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Ratafia Champenois Awards 2022
Following on from the resounding success of the 2020 Ratafia Champenois Awards held in London that saw over 70 unique labels entering we are now pleased to be working on the 2022 Ratafia Champenois Awards. 2020 saw Champagne Dumangin & Fils winning the titles of The World’s Finest Ratafia with their 16ans single barrel –…
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Summer Trifle Prosecco Cocktail
Who doesn’t love a Summer Trifle, a combination of delicious strawberries and cream, YUM!, and who here wants to be able to enjoy the beautiful flavours in a glass with some bubbly Sparkling Wine? The Infusionist is known for putting some great flavours into their liqueurs and sometimes going over and above in creating some…
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Creamy Levels in Sparkling Wines
Quite the opposite to the zesty and zingy style will be the ‘creamy’ description for sparkling wines, the more relaxing glass of bubbly, the take your time over to enjoy example which does call of the winemaker that little bit more effort and patience to achieve… Sparkling wines are ever so expressive in aromas and…
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Strawberry Fizz Cocktail
With Summer approaching the one thing that can always bring a smile to someone’s face is a good drink, a good cocktail, a good fizz cocktail. The Strawberry Six Facts Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring. A single average strawberry can contain around 200 seeds. One acre of land can…
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Spring Fling Sparkling Wines
Spring is here and the flowers are blooming, it’s a great time to enjoy a glass of Sparkling Wine, especially one that won a Gold Medal in the Spring Fling category at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020. This year Spring started on Saturday the 20th of March and it will end on…
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The German Sekt
From inexpensive wine to luxurious consumer good Over many decades Sekt was nothing more than a bland sparkling wine produced with imported base wines. It took visionaries and enthusiasts to bring German Sekt on par with the best sparkling wines in the world. Sparkling wines (in German: Schaumweine) have a long tradition in Germany. At…
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In the heart of the Goriška Brda: Bjana Winery
“The rolling hills, the many remote, untouched villages and their communities, the blanket of vineyards over the lush green land… Goriška Brda.” The Slovenian wine scene is a very exciting one for me. Most of this bubbling up energy for their wines I have is because so few others are familiar with them which enables…
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Famous Authors Wine Quotes
Sparkling Wine is something that has no barriers, it can heal friendships, create new ones, it brings people together even though you might be able to understand each other, just like a melody or art, wine is something anyone can understand. A lot of people have made some unique and interesting quotes throughout history about…
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Toasty Levels in Sparkling Wines
An expression in aroma and flavours that I really enjoy with sparkling wines is the usage of the word toasty. Both in aromas and flavours a sparkling wine can express this character, from those slices of bread lightly toasted either side on the lowest setting of the toaster to those you’ve forgotten you’d put under…
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