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What is Prosecco DOCG Rive?
Many will assume, and rightly so I guess, that the quality of wines depends on the prices they are set at. If you have ever visited a restaurant and looked at the wine list, they are usually in price order which dictates the order of quality, right? A glass of Prosecco is a glass of…
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Sparkling Sake
Wine is made from grapes right? Well yes, that is most certainly correct, but we must also add that not all wines are made from grapes! 24,535 in 1,000 metric tonnes is the annual global grape production as stated by statista in 2021 with China being the leading country by over four times its nearest…
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Kalin Cellars – The Story Of Excellence
“Produce No Wine With Less Character than Yourself” – The Kalin Credo Kalin Cellars is a winery in California’s bedroom community of Novato, Marin County just north of San Francisco. In 1986, when I first learned of Terrance Leighton’s Kalin Cellars winery recommended by the Winewrights newsletter (an analogue newsletter from postal days when deliveries…
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Interview With A Sommelier – Marcello Colletti
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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Uncorked: Differentiating Sparkling Wines of the World
Pop, fizz, clink! You have a celebration approaching, and you need a bottle of bubbles to celebrate. But what wine should you buy? And when you are in the store staring at the array of wines on the shelves, what is the difference between the many types of sparkling wine? Here is your guide to…
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Interview With The Founder of Charles Palmer Vineyards
There is no denying that English Sparkling Wine is on the rise, becoming an undeniable contender to Champagne, and although it still has some way to go in convincing the rest of the world, to the English, it’s becoming a fan favourite and a go-to Glass of Bubbly, it’s quality is improving with each year…
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Interview With A Sommelier – Simone Vergamini
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 Duke Cocktail
For more than 140 years, the statue of the Duke of Wellington and his faithful steed Copenhagen stood in time as just another Glasgow monument, but after looking over the Royal Exchange Square peacefully since 1844, a traffic cone suddenly and mysteriously started appearing on his noble napper in the mid-1980s. As fast as the…
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Maximum Cocktail
Take It To The Maximum, never live life on the down low, on the sidelines, or in the background, Take It To The Maximum, scale up, take it to the edge, try, fail and try again, never lose yourself and enjoy the finest things that life has to offer, Take It To The Maximum with…
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