Sparkling Wine News
Celebrate St. George’s Day With 8 English Sparkling Wines
What is St. George’s Day? St George’s Day is on Thursday, 23rd of April 2020 A day to remember England’s patron saint, St George, we celebrate this day on the anniversary of his death, on the 23rd of April. But who is St George? Not a lot is known about him, but this is what…
Fox & Fox – Award Winning English Sparkling Wine
This winery has produced some extraordinary sparkling wines, but you don’t have to take my word for it, Fox & Fox have won Gold Medals and even taken home a Trophy 3 years running for 3 different sparkling wines, their wines continue to impress judges at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards and people…
Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2015
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, this new series exclusive to Glass of Bubbly will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. To start our series off, we are going back 5 years to 2015, where we will be trying 4 different Sparkling Wines from 4 different…
Exploring Spain With Pere Ventura
Exploring the country of Spain and tasting a vintage Cava on a relaxed sunny afternoon isn’t a bad way to live, discover 10 fascinating facts about Spain and the vast history of Pere Ventura right here on Glass of Bubbly! Spain 10 Interesting Facts About Spain Could you imagine the Eiffel Tower in Barcelona rather…
Badagoni – Georgian Sparkling Wine
Before we discover who Badagoni is, we need to pinpoint where Georgia is, located in the intersection between Europe and Asia, Georgia is located just above Turkey and just below Russia, it’s interesting to know that it is a former Soviet Republic and it is well known for its ancient wine-growing region of Kakheti and…
5 things you might not know about English Sparkling Wine
Not all sparkling wine made in England can be called English Sparkling Wine To be called English Sparkling Wine it must be produced using the traditional method and made from grapes grown in England. Charmat method sparkling wine, where the grapes are grown in England, which Fitz Sparkling Wine produce have to be called Sparkling…
What is a Blanc de Blancs?
One of the most popular phrases that you will see on a bottle of wine is the term ‘Blanc de Blancs’. A question that I usually get asked by those starting off in enjoying wine or those simply wishing to understand a bit more about what is inside the bottle is ‘what exactly does the…
Gladius – For The Roman Empire
“Usus est rerum omnium magister” – Julius Caesar For these who don’t speak Latin, including me, this translates to ‘experience is the teacher of all things.’ You can read and observe all you want, but until you interact with the world, you will never know the way to live your life. In ancient Rome, the…
Puklavec Family Wines – From Our Family to Yours
‘The Best Things in Life Should be Shared with Others.’ Normally a wine story begins with someone planting a vine not building a wine cellar, but that is how the Puklavec story began, in the 1930s Martin Puklavec helped construct Puklavec’s current cellar. Sadly he is no longer with us, but he left behind a…