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Everything You Need to Know About Wine and Etiquette on a Date
Dates can be a tangle of choices — what time to meet, how to dress, which place to pick – and that’s before you’ve even eased into the night ahead, which is laden with its own set of decisions. On the other hand, going out for drinks is typically a safe option and wine, with…
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What The World Has To Say About Sparkling Wine
Quoting a Proverb can be like reciting poetry, especially when dealing with the fine Art of Wine and Fizz. But what is a Proverb, do you know? If you don’t, then here is the definition – ‘a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.’ I’ve found some beautifully written proverbs…
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Interesting Facts about The Bubbly Drink of Drinks
Some Basic Facts Referred to as the king of the drinks, also known as the favorite alcoholic beverage of the British queen, as well as our celebrations, Champagne has earned itself a distinction among our drinks. Our bubbly favorite can not only be a great companion for any social occasion be it a picnic, a…
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The Best French Sparkling Wines This Year
No winemaking country makes sparkling wine like France. From Champagne to Crémant and everything in between, there’s no doubt there’s quality here, and it has been consistently on the highest level for centuries now. Of course, the wine world is constantly evolving, and that goes for sparkling wine as well. Here are the best French…
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10 Fun Facts about Prosecco
For many of us, when we hear of bubbles in our wine glass, the word Prosecco comes to mind. It’s the most popular sparkling wine in volume of sales in the UK even out selling Champagne. One of Italy’s most famous creations and with a worldwide fan base, Prosecco is in fact quite a bit…
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Place, grape, colour, style or producer? How do you choose your wine?
Many people will choose a wine from a previous experience in that what we liked before we will like once again. Sometimes it is force of habit such as those in the USA will usually go for grape varieties whereas in Europe we are more likely to opt for a region such as Bordeaux or…
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Schlumberger and Bean Salad
One early morning Schlumberger awoke to some bad news, Mother Dame Durden was running low on coins, soon she would be unable to support herself and her dearest Schlumberger, so under strict instruction, Schlumberger was told to take their dear companion Milky-White the cow down to the market and sell her for some coins. Upon…
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Made In England – English Whisky Cocktail
The English have accomplished a lot over the decades, from Boudica the Warrior Queen to Sir Francis Drake & Elizabeth I of England fighting off the Spanish Armada, all the way up to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd being the longest reigning monarch over the United Kingdom, but now it’s high time to sit back and…
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What is Methode Charmat?
There are many ways in which wines are made that deliver varied styles and results. From generation to generation, throughout the world, wine production has evolved and improved yet basic practises have usually remained in order to produce both still and sparkling wines. One such way is called the methode Charmat or Charmat method, better…
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