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Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2017
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the fourth article of this exclusive series to Glass of Bubbly, which will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We’ve already done 3 vintage years with 2014, 2015 and 2016 vintage Sparkling Wines, let’s now explore the…
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History Of Wine – When Did The World Start Making Wine
Each country has its own history in growing vines and making wine, in this article I’ll break down the time period when certain countries started their Winemaking lives. This list contains 45 of the most well-known Winemaking countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and both North and South America. Answering questions like When Did New…
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What Sparkling Wine To Pair With Scones?
When deciding which of the many British treats to delight in, it can be difficult to narrow it down, with the likes of the delicious Victoria Sponge, Bakewell Tart, Scones, Scotch Eggs and Pork Pies along with the ever-growing selection of amazing English Sparkling Wines. In this article, as you may have guessed, we’re going…
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Vintage Slovenian Sparkling Wine
How does a country 12 times smaller than the United Kingdom and containing only 1.37% of the population have a Sparkling Wine industry dating back centuries and yet only now making waves in the UK market? After the successful launch of Radgonske Gorice’s Untouched by Light Sparkling Wine, which has been harvested, produced, bottled, then…
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Discover Croatia Sparkling Wines
Making wine is nothing new to the Croatians, they’ve been doing so for over 2,500 years, going all the way back to when the Ancient Greeks lived in Croatia. It was during the 5th Century BC thanks to the Ancient Greeks that a reputation of high-quality wines were being produced on the Dalmatian Islands, (which…
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Discover Pét-Nat Sparkling Wine
Pétillant Naturel, which is more commonly shortened to Pét-Nat, means in English ‘Naturally Sparkling’ or in the wine production world it is referred to as ‘methode ancestrale‘, it entails leaving the sediment (yeast) in the bottle, rather than disgorging it (removing), it may seem weird buying a bottle of Sparkling Wine which still has sediment…
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Can You Pair French Onion Soup with Sparkling Wine?
The soup that went from rags to riches. Trying to pair Sparkling Wine with Soup isn’t necessarily the easiest, combining two liquids together, you could end up swallowing the soup before the Sparkling Wine even gets a chance to work its bubbly magic, soups that require you to chew, like the onions in a French…
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New Zealand Sparkling Wine – How To Be No.1
Welcome to the country next to the one down under, part of the biggest empire to span across the globe, home to the Kiwi bird and some amazing Sparkling Wine. New Zealand is a fascinating country that is worth learning a bit about, especially its marvelous wine region. The first vineyard in New Zealand was…
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What Sparkling Wine To Pair With This Vegetarian Dish?
What do you want out of Pairing a Sparkling Wine with a dish? Do you want your palate cleansed, ready for the next bite, do you want the Sparkling Wine to overpower the meal, switching out the flavours, or do you want them to work in harmony together, both delivering their flavours without compromising each…
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