Glass of Bubbly
How to become a Wine Journalist
Whenever someone new that I meet gets round to asking me what I do for work I usually always get the same reply from them – ‘you get paid to drink and write about wine, really?‘. It is fair to say that this is an accurate job description for most wine journalists from those that…
English Fizz is Named The Best in the World!
London’s Champagne and Sparkling Wine Awards took place in September with a host of international wine judges who blinded tasted their way through countless bottles of bubbly with the highest scoring being that of a small winery from Mayfield in Sussex. Yes, sometimes, it is not always the expected big names that win! Each year…
Place, grape, colour, style or producer? How do you choose your wine?
Many people will choose a wine from a previous experience in that what we liked before we will like once again. Sometimes it is force of habit such as those in the USA will usually go for grape varieties whereas in Europe we are more likely to opt for a region such as Bordeaux or…
50 Shades of Rosé Sparkling Wine Awards 2021 Results
The second year of our ‘50 Shades of Rosé‘ awards and we were very pleased to welcome some top judges to join us by the sea as we tasted and scored 57 x rosé sparkling wines* (all from the 2020 Glass of Bubbly Awards). Judges were: Patricia Stefanowicz MW Abbie Bennington DipWSET Kirsty Woodgate DipWSET…
Stefania Ruffo – Brand Ambassador Italy
We are pleased to welcome Stefania Ruffo as our brand ambassador for Italy. A long term friend, writer and co-author with us, Stefania, who is based in Italy and is a busy wine tutor and journalist, will be focusing on Italian Sparkling Wines for Glass of Bubbly. “Our vision is to show both the diversity…
International Wine Professionals announce the 2020 Glass of Bubbly Trophies
As we approach November we are still very much reminded what a difficult year it has been already in 2020 and for many those dark clouds still very much are hanging over us. The wine sector along with the hospitality sector and many business sectors connected have been hit not only with natural disasters from…
Glass of Bubbly will be visiting the Champagne region – Get involved!
From July 20th this year Glass of Bubbly will be visiting the Champagne region looking to report on both the wonderful wines of the region plus a look at the overnight accommodation options offered by wineries. Following two previous packed out visits we are again looking to report on wineries, wines and tourism of #Champagne….
Glass of Bubbly Awards give YOU MORE
It is that time of the year again that we are seeing many entries for London’s Champagne & Sparkling Wine Awards which are now already in their fourth year! We want to highlight the importance of our awards compared to others that are similar both for new entries and old entries plus those considering to…
A Blinding Encounter with Glass of Bubbly Magazine Editor James
Our ‘green tasting room’ was the setting for James Graham as he made his way to the coast to join us for some blind tasting of sparkling wines and a chat on the progress of the new online Glass of Bubbly magazine. ‘The Glass of Bubbly Magazine was launched in June 2014 and was a…