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The World’s Finest Ratafia Champenois Awards 2023

By Christopher Walkey / 19th August 2020

Founded in 2020 – An awards dedicated to Ratafia Champenois.   In association with Glass of Bubbly. Please email christopher@glassofbubbly.com to receive more information and enter the Ratafia Champenois Awards.   Entry requirements: All Ratafia Champenois / Ratafia de Champenois are accepted Judging to be blind taste format Judges to be selected by chosen awards…

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Ratafia Awards 2020

The Ratafia Champenois Awards will take place in November 2020

By Glass of Bubbly / 19th August 2020

“A new awards dedicated to Ratafia de Champagne / Champenois.” Champagne houses produce a little known yet well loved grape based spirit that is called Ratafia. Glass of Bubbly are sponsoring the first ever Ratafia Champenois Awards – Judging to take place in London. Award entries open September 1st – November 15th 2020 Free to…

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Champagne and Cigars

Champagne, Cigars & (Ratafia) Champenois!

By Christopher Walkey / 13th October 2021

Three very big C‘s here in Champagne, Cigars and Champenois (Ratafia) and I wanted to explore how they exhibited themselves when paired together. Just to add to the C collection we also had a fine display of Cheese to enjoy in between each tasting. Champagne will need no introduction and for many will be a…

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Julien Chopin Ratafia Champenois

Ratafias Champenois Julien Chopin

By Christopher Walkey / 20th August 2021

I’m sure that if I mention Champagne then I will be surrounded by many smiling faces expecting to share in the delights of a glass of bubbly or two… but there is another (hidden) gem that Champagne holds – #RatafiaChampenois. What is Ratafia Champenois? Ratafia Champenois is a sweet (fortified style) wine with a minimum…

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Printemps 2018 du Ratafia à L’Assiette Champenoise, Reims

By Christopher Walkey / 18th April 2018

With great pleasure we accepted the invitation by our friends at Vitabella to attend the ‘Printemps 2018 du Ratafia’ that took place in Reims at the superb L’Assiette Champenoise famed for its fine cuisine and chef Armaud Lallement. So quickly – What is Ratafia? Now a classified product from Champagne, Ratafia Champenois is, in fact, a fortified wine…

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Ratafia and Champagne Cocktails

By Oliver Walkey / 19th January 2022

Creating Cocktails can be really enjoyable, getting to put your ideas inside the glass, creating flavours you can’t always find on the shelf. When creating Cocktails for Glass of Bubbly, it’s normally with a Sparkling Wine and a Spirit of some kind, like Rum or Gin, rarely do I get to create a Cocktail which…

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Discover Ratafia from Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd December 2020

Those who have visited Champagne may have been introduced to a local sweet drink, high in alcohol similar to fortified wine. This beverage is called Ratafia, which it is not a fortified wine, but, a mistelle based on grape must. The origin of Ratafia is probably Italian, having subsequently spread to other countries such as…

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Ratafia – The other drink made in Champagne

By Christopher Walkey / 23rd August 2017

During my many trips to Champagne exploring the countless wine making houses, I’d nearly always be blissfully busy with days of tasting and enjoying the commonly known king of wines. Little else would be worth exploring when you are in Champagne, as it is more or less a philosophy of when in Champagne drink Champagne… One…

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One Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 12th July 2023

Ten To One, Ten To Rum, the elegance of Champagne and deep vast rich historic characters of Rum united together with a bonus third player, Ratafia Champenois, smooth, rich and sweet, crafted by the skilled Champagne makers in the same region, by some of your favourite houses. Let’s dive deep into our next Glass of…

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