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Blackberry Fizz Cocktail
Another great Fizz Cocktail for you to enjoy utilizing delicious Blackberries and Slovenian Sparkling Wine. What Do You Know About The Blackberry? The Romans used leaves from the blackberry plant to make tea to treat various illnesses and the Greeks used blackberries as a remedy for Gout. Blackberries are normally in season from June to…
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Talking About the Popular Sparkling Wine ‘Pet-Nat’
One of the oldest methods in the world is now a huge hit under young and hip wine drinkers. Of course, I am talking about the popular sparkling wine ‘Pet-Nat’ as it is so lovingly known. In full ‘Petillant Natural” or what sounds better in my opinion is naturally sparkling. What do we know about…
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Valentine’s Day Sparkling Wines
Valentine’s Day is going to be very different for a lot of people this year, but it doesn’t mean you can’t find a way to celebrate it with the one you love. Like clockwork, February 14th comes every year and with it the day of love, or just strongly like, just in case you haven’t…
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The Owl, The Fox and The Lion – The Animals of Sparkling Wine
When it comes to the symbols that represent wineries, some choose to proudly show an animal on their labels and even embed them on their bottles. The Owl, The Fox and The Lion in this article represent, Montelvini, Fox & Fox and Frelih, an Italian, English and Slovenian Sparkling Wine. Learn a little about the…
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Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2016
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the third 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 two vintage years with 2014 and 2015 vintage sparkling wines, let’s now explore the tastes…
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Alternatives to Champagne
Let me first say that I am not hoping to tempt anyone away from Champagne and neither will I say that there is anything that compares exactly to it, but nonetheless, I hear many people interested to know more about the options outside of this famous fizzy wine from France. Champagne is unique, it is…
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Is Riesling a Wine or a Grape? Why the Petrol Aromas?
For those who are quite new to wine or simply enjoy a drop of plonk (as our dear Keith Floyd used to refer to it as) without paying too much attention to what you are drinking, then maybe you might question Riesling being a wine or a grape. Some will see Riesling as simply meaning…
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Sparkling Wine Mountains and Rivers: Trentino-Alto Adige
As part of a new series, I want to take a look at sparkling wines that are close to / influenced by mountain regions and major rivers. Grape vines are grown all across the world in both the southern and northern hemispheres (30th and the 50th degrees of latitude). These vineyards are not confined to…
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Christmas Movie Cocktails – Santa Claus The Movie
Santa Claus The Movie, released on November 27th, 1985 in the U.S and 2 days later on the 29th in the UK. It had a budget of $50 million but only made $23.7 million at the box office, it has since gained a cult following becoming a popular Christmas movie. The movie has similarities to…
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