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Chanoine Freres Premier Cru

Chanoine Frères

By Glass of Bubbly / 23rd April 2014

Chanoine Frères is the second oldest Champagne house. The Chanoine family is one of the oldest in Épernay. In 1730, during the reign of Louis XV, the brothers Jacques-Louis and Jean-Baptiste Chanoine established a company trading in the wines of Champagne under the name of Chanoine Frères. Also in 1730, the Chanoine brothers were granted permission by the town of Epernay to begin excavation…

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What’s my Crémant going to taste like?

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th April 2014

Big thing about sparkling wine, and the taste you’ll get is how it’s made.  If you know how it’s made you’re well over half the battle of what to expect. I did a blog (feels like ages ago now) about the different methods used to make sparkling wines.  Crémant, along with Champagne and Cava, uses the traditional method. This…

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What exactly is Crémant?

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th April 2014

I’ve had a multitude of wine shop owners and drinkers get in touch by email, twitter, etc. saying how much they love Crémant, and how annoying they find it that no-one in the UK buys it. Well to a point I guess that’s because most people don’t know what it is.  Which is fair enough. Put simply, Crémant is a…

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Celebrate with Crémant

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th April 2014

I’m trying to work out what we’re celebrating this week.  This is our first bubbly of the year, so there’s got to be some kind of celebration happening surely?  Well Ant and I did actually meet in person last week, and spent some good time chatting about all things wine.  That’s worth celebrating, right? First thing’s first: Crémant is…

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Champagne Warehouse

Champagne Warehouse

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th March 2014

Hand picked, exclusive sparkling wines from around the world… Initially wine, and in particular Champagne, was a hobby of mine, and after several visits to the Champagne region, I became frustrated that the Champagnes I enjoyed over there were not available over here. After working for many years in IT, I felt I really wanted…

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champagne prosecco differences

Can you tell the difference between Prosecco and Champagne?

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th February 2014

A good Prosecco is a very good wine, however, Prosecco and Champagne are two very different wines, due to their wine making process, classic vs charmat, grape varieties and not least the cost. However many drinkers see them as similar, two sparkling wines with a massive price difference and yes, it can be true, that…

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Anna de Codorníu

By Glass of Bubbly / 24th February 2014

Anna de Codorníu is Spain’s best-selling sparkling wine brand. It is named after the 17th century head of the Codorníu wine estate, Anna, who was the last person to in the family to bear the Codorniu surname. Codorníu has been regarded as a world leader in prestige sparkling wine since 1872 when Josep Raventós, great grandfather…

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Anna de Codorníu Brut and Brut Rosé

By Glass of Bubbly / 24th February 2014

Anna de Codorníu, Spain’s leading sparkling wine, has unveiled a chic, new look for its popular Brut and Brut Rosé releases – as well as an inviting message for wine lovers: What are you Celebrating? Reminding us that every day is cause for celebration, Anna is the perfect sparkling choice for life’s everyday events, from girls’…

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Zonin Prosecco

By Glass of Bubbly / 19th February 2014

Zonin Prosecco is a varietal wine made from the Prosecco grape which is native to the Veneto region. There, the Zonin family owns the largest Prosecco vineyards in Italy and it is from these vineyards that the fruit for Prosecco is sourced. This control over all aspects of the production from vineyard to glass allows Zonin…

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