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Popping the Brit Fizz: Christopher Walkey interviews Nusrat Ghani MP (Member of Parliament)
A glass of bubbly is becoming more and more the choice of many when it comes to enjoying wine these days and what a splendid choice we now have from nearly each and every corner of the globe from Austrian to Argentinian, South African to Indian. I think many in the wine industry would say…
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Food & Sparkling Wine Pairing – Art or Science?
Champagne and oysters… a pairing that is known by food lovers worldwide to be a perfect match. Similarly, Champagne and caviar is also a famous pairing. Why is this? Is it because they are both ridiculously expensive and represent luxury and opulence? Or is it because they really are a good match? It wasn’t until…
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School of Sparkling Wine
Education is the key when drinking Sparkling wine. Do you know your Cava from your Prosecco? Your Asti from your Lambrusco? Your Champagne from your Vouvray? From the appearance in a glass alone it’s hard to know what you might be drinking. If you lined up three different styles of sparkling wine, they would all…
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The Case for English Bubbles
I’ve always loved bubbles, but I must admit, I haven’t always been fussy. In fact, when I first moved to London eight years ago, a £5 bottle of Tesco Cava did the trick, not that there’s anything wrong with that… These days, well, my income stretches a little further and let’s just say, like a…
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‘R’ is for Ruinart
Of all the houses in Champagne, a lady of course has her favorites. One of mine happens to be the oldest established Champagne house, that has been producing Champagne since 1729. That house is Ruinart, located in the historic city of Reims. Ruinart currently produces three non-vintage selections; Blanc de Blancs, ‘R’ Brut and a…
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The Art of Sabrage
The Art of Sabrage originated in France during the Napoleonic wars. The story says that the legendary Barbe Nicole Ponsardin, known today as Veuve Clicquot, after her husband’s death (veuve in French is widow), took over the company and managed to became one of the largest exporters of Champagne for the royal courts in Russian…
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A Woman Amongst Men – Moët & Chandon’s Elise Losfelt
A woman running a business was unheard of in 19th Century France. Yet the Champagne widows did just that, ‘veuves’ who stepped in to fill the shoes of husbands killed in battle or dying otherwise: Mathilde Emilie Perrier lost her husband Eugene Laurent and went on to launch the first “Grand Vin Sans Sucre,” or…
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An Evening of Laurent-Perrier at Stratos
As the only revolving Lounge Bar and Grill in Abu Dhabi, Stratos at Le Royal Meridien Hotel has come to epitomize tasteful luxury where the food & beverage offerings match the hype that surrounds the restaurant. The moment I take the elevator up to Stratos on the 26th floor, there is already a feeling of…
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Frozen Angel
Champagne…Brandy… Curacao…Maraschino…and – ice cream! Where on the cocktailing earth can we be? Deep within Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, that’s where! The recipe in question is the oddly named Soyer-au-Champagne. No ice used at all. A sort of cross between a Champagne cup and an ice cream soda. Well, yum yum! Obviously…
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