Search Results: champagne

Wedding Color-Themed Sparkling Wines

By Glass of Bubbly / 27th June 2017

Weddings are anything goes these days, down to the color of the bubbly for the toast. Pale straw and lightly pink, move over. Look for Instagram-worthy and color-theme friendly shades of yellow, red, white and neon blue. If one of these is the color of your bridesmaid dresses, even better! Think about your budget here…

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Cava driven Bubbles by the River Thames with Codorniu

By Christopher Walkey / 26th June 2017

Pop across the river to get away from the hustle and bustle of Canary Wharf, after a short ferry ride you are transported to Spanish tranquillity at the Anna De Codornius Pop Up which has residency over the Summer months until end September 2017 at Double Tree Hilton Docklands, a former warehouse which dates back…

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Getting Fizzical at ASDA

By Christopher Walkey / 20th June 2017

Currently, a search on the ASDA website for Champagne and Sparkling Wines brings 51 unique results from English Sparkling to Cava, Champagne to Prosecco so all in all, not a bad performance for what many will see as our nation’s budget supermarket chain! Their choice of sparkling wines is varied, though has a core of…

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5 Great Sparkling Wines for Summer

By Christopher Walkey / 19th June 2017

Summer is always a great time to enjoy wine and especially if you are lucky enough to be enjoying some pleasant sunshine whilst sat in a relaxing typical English garden or even whilst on a balcony watching the world pass you, that popping of the cork and the pouring of that fruit scented wine into…

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Celebrity Interview: Elena Russo

By Glass of Bubbly / 16th June 2017

Elena Russo was born in Naples, that alone already sets up someone for a lifetime of enjoying fantastic food and of course amazing wines. She moved to Rome, where she started her career as an actress. Her debut was in the film Finalmente soli (1997), followed by Besame mucho (1999) and Amor nello specchio (1999).…

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Pairing Food with Prosecco via Loredan Gasparini

By Christopher Walkey / 8th June 2017

Laying in the Northern part of Italy is the wine location of Prosecco (not to be mistaken with the town of Prosecco in Italy close to Trieste) and offering visitors one of the most magical wine regions of the world with amazing rolling countryside full of vines and hill top villages. A wine region known…

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Avant-Garde Fizz with Domaines Paul Mas

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd June 2017

Today’s world of bubbles is filled with wines that have become commonplace. Are we stuck in a Champagne, Prosecco, Lambrusco rut? Domaines Paul Mas has been leading innovation and driving the rise in quality of Languedoc-Roussillon wines since 2017. 4th generation grape grower and 1st generation vintner, owner Jean-Claude Mas’ rich resume led him away…

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A Sparkling Soirée

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th May 2017

Champagne makes a historic reappearance in the heritage gardens of Udaipur’s royal City Palace and headlines its unique French soirée in India. French wine and gastronomy has long ruled the world. Today, Atout France, the French tourism development agency, is finding new and unique ways to promote these around the world, one being the annual…

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Consider Cava

By Glass of Bubbly / 23rd May 2017

In the ancestry of sparkling wine; let’s consider Cava, Champagne’s distant cousin. Cava is made by the traditional method, the same as Champagne and spends at least nine months on its lees. Most Cava is non-vintage with lower acidity than Champagne. The Spanish grapes used to make Cava are Macabeu, Xarel-lo, and Parellada for the…

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