Sparkling Wine News
Deutz Marlborough Cuvée
“Our vines are in Marlborough, but our roots are in France” Deutz Marlborough Cuvee marries the best New Zealand grapes with traditional French Champagne-making techniques establishing a benchmark for New Zealand wine excellence. In 1838, William Deutz and Pierre-Jubert Geldermann established Champagne Deutz on the slopes of the famous Aÿ vineyards. In 1973 Monatana New…
Prosecco Sales Soar in 2014
Prosecco sales are soaring as more and more people are enjoying sparkling wine as an everyday drink rather than just for celebrations. Sparkling wine and in particular Champagne has always been seen as a celebratory drink for occasions such as Christmas and New Year but there has been a big shift in change of drinking…
Bubbles on Camino this Christmas
This Christmas, Camino tapas restaurant group will be offering a free cava reception for all Christmas lunch bookings at Camino Blackfriars and Copa de Cava. To book your party in either Camino or Copa De Cava to enjoy award winning Spanish wines, beers, cocktails and delicious tapas in a lively atmosphere, please email Christmas@camino.uk.com before…
Divinty Franciacorta
Divinity Golden Vintage The flagship of the entire range, a unique example of tradition and high quality. Length and elegance characterize the palate, in which one finds a rich and complex aroma, with hints of yeast, pastry and honey derived from long aging in the bottle and in French oak barrels. The color is a straw…
Divinity
In Franciacorta, between the winding hills, the varied terrain and the breezy mild microclimate, the grapes selected by Divinity have become the core of the most luxurious “bubbles” in Italy. Produced in Italy in extremely limited series – only a few thousand bottles a year – it is a ultra-fine wine that accompanies gala events,…
L’Acadie Vineyards release 2009 Prestige Brut ESTATE
L’Acadie Vineyards released their 2009 Prestige Brut ESTATE during Devour The Food Film Fest in Wolfville, Nova Scotia this month. The bubbles bus tour took in the beautiful Gaspareau Valley, featuring three tastings per vineyard at two of the region’s finest purveyors of traditional method sparkling wines–L’Acadie Vineyards and Benjamin Bridge. All rounded out by…
Cape London
We’re an online wine retailer bringing the joy of drinking wine to everyone, from connoisseurs to occasional drinkers. We want to demystify the practice of buying wine and make it fun for everyone. Each wine we sell is accompanied by our own take on it, explaining its taste or advising in plain, often light-hearted English,…
Nino Franco, Vigneto Della Riva di San Floriano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior DOCG
Vigneto Della Riva di San Floriano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior DOCG 100% Glera(traditionally called Prosecco) exclusively from the San Floriano vineyard. Tasting Notes: The perfumes, highly pronounced at the nose, become even more intense in the mouth. Complex bouquet of fruit salad, peach, apple and lime with the heady scents of wisteria and orange flowers. In…
Coupe or flute for your bubbly?
The controversy rages on. This Christmas is it better to serve your Champagne and prosecco in flutes? Or in coupes? Whichever you opt for, leading glassware supplier has lots and lots of different styles to choose from in its ‘Art of Artis 2014’ catalogue. COUPE OR FLUTE? The Coupe is the first style of glassware…