Christopher Walkey

Glass of Bubbly teeing off at Hanbury Manor Celebrity Golf Classic

By Christopher Walkey / 9th June 2017

What better way to start your round of golf off than by enjoying a glass of bubbly at the first hole! Well, thanks to The Player, our great sponsors of the World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards, we are now giving all those involved in the Celebrity Golf Classic by Presidents Sporting Club at the Hanbury…

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Pairing Food with Prosecco via Loredan Gasparini

By Christopher Walkey / 8th June 2017

Laying in the Northern part of Italy is the wine location of Prosecco (not to be mistaken with the town of Prosecco in Italy close to Trieste) and offering visitors one of the most magical wine regions of the world with amazing rolling countryside full of vines and hill top villages. A wine region known…

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A wine tour offering the splendours of Friuli and Zonin1821

By Christopher Walkey / 7th June 2017

Having explored much of Europe on the pursuit of fine wines, Italy is right near the top for both choice and tastes. Now when Zonin1821 came along with an invite that included the chance to experience the splendours of Italy such as fine ham, sparkling wines, cheese, coffee and more then you’d have to reckon on…

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Graphic Ice range from Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte

By Christopher Walkey / 6th June 2017

I’m not sure how many readers will agree that Champagne is something that should be served on the rocks as such, but this trend is certainly one that is growing so where there is a demand there will always be a ready supply! Veuve Clicquot and Moet & Chandon are two well known brands to…

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A week of English Sparkling Wine starts with Greyfriars

By Christopher Walkey / 31st May 2017

Who does not enjoy a glass of bubbly and what better way to celebrate English (Sparkling) Wine Week (27th May – 4th June) than by opening a bottle of Greyfriars rosé brut and what a perfect setting is one of those warm early Summer’s evening picnics. As the sun sets offering its warm rays and…

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Champagne Castelnau Launches New Branding

By Christopher Walkey / 11th May 2017

Who can ever resist an evening of Champagne in London? Thought so! So off we went to attend the launch of the re-branded Champagne Castelnau at Sakagura restaurant on Heddon Street, just off from Regent Street. A great many of their labels were on show to include some rarer vintages and a jeroboam of 1990.…

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Just how good is English Sparkling Wine? Just ask the French…

By Christopher Walkey / 4th May 2017

We are all well aware of the qualities that Champagne holds as a wine and how the heavily protected region of France produces many award winning wines and traditions for the world to enjoy. Now, not so far behind, especially with its wines, is English sparkling and so much so is its rise to fame…

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100’s of Global Sparkling Wines Showcased at Glass of Bubbly tasting 2017

By Christopher Walkey / 26th April 2017

It’s Spring time and that can only mean there’s some great annual tastings hitting the world of wine in London and Monday 24th of April it was the turn of the Glass of Bubbly International Champagne & Sparkling Wine Trade tasting and launch of the International Summit at Le Meridien Piccadilly Hotel, London. Months of…

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A Touch of Frost Bites in to Champagne

By Christopher Walkey / 25th April 2017

A touch of frost, that cold morning of spectacular views, especially within the country, is what is a curse to many farmers and growers and it can have a bitter effect in the world of growing grapes for producing wine. The Champagne region has once again suffered with a late frost which has caused losses…

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