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Danger in the Vineyards!
On 23rd August a wine grower was crushed to death by his straddle tractor when it overturned in Ludes. This wasn’t the first fatality this year in what’s considered a very hazardous job. If you’ve visited the Champagne vineyards you’ll have seen these distinctive tractors everywhere. In just a few weeks they’ll be transporting the…
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Traditional British Roast Dinner with English Bubbly
I was one, and I am sure of many, that would have chosen a red wine to accompany one of my favourite meals, the traditional British Sunday Roast. I would have added to the already heavy dinner with a deep heavy red wine assuming that this was the most perfect match and over the years I…
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Cava Grand Tasting
When visiting wineries is not an option, it’s a treat when an expert can bring their knowledge and passion to you. The minute MW Sarah Jane Evans begins her Cava seminar at the IWINETC in Spain her love of Spanish fizz flows. She blitzes through the history and basics of Cava with wit and not…
Read MoreRosé English Sparkling Wine Jellies
Now having little neat tricks up your sleeve to surprise your dinner guests must always in some way involve bubbly. Everyone (of course not doing the driving) will have a face lightened when you offer them a glass of bubbly on arrival, now what about adding to that will some jelly sparkling wine surprises to…
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New Beginners’ Wine Guide Helps Schools in Sierra Leone
Wine entrepreneur Jerry Lockspeiser is to publish a new beginners’ wine guide, called YOUR WINE QUESTIONS ANSWERED: The 25 things wine drinkers most want to know, with 100% of its profits being used to build primary schools in Sierra Leone. The guide features a chapter that answers the question: ‘What is the difference between Champagne…
Read MoreSuccessful Summer for English Sparkling Wine
English Wine Producers have announced a successful year in terms of popularity, sales, prizes and exports. English fizz has performed especially well in terms of sales both to retailers and the public. Waitrose revealed that English sparkling wine was their fastest growing sparkling wine category in the last year, with its sales increasing by 49%.…
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New Limited Edition Ayala Rosé
A very refreshing looking design from Ayala for their rosé No 8 is now available. Described on the official Ayala website as: “An authentic expression of the House’s creative spirit… This cuvee also shines thanks to its creative and innovative graphic conception: the distinguished label and original lines of the gift case echo the femininity and…
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Disaster for the Côte des Bar
This year is the worst for mildew since 1958 and the vineyards of the Côte des Bar in the Aube have been the worst affected. Vines have either no grapes or grape skeletons. The Aube has 8,000 ha of vineyards , roughly a quarter of the whole Champagne appellation. Heavy frosts and two or three…
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Louis Roederer Releases 2009 Cristal
The 2009 vintage of Louis Roederer’s prestige cuvée, Cristal, has gone on sale for around £549 for six bottles, or just over £1,000 per dozen. The price is similar to its 2006 and 2007 vintages. It is anticipated that its value will rise in years to come, in the same way that vintages of Cristal…
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