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Perrier-Jouët collaborate with Japanese maker Ritsue Mishima
The House of Perrier-Jouët has announced a new partnership with the world of creation and design: a collaboration with Japanese maker Ritsue Mishima that will continue until the end of 2016. Two of three original creations to be crafted by Mishima will be unveiled in December 2015 at Design Miami, the international fair for collectable…
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London dominates World’s Best Bars list
London and New York have come out on top in the World’s Best 50 Bars, securing most of the top places in the list. London has 5 bars in the top 10, with Artesian, at The Langham Hotel crowned number 1 for the fourth time in a row. Artesian is located just off Regent Street inside the…
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The Perfect Prosecco Experience
It’s unlikely that you will find a better Prosecco experience! An exceptionally, high quality Prosecco Superiore produced by Furlan together with the new Riedel Prosecco Superiore glasses. (‘Prosecco Superiore’ being the name for high quality, fine Prosecco in case you’re wondering). Not just a beautiful looking bottle of Prosecco and some fancy glasses. They are…
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Which Country Drinks the Most Sparkling Wine?
In 2014 sparkling wine consumption by volume was led by the Germans, who drank 46 million cases of fizz. France, was second at 30 million and Russia (traditionally a large market for Champagne), consumed 26 million cases. The U.S. was fourth, with 18 million cases and the U.K. fifth, consuming 11 million cases. In 2002…
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Sparkling Wine in America
With a growing younger population of wine enthusiasts, over 100 million people in the United States are now drinking wine. In 2014, 19.2 million bottles of Champagne were exported, up 1.3 million from the previous year. Sparkling wine saw an estimated increase in volume of 3% to 16 million cases in 2014 with imported sparkling wines growing by…
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Win 2 Tickets to LOVE WINE 2015 (NOW CLOSED)
You will have the opportunity to taste around 250 different wines. You can join well-known wine celebs on one of the many Wine Walks they will host throughout the day. Richard Bampfield MW, Laura Clay, UK Champagne Ambassador 2010, Helen McGinn,aka The knackered Mother and JoeWadsack, resident wine expert on BBC2’s Food and Drink series. Date: Saturday 7th November…
Read MoreI’m tasting Stars, quite literally, with Prosecco crisps
If you love a glass of bubbly, then you’ll find it hard to resist the Marks and Spencer ‘Fizz and Sparkle’ crisps they have on their shelves (appropriately placed not far away for the drinks section). So fine, you won’t be getting drunk from these crisps, nor will you be able to squeeze a drop…
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Italy Overtakes France as Largest Wine Producer
According to figures released by the European Commission, Italy is the largest wine producer of 2015. Italy produced 13% on top of their previous year while France is down 1%. Italy’s output was 48.8 million hectolitres while France fell behind slightly with 46.4 million. The main reason for the difference is the favourable weather Italy received this…
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Bollinger Spectre Limited Edition
To celebrate the release of the 24th James Bond adventure, Bollinger Champagne is launching a new, limited edition bottle, inspired by the style and sophistication of the world of Bond The Spectre limited edition contains a unique Bollinger cuvee, a 2009 vintage exclusively released to celebrate the partnership. The bottle is encased in a limited…
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