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The Best Bubbly for your Office Christmas Party

The Best Bubbly for your Office Christmas Party

As the festive period approaches we are no doubt thinking about parties and celebrations, a time to congratulate each other for our efforts as a team and a chance to get to know each other better thanks to a tipple or two which helps to let our defences down and opens us up for laughter, chats…

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English Sparkling Wine Sales Up 188%

English Sparkling Wine Sales Up 188%

New figures published by Waitrose revealed that customers are buying 80% more English wine than they did last year. Waitrose stocks over 100 English and Welsh wines and has 60% of the market share of English wine sales. English sparkling wine is continually going from strength to strength. Champagne Taittinger just recently announced they have bought land in…

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Tips to Impress your Guests with Bubbly this Christmas & New Year

One of the best things about the festive season is the bubbly. Champagne and sparkling wine will be flowing come December 31st, easily one of the biggest selling times for sparkling wine, along with Christmas. If you’re hosting your own party and want to make the evening extra sparkling, here’s some tips: Expense: You don’t…

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Does English Sparkling Wine need a new name?

Does English Sparkling Wine need a new name?

It is a topic that I hear from time to time when at tasting events, especially noted amongst the likes of Franciacorta, Cava and English Sparkling Wine. I think they are all fine personally, each have made a name for themselves and are relatively known in the sparkling wine sector with a growing list of…

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Stylish Prosecco Bottles for Christmas

If you’re looking for a bottle to impress, many  Prosecco labels use sleek and simple bottle designs to create elegance and sophistication, perfect for Christmas. Bottega Gold – £20-24 Belstar – £10.99  Foss Maraï Extra Dry approx €17 Diama Sparkle  Nino Franco Grave di Stecca – approx. £22 Val d’Oca Black Bottle – £14.65 Mionetto Prosecco Superiore – approx €17

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Video: The Nyetimber Poem

A great Christmas Party evening at Nyetimber head offices in London with plenty of Bubbly flowing from Rosé to the wonderful Demi-Sec. Many faces from the industry enjoyed a lively evening in a true festive atmosphere with a great live band to put everyone in the mood for a boogie or two… We managed to…

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Zero Dosage Sparkling Wine

Traditional method sparkling has many elements that a winemaker has to consider to create a truly valued wine. In special vintages when all these elements align, the practice of adding expediation dosage during disgorging is not always required. Dosage is sweetened wine that can be added to balance acidity and other components. These special wines…

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First Sparkling Wine for Forty Hall Vineyard in London

Forty Hall Vineyard in Enfield, in the suburbs North London, has released their first sparkling wine – the first to be made in the region for centuries. London might not be the first place to come to mind when thinking of vineyards, but Forty Hall estate is a wonderful escape from the city and it’s the first vineyard of it’s…

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Montpellier Brut & Brut Rosé

Montpellier Brut & Brut Rosé, South African Sparkling WIne

Steeped in a rich history of wine making, Montpellier has been producing award-winning wines since the 1890s. Located in Tulbagh, South Africa. Brut MCC-2010 Varietal: Pinot Noir + Chardonnay Winemaking: grapes are picked at 18-19 B, and fermented with bayanus yiest in order have a less phenolic base wine. Secondary fermentation is done in bottle, after…

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