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Desserts made with Champagne or Sparkling Wine
Adding Champagne or sparkling wine can give an extra touch of sparkle to dessert. Here are some ideas that use Champagne or sparkling wine as an ingredient, it doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a glass of bubbly as well though! Pink Champagne Velvet Layer Cake This one’s for the bakers out there. This cake is pink, light, fluffly…
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Staying with a Grower Champagne during Harvest.
It is surely one of the most memorable experiences in the world of wine to be present at the grape harvest in the Champagne region of France. This year we were fortunate enough to be guests of Roger Constant Lemaire Champagne who are located in Villers-sous-Châtillon, a family run grower label with an increasingly recognised label across…
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High Hopes for 2015 Champagne Harvest
The Champagne harvest is drawing to a close and many Champagne producers will be very pleased – 2015 is expected to be an “exceptional year” for Champagne. The yields this year were the lowest in a decade, with growers within the appellation limited to 10,000 kg per hectare. The climate and weather has produced the perfect…
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Bicycle Thief Champagne Bar, Canada
The Bicycle Thief exudes a relaxed feeling in an atmosphere that blends Old School style with New School attitude. Drop by for lunch or supper, or pull up a chair to our wicked wine bar for a fantastic glass from our titanic selection. The Bicycle Thief offers North American food with an Italian soul. We open the…
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Hotel Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Champagne Tasting
Viejas Casino & Resort in California has set the new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Champagne tasters. In celebration of the hotel’s 24th anniersary, they invited over 600 hundred guests to the special tasting. Three Champagnes were specially selected for this event: Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, Veuve Clicquot Rosé and Dom Pérignon,…
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Grower Champagne: Goutorbe-Bouillot
This grower Champagne is made in vineyards that extend over the region called Vallée de la Marne (close to Epernay), where, traditionaly, the grape variety Pinot Meunier is dominant. The union between Jules Goutorbe and Louise Bouillot was at the origin of the creation of the house Champagne Goutorbe-Bouillot in 1911. Before that, the Goutorbe family had already…
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Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 2006 launches in the UK
The Taittinger family are delighted to release the much anticipated Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 2006. This prestige cuvée, made from 100% Chardonnay from only Grand Cru rated vineyards, is only produced when the harvest is of exceptional quality worthy of a vintage year. Clovis Taittinger comments, “Our Comtes de Champagne is made…
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Parva Domus, B&B in the of heart of Champagne
This beautiful chambres d’hotes is ideally located on the famous Avenue de Champagne, in the heart of Epernay, the capital of the Champagne Region. You are just minutes from the most prestigious cellars, vineyards and Champagne Houses. Mr et Mme Rimaire are welcoming hosts. There are 5 beautifully kept and comfortable rooms all in a peaceful…
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Champagne Bar, White 1921 St Tropez
To mark the close of the Summer season, Le Voile de St Tropez will host the renowned regatta and sailing festival from the 26th September to the 3rd October 2015. The event gathers together the most extraordinary modern sailing boats alongside the most beautiful traditional yachts – a host of racers and sailing enthusiasts come…
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