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Champagne Collard-Picard

Champagne Collard-Picard

By Glass of Bubbly / 8th May 2014

Founded in 1889, Collard-Picard are in two noble wine growing areas. The COLLARD part being in the Marne Valley and the PICARD part being in the Cote des Blancs. “One can’t be born in the Champagne region without having the sap from the grapevines in one’s veins” In the Collard-Picard  ‘firm’ it has been passed…

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Champagne Pierre Gobillard

Champagne Pierre Gobillard

By Glass of Bubbly / 7th May 2014

Pierre Gobillard is situated in Hautvillers the home of Monk Don Pérignon. For three generations Gobillard family have produced champagne from their vineyards. Gervais Gobillard began the business 1947, with his son Pierre.  Nowadays Pierre’s son Herve and his wife Florence Gobillard are the current proprietors with their daughter Cholé helping out in the shop…

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Champagne Vincent D’Astree

By Glass of Bubbly / 7th May 2014

The Name of Pierry most probably comes from the word ‘Pierre’ meaning stone, as denoted by a local saying from the Cubry valley. The soils of Pierry’s vineyards do indeed contain small stones, producing an unaffected wine with taste distinctly reminiscent of gunpowder. Champagne Vincent d’Astrée was created in 1956, due to the desire and…

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Champagne G. Tribaut

Champagne G. Tribaut

By Glass of Bubbly / 6th May 2014

Three generations ago the family business Champagne G Tribaut settled in the heart of the Vallee de la Marne situated 1½ hours drive from Paris, 25km from Reims and 5km from Epernay. Their house is situated in the beautiful village of Hautvillers.  The home town of the MONK DOM PERIGNON. Throughout the years the Tribaut…

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Champagne Vollereaux

Champagne Vollereaux

By Glass of Bubbly / 5th May 2014

Vollereaux is the fruit of five generations of family traditions. Born into a wine making family established in Pierry and Moussy, since 1805, it was the end of the Great War that Victor Vollereaux decided to promote his champagne by himself. He achieved his first vintage in 1923 and offered his production to a circle…

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Cut Price Champagne? – Bargain Bonanza or Brand Damaging?

By Glass of Bubbly / 24th April 2014

Cut price Champagne offers in our Supermarkets are now increasingly becoming the norm. Most visits to the supermarket wine section will find bottles of Champagne for £15 or less. Last Christmas and New Year, offers were even seen for £10 per bottle. Champagne is supposed to be a premium product, so just what is the…

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Tirage – Champagne et Plats

By Glass of Bubbly / 15th April 2014

Lovers of fizz and fine food are flocking to the heart of the City where new restaurant, Tirage, is offering one of the capital’s largest selections of Champagne and sparkling wine by the glass, expertly paired with perfectly-portioned ‘plats’. Located on Bishopsgate, the all-day dining destination is the brainchild of Venezuelan-born businessman-turned-restaurateur Elio Machillanda and his wife Claudia,…

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Where to Enjoy a Glass of Bubbly in Hampshire

Champagne sales fizzle as Prosecco popularity bubbles

By Glass of Bubbly / 14th April 2014

The UK champagne market has lost its fizz, according to the latest figures from the region. Rival sparkling wine Italian prosecco has been growing in popularity as people choose a cheaper alternative to champagne. The sparkling wine category, which includes champagne, is ahead of all other wine categories with world sales up by six million…

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Chassenay d’Arce Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th April 2014

Chassenay d’Arce is a remarkable and unique Champagne lovingly produced in the slightly warmer climate of the Côte des Bar located in the very South of the Champagne region. The founding vinegrowers from a village known as Ville Sur Arce chose to cooperate back in 1956 to create this “Maison de Vignerons”, the gathering point…

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