houses now and many of whom are advancing fast by adapting to new wine making methods, the…
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A visit to Champagne Jacquinot & Fils
Champagne Jacquinot & Fils is an estate with a history dating back to the French Revolution, located just off the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, it holds 17 hectares of vines which 7 it uses for wine producing and 10 hectares of grapes is sent to Moet et Chandon. I took a fascinating tour of their cellars which…
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A visit to Champagne de Venoge
I’m not going to declare how many countless times I have walked up and down the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, but what I do not mind sharing is that for me it is one of the most wonderful streets in the world with amazing property and holding a wealth of history. I hold dreams of living…
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A visit to Champagne Boizel
Located on 46 Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, Champagne Boizel is label founded back in 1834 and producing approximately 500,000 bottles every year. This popular Champagne house produces three ranges of wines to chose from which are ‘The Essential‘, ‘The Exceptional‘ and ‘The Jewels‘. Each range is a carefully chosen selection of Champagne offering a bold…
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A Week in Champagne
What I love about the wine region of Champagne is that it offers out so many different experiences that really keeps you learning and endlessly being impressed and amazed at what people can achieve with passion, drive and ambition. During my 7 day visit in Epernay I was pleased to have a full agenda of…
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Celebrity Golf Classic shines with fabulous Celebrities and Champagne!
Glass of Bubbly were pleased to be part of this years ‘Celebrity Golf Classic’ that supports The Presidents Sporting Club and the registered charity The Essex Disabled Sports Foundation. It was a glorious hot summers day that greeted the event and all the wonderful people involved in making this worthy event happen to include the…
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Cava driven Bubbles by the River Thames with Codorniu
Pop across the river to get away from the hustle and bustle of Canary Wharf, after a short ferry ride you are transported to Spanish tranquillity at the Anna De Codornius Pop Up which has residency over the Summer months until end September 2017 at Double Tree Hilton Docklands, a former warehouse which dates back…
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A Sparkling Clotted Cream Gin Cocktail
I must admit that I am no cocktail maker nor shaker, but what I do hold is a great foundation knowledge of sparkling wines and a fair experience of tasting gins to be able to at least find a nice pairing that by combining them into a cocktail you do not lose too much tasting…
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Getting Fizzical at ASDA
Currently, a search on the ASDA website for Champagne and Sparkling Wines brings 51 unique results from English Sparkling to Cava, Champagne to Prosecco so all in all, not a bad performance for what many will see as our nation’s budget supermarket chain! Their choice of sparkling wines is varied, though has a core of…
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