Search Results: Slovenia
A visit to Slovenian Sparkling Wine Medot
My last few months of travels have taken me to many famous sparkling wine regions including the favourites of Champagne and Prosecco both of which give us bubbly lovers some of the best flavours in the world of fine wines. One recent visit was a first for me though and kindly arranged by Marin Berovic…
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Vino Ljubljana 2018 Slovenia
Recognised as the oldest wine competition of the world, the ‘International Wine Competition’ (Vino Ljubljana) took place during 13/14/15th of April 2018, Ljubljana in Slovenia. Glass of Bubbly were delighted to be invited and of course continue our passion for the promotion of worldwide sparkling wines. The competition attracts many entries from Slovenia and local…
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The Penina Way – Sparkling Wine from Slovenia
The sparkling wine market has an exciting addition, Penina. It’s the generic term for sparkling wine in Slovenia, but as Chris Boiling discovered, it covers a wide range of styles… The number of sparkling wine producers in Slovenia, that little country squashed between Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, has more than doubled over the past…
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Sparkling Wines from Slovenia & England Feature on Most Interesting Wedding Wine List
Sparkling wines from Slovenia and England feature on ‘the most interesting wedding wine list’ Father hijacks daughter’s wedding theme to promote obscure grape varieties Don’t tell the bride, but her wine-loving father has hijacked her theme to promote some obscure grape varieties. Wine writer and part-time winemaker Chris Boiling aims to use his daughter’s wedding…
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Champagne Allouchery-Perseval – Interview With Emilien Allouchery
The love of Champagne is infinite, a language that everyone can understand, a sparkle that can shine in anyone’s glass, it can connect people, brings them together and places a smile on faces around the world. In this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Emilien Allouchery, the skilled Winemaker and Owner of…
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Canned Wine Co. – Interview With Ben Franks
The love of sparkling wine is infinite, a language that everyone can understand, a sparkle that can shine in anyone’s glass, it can connect people, brings them together and places a smile on faces around the world. In this exclusive feature on Glass of Bubbly, we speak with Ben Franks, one of the owners and…
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Croatian Wine
We don’t fully know when they started making Wine, but we do believe it was no later than the 5th century BC, some 2,500 years ago, back before the Ancient Greek settlers. The evidence for this comes in the form of a coin, which features a grape cluster on one side and an amphora, that…
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Italian Wine
The history of Italian Wine dates back centuries, with it currently believed to go back as far as 4000 BC, they state this because archaeologists found evidence that viticulture in Sicily was thriving during that time. It was originally believed that Wine production started in Italy from 1300 to 1100 BC before the discovery above.…
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Flowers and Sparkling Wine
Flowers and Sparkling Wine are two gifts that would be welcomed by most throughout the year, but how many of you have noticed the floral characters that a Sparkling Wine can deliver, with an aroma like you’ve just walked into a florist and flavours like you’ve just tasted the Irises or Sunflowers from Vincent van…
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