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Zlati Grič – Konjiška Rosé – Trophy First Date

By Christopher Walkey / 5th December 2017

Congratulations to Zlati Grič with their Konjiška Rosé which received a Trophy at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand categories such…

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A Look at the Sparkling Wines of Canada… Eh!

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th December 2017

Close your eyes and think of Canada. What comes to mind? Unspoiled landscapes? Maple syrup? Polar bears and ice hockey? Or, if you’ve explored the world of wine, perhaps the quintessentially Canadian Icewine? Now, before we get too far in, it goes without saying that Icewine really is great. Made from grapes naturally frozen on…

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No 1 Family Estate – No. 1 Rosé – Trophy Sea Breeze

By Christopher Walkey / 4th December 2017

Congratulations to No 1 Family Estate with their No. 1 Rosé which received a Trophy at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to…

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An interview with Connoisseur’s Cellar London

By Christopher Walkey / 1st December 2017

“I am always interested as to why people enter the wine industry and especially the sales side as it is very competitive and can require lots of patience and time commitment so I thought I would ask Azim from newly formed Connoisseur’s Cellar London” Christopher Walkey So, why have you entered the industry of Champagne? I…

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A great little Fizz Gift for Christmas

By Christopher Walkey / 1st December 2017

There won’t be many of us that’ll not be happy to receive some Champagne as a gift for Christmas and Nicolas Feuillatte have a neat little gift that we are sure will see themselves on many people’s Christmas gift list –  One Fo(u)r quarter bottle. The tiny sized bottles, 20cl, also come with a cute…

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The Trophy Winners at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017

By Christopher Walkey / 28th November 2017

Now that the results are in, let us take in who were the Trophy Winners for this years ‘The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards’: “We were amazed at the amount of entries we received for our very first awards. What was also very pleasing was the variation in styles and countries that entered, a…

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The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly has been found!

By Christopher Walkey / 27th November 2017

Who does not enjoy a drop of fizz, the sparkling stuff, popping the Champagne open and pouring the bubbly? Just the thought of someone handing you a glass will bring a smile to your face. The UK itself loves Champagne and sparkling wines with 1.25 billion glasses of the stuff being consumed annually so recent…

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The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017 Results

By Christopher Walkey / 23rd November 2017

The results are in from The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017. We would like to thank every wine label that submitted their wines to be judged by 36 of the world’s top wine professionals over two days at one of our main sponsors Marriott County Hall Hotel in Westminster. Each wine went through…

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International launch of Cava de Paraje Calificado in London

By Christopher Walkey / 22nd November 2017

I was delighted to have been invited to the international launch of the all new Cava high quality classification that is Cava de Paraje Calificado. The Gherkin has held a few amazing tastings and launch events that I have attended in the past so myself along with several other top industry wine professionals gathered both excited and…

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