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Champagne Geoffroy now with Armit Wines

By Glass of Bubbly / 5th May 2016

Grower Champagne house Geoffroy has been added to Armit Wines portfolio. Armit Wines is one of the leading online wine merchants for the UK. Based in Notting Hill and with an office in Hong Kong, Armit Wines is recognised for the quality of its portfolio with a number of prestigious exclusive agencies. Located in the heart of the…

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The Perfect Start to Summer 2016 with Champagne Lanson

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th May 2016

The tradition of Champagne Lanson’s exclusive sponsorship of the summer’s key sporting and social calendars has been confirmed for 2016. Champagne Lanson will also be celebrating the continued growth of its Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brut Rosé NV – the UK’s No.1 Rosé by value and volume (Nielsen data) – which will feature prominently in…

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Win a Bottle of Roger-Constant Lemaire Cuvée Trianon Champagne (NOW CLOSED)

Win a Bottle of Roger-Constant Lemaire Cuvée Trianon Champagne (NOW CLOSED)

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

Champagne Cuvée Trianon is a multi award winning flagship cuvée of the Lemaire House. It is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, has an elegant mousse, rich, toasty and full bodied, balanced with a beautiful finish. www.rclchampagne.co.uk To Enter: Follow @glassofbubbly and @rclemaireuk on Twitter, then tweet us ‘I’d like to win a bottle of…

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Discovering Champagne Duval-Leroy

Discovering Champagne Duval-Leroy

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd May 2016

A very welcomed and eagerly anticipated invitation to visit Vertus and the Duval-Leroy Champagne brand was received by Glass of Bubbly and what an educational tour and tasting of superb wines and food it was. Duval-Leroy brand is really a testament to turning tragedy in to success where the story of Carol Duval-Leroy (Chairman &…

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No Room for Grape Pickers in Champagne this Harvest

By Jon Catt / 27th April 2016

Champagne grapes must be picked by hand. 120,000 people come for the harvest each year, the largest number in France. This year could see a substantial loss of employment and an accommadation crisis because of an enforcement of a regulation in the French Rural Code. In 1995 a regulation was added to the code that…

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Champagne & Sparkling Wine at London Wine Fair

Champagne & Sparkling Wine at London Wine Fair

By Glass of Bubbly / 26th April 2016

Sparkling wine will be well represented at this year’s London Wine Fair.  Leading Champagne Houses Taittinger and Pol Roger will launch their 2009 Brut and 2008 Rosé, respectively.  Taittinger Champagne will also show the new Taittinger Nocturne City Lights packaging, which is available in bottles, magnums and jeroboams. Family-owned, independent Maison, Champagne Bruno Paillard will…

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Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting Spring 2016

Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting Spring 2016

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th April 2016

The first ever Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine tasting event took place at the Womens University Club in Mayfair, London on 19th April. What was the biggest tasting event for sparkling wine in the UK so far in 2016 was met with great feedback and appreciation from many who attended – 9 countries, 13…

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New Grape Varieties for Champagne

By Jon Catt / 18th April 2016

On April 12th the CIVC, Comité Champagne, in Epernay announced a 15 year programme to develop grape varieties for the future. Champagne makers face two main challenges in the following decades. In the worst case scenario temperatures could rise 4.5°C by 2100. There’s also the pressing need to develop vines that have a high resistance…

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Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting Event 19th April, London

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th April 2016

The Glass of Bubbly Spring tasting event takes place for trade and press on Tuesday 19th April in London. We have over 170 different labels for you to taste, with a selection of Champagne, English sparkling wine, Prosecco, Franciacorta, Italian sparkling wine, Crémant, French sparkling wine and sparkling wine from Luxembourg, Belgium, New Zealand, USA, Argentina…

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