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Squerryes Estate, Kent

By Glass of Bubbly / 6th May 2015

The 2,500 acres of the Squerryes estate reside in the Kent Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The borders rest on Surrey to the west and Greater London to the north. The Warde family first moved to the estate in 1731 and have lived there ever since. Now in the 8th generation of the family,…

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No. 1 Family Estate

No. 1 Family Estate, New Zealand

By Glass of Bubbly / 5th May 2015

No. 1 Family Estate Winery is wholly family-owned wine producing business located in the vineyards of Marlborough, New Zealand. Daniel Le Brun originally launched the winery in 1997, along with his wife Adele and their two children, Virginie and Remy. Using state-of-the-art equpment imported from Champagne, the estate prides itself on producing wines using methode…

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Tasting Champagne with Music - Christopher & Oliver

What Does Sparkling Wine Sound Like?

By Glass of Bubbly / 2nd May 2015

What sounds come to mind when you think of the taste of Champagne or sparkling wine? Composer and ‘synaesthete’ Nick Ryan has recreated what he hears when he tastes wine, turning tasting notes into musical ones. His synaesthesia means some of his senses involuntarily blend – this gives him an extraordinary ability to translate the taste of wine into an audio composition.…

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The Athenaeum Hotel

The Athenaeum Hotel, Mayfair, London

By Glass of Bubbly / 1st May 2015

This small, family-owned 5 star hotel offers you a huge choice of rooms, luxury suites and townhouse apartments, all with stunning leafy or Mayfair views. The Athenaeum has been family-run since the 1990s and is committed to providing an outstanding and friendly service. It is the essence of Englishness –  discreet, personal, friendly, interesting, lavish, quirky, down to earth and brilliant.…

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champagne krug rosé

Krug Rosé

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th April 2015

Krug Rosé was born of the House of Krug’s desire to offer the Krug vision of what a Rosé Champagne should be to those Krug Lovers who had been seeking it. It is an unprecedented Champagne with the same creative spirit that goes into Krug Grande Cuvée, beyond the very notion of vintage. Tasting Notes:…

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Vinotilus: Wine and Sailing - French Vineyards Cruise

Vinotilus: Wine and Sailing – French Vineyards Cruise

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th April 2015

PROVENCE AND VINEYARDS CRUISE in Lagoon 410 S2 Oenocruise (Wine and Sail) in Catamaran, sails from Marseille from Saturday morning until Friday afternoon. Prices include the boat, the skipper and Sommelier, tastings (4 wines each evening), visits to the Vineyards, lunches & dinners. During this cruise, you will discover different Vineyards along the Mediterranean Sea…

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Krug Clos du Mesnil 2000

Krug Clos du Mesnil 2000

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th April 2015

The House of Krug has revealed two exceptional and rare Champagnes from two exceptional terroirs: Krug Clos du Mesnil and Krug Clos d’Ambonnay. Each expresses the individuality, purity and intensity of a single walled plot of vines, a single grape variety and a single year, in two of the greatest terroirs in the Champagne region.…

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Krug Collection 1989

Krug Collection 1989

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th April 2015

To the delight of the collectors around the world, a very limited number of bottles of Krug Vintage are kept in the Krug’s cellars. These bottles are tasted and appraised as they wait to blossom into a second life. Krug 1989 is the result of this contrasting year ending with a very warm summer which gave…

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Krug Grande Cuvée

Krug Grande Cuvée

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th April 2015

Krug Grande Cuvée is at the heart of the House of Krug. Since 1843, Krug Grande Cuvée has embodied the utmost in excellence that Joseph Krug, the founder of the House of Krug, sought to give his clients, a Champagne of extreme generosity and absolute elegance, the very best every year. Tasting Notes: Deep golden colour…

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