Sparkling Wine News
Can we rely on Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal Badges on Wine Bottles?
Have you ever noticed and more so ever been tempted by, a medal badge on a bottle of wine? From highly commended to gold and trophy level, many bottles globally will contain one or more on the label or as a separate addition and usually at a prominent visual point on the bottle. Are wine badges…
3 Ways to Experience the Harvest with Familia Torres
Before winter sets in, the autumnal season still offers plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures, the perfect kind of weather for excursions and activities in and around the vineyard. The main attraction among them is, of course, the harvest. This year, Familia Torres once again offers the opportunity to experience the Penedès harvest through three…
The Ultimate Sparkling Wine Dating Guide
Whether you’re planning ahead or looking this up quickly while standing in a restaurant bathroom, this article will be your wingman into the world of Sparkling Wine and Dating. When it comes to Sparkling Wine, it can do more than just taste good, a study by Zooks, an online dating app, surveyed 8,793 of its…
Can you age Charmat Method?
In the world of sparkling wine we see mostly two production processes being Traditional method and Charmat method. These two processes make the more popular sparkling wines we are familiar with such as: Traditional Method: Champagne / Cava / Cremant Charmat Method: Prosecco / Lambrusco / Muscato Charmat method is also known as the tank…
The Art of a Wine Label – In Another Life
With the thousands of Sparkling Wines that I’ve tasted over the years, I’ve come across hundreds of different kinds of labels, all with their own story to tell. From different colours, fonts and sizes, young and old, vibrant and dark, from the animals, landmarks, towns, villages, and maps of the vineyard in which the grapes…
Pick of the Best – Oliver vs Christopher – Rosé Edition
This is the third article in the Pick of the Best series, we’ve both picked one bottle of award winning Sparkling Wine that we’ve very much enjoyed and we’ll showcase it to each other, this time we’ve both chosen a Rosé Sparkling Wine and we’ll see if we can be persuaded the other to switch…
Celebrity Sparkling Wines
Did you know that some of your favourite actors own their very own wineries, or work with wineries across the world to produce their own wine labels? Have you ever enjoyed a celebrity-owned Sparkling Wine before? This is a compelling list of Sparkling Wines produced by or with some of the world’s most famous Celebrities,…
Sparkling Wine In Your Hot Tub
After a hard-working day, what could be better than relaxing in a Hot Tub and sipping on a Glass of Bubbly? If you’re one for feeling the dancing bubbles massage your body and at the same time dancing around your mouth, then this is the winning combination for you. A Hot Tub doesn’t have to…
Pick of the Best – Oliver vs Christopher – Brut Nature
This is the second article in the Pick of the Best series, we’ve both picked one bottle of award winning Sparkling Wine that we’ve very much enjoyed and we’ll showcase it to each other, this time we’ve both chosen a Brut Nature Sparkling Wine and we’ll see if we can be persuaded by the other…