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Interview With A Sommelier – Giuseppe Grasso
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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JAYA’S New Nectar
Since 2020, JAYA has offered three vintages: JAYA dei Colli Prosecco Superiore DOCG, JAYA Brut DOC and JAYA Spumante. The big news this year is JAYA Rosé, a wine made with the same care and passion as their others. “Our JAYA Rosé is an elegant and refined sparkling wine, revealing subtle aromas of red fruits,…
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Portuguese Sparkling Wine Insight
Portugal maybe is not the first country you imagine thinking about a glass of bubbles, but it is definitely an option to take a closer look. Even if in terms of quantity Portugal enters as “other countries” in OIV statistic, in terms of quality it worth to be discovered. Sparkling wine in Portugal is called…
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Crowning Glory
Bubbles and nibbles are just what we need in this season of celebration and like the king of sparkling wines (vintage Champagne), or an English rosé, Cava, Prosecco or Crémant, the bite-sized accompaniments should fizz with flavour too. Smoked salmon with caviar is queen of the canapés, but crab and dill, prawns and sweet chilli…
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Interview with Mr. Shigeki KIDA – Owner of Lumiere Winery Japan
Lumiere Winery is a family-owned and operated boutique winery located in Yamanashi prefecture in Japan, the famous wine and fruit producing region. We speak to the owner and 5th CEO of Lumiere Winery, Mr. Shigeki KIDA. What makes your winery special? “Lumiere Winery Japan is one of the oldest wineries in Japan, established in 1885,…
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Interview With A Sommelier – Mikhail Kuchin
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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The Prosecco War Heats Up
With negotiators seeking to finalize a free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union before a mid 2023 deadline, conflict over use of the term Prosecco by Australia’s wine industry has (again) emerged as a major sticking point. The proposed free trade agreement will significantly improve Australia’s access to the large and wealthy European…
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Sparkling Wines from Uzbekistan
Village of Champagne. Background history. Not far from Tashkent (less than an hour by car) there is a small village with a strange name for those places. It is called Champagne. Similar names on the territory of the former USSR (For example, the village of Fershampenoise in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia or New York…
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Babylonstoren’s Sprankel: The Monarch of Cap Classique
The monarch butterfly is part of the natural life of the Simonsberg-Paarl region of South Africa. So, it’s a good image for Sprankel, the Cap Classique wine from Babylonstoren. Babylonstoren creates only one Cap Classique wine, one that represents the highest expression of this historic land. I had the pleasure of sharing a conversation with…
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