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Interview With A Sommelier – Ollie Waddon

By Oliver Walkey / 21st June 2023

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this article, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…

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New York Finger Lakes District Sparkling Wines

By Peter Birmingham / 20th June 2023

New York Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes District Flying into John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) airport was a moment that bred expectation and potential. I loved the heightened frisson anticipation, and my lack of really understanding how far apart NY state distances really are. When I arrived taking the transit bus from JFK, I was dropped…

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Bartender Made Cocktails – Geisha Spritz

By Oliver Walkey / 19th June 2023

This article is made in collaboration with Mar Ibarra, Batrov and Gorik, three amazing Bartenders in Dubai. The Cocktail that you are about to make is one of Mar Ibarra’s Signature Fizz Cocktails, which she makes as the Bar Manager at Sumosan, in Dubai. Let’s Meet The Bartender! “My name is Mar, I’m from Argentina…

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Interview With The Winemaker of Fratelli Vineyards on Noi – Their Latest Sparkling Wine

By Ruma Singh DipWSET / 15th June 2023

Fratelli Vineyards, India’s second biggest wine producer has been in business since 2008. Helmed by seven founders – three pairs of brothers – the Sekhris, the Seccis and the Mohite-Patils along with noted Tuscan winemaker Piero Masi, Fratelli has roots in Italy as well as India where it is located. Over the years, Fratelli developed…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Manuel Ghezzi

By Oliver Walkey / 14th June 2023

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…

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Interview: Cameron Foster of Deux Six Wines

By Christopher Walkey / 13th June 2023

It’s time for another interview and we are reaching out to Cameron Foster, Managing Director of Deux Six Wines so let’s pop open a bottle of fine Champagne and hear what he has to say to our questions:   Q: Please give our readers a quick elevator pitch on yourself and your Champagne journey to…

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Oregon Sparkling Wines Part II

By Peter Birmingham / 13th June 2023

I flew into Portland attending my brother’s funeral, he’d been in declining health for years stricken with failing organs, and cancer. We were brothers in the family but distant, as he was being married as an adult when I was invited to his wedding as an infant, accompanying my mother. Perhaps it was prescient having…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Davide Santeramo

By Oliver Walkey / 7th June 2023

The World of Wine is beautifully showcased by an army of talented Sommeliers, who help the consumer discover their next favourite bottle, understand the different regions and pair a delicious meal with the right Glass of Bubbly. In this feature, I speak with a man who has helped many people to discover the vast world…

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Oregon Sparkling Wines

By Peter Birmingham / 6th June 2023

Argyle Winery of Dundee-Willamette Valley, Oregon was the vision of winemaker Rollin Soles who earned his vinous chops via hard work, and sojourns from France to Australia. In South Australia, Soles worked with the highly regarded Brian Croser, Petaluma Wines owner. Croser demonstrated the single vineyard expressions of what Clare Valley and the Adelaide Hills…

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