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Do We All Experience The Same Taste When Drinking Wine?

By Corné van Nijhuis / 11th May 2023

For most of us drinking wine is a pleasant experience when we taste the various characteristics of it. Sometimes it’s fruity, sometimes it has flowery aromas or even chocolate, mushrooms and vanilla. At the same time it can also challenge our tactile perception, as it can be tannic, sour or very sweet, causing our mouth…

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Interview With A Sommelier – Giuseppe Grasso

By Oliver Walkey / 10th May 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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JAYA’S New Nectar

By Oliver Walkey / 10th May 2023

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

By Valéria Zeferino DipWSET / 9th May 2023

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

By Linda Galloway / 5th May 2023

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

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th May 2023

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

By Oliver Walkey / 3rd May 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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The Prosecco War Heats Up

By Dona J. Stewart / 2nd May 2023

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

By Kirill Burlutskiy / 28th April 2023

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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