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Celebrity Interview: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. In her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze) over five Paralympic Games and 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze). She held over 30 world records, was the first…
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Win a pair of tickets to The Vineyard’s Annual Wine Festival (NOW CLOSED)
Win a pair of tickets to The Vineyard’s Annual Wine Festival on Saturday 21st November 2015, from 11am to 5pm, worth £25 each! Just email competitions@the-vineyard.co.uk by Saturday 14th November and choose the right answer to the following question: How many centilitres are in a normal bottle of wine? a) 70cl, b) 75cl or c)…
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Enjoy a Glass of Bubbly at Le Pont de la Tour
Renowned French restaurant Le Pont de la Tour, which has just re-launched has also unveiled a brand new and über glamourous Bar and Grill. Boasting a terrace overlooking the Thames and Tower Bridge, the new destination offers creative cocktails, small plates, fabulous lighting and an exciting programme of live music from Thursday to Saturday each…
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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…
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