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Quaff Fine Wine Merchants in East Sussex
Quaff Wine Merchants is a great place to order online or to pop into one of their Sussex stores (Brighton and Hove) to pick up some sparkling wine. It was founded by Toby Peirce in 2005. He began a career in cricket where he travelled to South Africa and met local wine-producers and fell in love with…
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Celebrity Interview: Sian Lloyd
Best known for presenting the weather. Sian is United Kingdom’s longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014. Sian has also done lots of other presenting both on TV and at award ceremonies as well as narrating documentaries. Sian also supports a lot of charities and tries…
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Enjoy a Glass of Bubbly in Edinburgh
Scotland may be known for it’s top class whiskey, but the city isn’t short of great places to get a glass of sparkling wine. There’s pubs, restaurants and cocktails bars to suit all tastes, from contemporary to traditional – here’s just a few places to visit: Dragonfly – Visit Dragonfly is a unique and award-winning…
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An Interview with The Ritz London Head Sommelier
The iconic London hotel, which this year celebrates its 110th anniversary, recently added 150 new wines to its distinguished list. Unveiling this new list at a press gathering and tasting in the splendid Renaissance-style Ritz’s William Kent Room, head sommelier and chief architect of the new wine list, Giovanni Ferlito took time out to answer a few questions…
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Crémants to try
Crémant is French sparkling wine made outside the Champagne region, but still using the traditional method or ‘méthode champenoise’. There are 8 appellations around France: Crémant d’Alsace (49%) Crémant de Bourgogne (20%) Crémant de Loire (18%) Crémant de Limoux (6%) Crémant du Jura (5%) Crémant de Bordeaux (2%) Crémant de Die Crémant de Savoie. Crémants…
Read MoreNew Vintage Manuel Raventós Negra 2008 Released
Manuel Raventós, winemaker and founder of Raventós i Blanc has created a sparkling wine, his own personal blend that has won many blind tastings against prestigious Champagnes; the Spanish sparkling wine has never been better. The wine begins its story on an historic estate where vines have been grown since 1497 and where, in 1888,…
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Increase in Popularity of Pignoletto Italian Sparkling Wine
Major UK supermarket Sainsbury’s reported that a certain Italian bubbly boosted their festive sales by a futher 0.8% – and they weren’t taking about Prosecco. Sainsbury’s Pignoletto DOC Spumante Brut was a Christmas hit as many customers chose it above Champagne and Prosecco for their celebrations. Tesco also released their own Pignoletto in their Tesco Finest…
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Celebrity Interview: Kris Kampen
6 Goal Professional Polo Player Of course we could state the obvious and say at 6’5” and of the “ginger” variety you know when you have met Kris, but that would be far too obvious, as this is a member of the polo community you will not forget in a hurry and a real “fan…
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Franciacorta vs Prosecco
We’ve seen how Prosecco has taken the sparkling wine industry by storm, even outselling Champagne in the UK. However, another Italian sparkling wine is gaining momentum: Franciacorta. Franciacorta DOCG is grown in the Province of Brescia (Lombardy). There are 5,400 acres of DOCG vineyards and Franciacorta has had DOCG status since 1995. Even though they are both Italian sparkling wines, they are…
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