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Typical Austrian Food & Fizz
Having recently, quite literally, popped over to Austria thanks to an invitation to the Slovenian winery Radgonske gorice, I simply had to indulge in some fine ‘hearty’ Austrian cuisine whilst I was there. Austria is landlocked with eight countries bordering it (hard for me to imagine as I now live with sea views from my…
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English Sparkling Wines Out Perform Champagne in London
If we think about wines that have bubbles then it is Champagne that comes to mind first for many of us. It owns the title and rightly so, as ‘the King of wines / wine of Kings’ and for years has been the benchmark for many a wine producer in the field of making sparkling…
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A Taste Of The Sea With A Sea Breeze Sparkling Wine
It makes sense to have both the taste of the ocean on your plate and in your glass at the same time, in this article, I pair a delicious dish of Fishcakes, Butternut Squash and Spinach with a bottle of Radgonske Gorice Brut Nature 2012 from Slovenia. Radgonske Gorice Radgonske Gorice is located on the…
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Shiver Me Timbers!!! A Sparkling Pirate Cocktail
Yo Ho A Pirates Cocktail For Me Before we start making this pirate cocktail let’s see what a pirate is. First of all, piracy is an act of criminal violence or robbery by ship upon another ship or a coastal area, normally with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items, those who engage…
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The highest winery in Europe
There is a claim that seems to be owned by and referred to by quite a few wineries and especially when you carry out a quick search on Google for ‘highest winery in Europe‘. It is stated that in Europe to be referred to as a winery with a high altitude you really should be…
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Cooking With Champagne & Red Sparkling Wine
Cooking with Sparkling Wine is always a joy to do, in this article I’ll be cooking a Coq Au Wine Blanc with a Champagne and a Boeuf Bourguignon with a Sparkling Red Wine from Slovenia. Both these dishes are both traditional French meals, so it’s only natural to have a glass of bubbly with them.…
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Helping Consumers to Understand What’s in the Bottle
Spot-light on easy to understand trigger word categories – Sea Breeze, Summer Days, Light & Fruity, Creamy, Oaky & Toasty, Gastronomic, Forget Me Not etc -the aim is to show that consumers may know what to expect in the glass. As a traditional pro, I have spent half a century poking around the cellars of…
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10 Alternatives to Champagne and Prosecco
I’m certainly not here to steer you away from either Champagne or Prosecco, both these wine regions I simply love and adore from the wines they produce to the wine tourism splendour I have enjoyed so many times from each region. In fact, I have only just returned from an amazing visit to Champagne Henri…
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More Sekt please we’re British
Though many of us will be tempted to call a sparkling wine Champagne, in most cases the wine will in fact not be Champagne at all. To be honest, it is an easy and almost innocent mistake for any consumer, and I have heard the occasional slip of the tongue by wine experts also, to…
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