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Valentini cocktail recipe for Valentine’s Day
New Dorset distillery Conker Spirit creates a Valentini cocktail recipe for Valentine’s Day. Love (will be) all around the south coast in February, as Dorset’s first gin distillery Conker Spirit has created a very special Valentini cocktail especially for Valentine’s Day, using its signature Dorset Dry Gin and Furleigh Estate sparkling rosé. A romantic twist…
Read MorePIPER-HEIDSIECK at the Oscars
PIPER-HEIDSIECK will be the exclusive Champagne of the Oscars. A three-year partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will begin with this year’s 87th Academy Awards ceremony on 22nd February. “We are proud to partner with the Academy and are committed to building an enduring relationship over the three-year partnership,” said Cécile Bonnefond,…
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South African Sparkling Wine
South Africa’s first wine harvest began on 2nd February 1659. Those first few vines grew in the Company Gardens, now in the middle of Cape Town; today the main winelands stretch roughly 400 kilometres north and east of Cape Town; there are also irrigated vineyards along the banks of the Orange river in the Northern…
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Sparkling Wine Sales up 15% to £541 million in past year
Sparkling wine is the fastest growing alcohol in Great Britain, with sales up 15% to £541 million in the past year. Over 115 million bottles of Champagne and sparkling wine were consumed in Britain last year. Consumers are enjoying more and more bubbly and that doesn’t have to just mean Champagne. 70% of the sparkling wine…
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“Showcase the Best of Britain” by Serving English Wine Instead of French
Tracey Crouch, MP, member of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee, said that British Embassies around the world should be doing more to promote Britain and “showcase the best of Britain” by serving English wine instead of French. She said “You wouldn’t go to a French Embassy and expect them to be serving anything…
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Comtesse de Massy Brut Authentique
Brut Authentique “Comtesse de Massy” is a blend of fine chardonnay from our family vineyards. It is aged long in bottles in our cellars for a maturity offering Blanc de Blancs lovers the subtle aromas of orange and apricot with citrus notes for a fine and refreshing finale in the mouth. Delicate and aromatic, this…
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Oscar J Malek joins Hotel du Vin
Oscar J Malek is excited to be joining the boutique hotel Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham from the Chewton Glen Hotel in Hampshire this month. Oscar said, “After much deliberation I am pleased to announce that I shall be returning to my home city of Birmingham to take on the role of Head Sommelier at…
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Prosecco Cocktails
Prosecco is delicious on its own, but is also very popular in cocktails. You can experiment with different flavours and colours to make fantastic drinks. Here are a few examples to get you started, let us know what your favourite Prosecco cocktails are. Bellini Cocktail Add 1 part peach juice to 3 parts Prosecco Mimosa Equal parts…
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Prosecco ~ Italy’s Most Popular Sparkling Wine
Of the total production of Prosecco, Italy consumes about 35% of it while 65% is exported. The top 3 export markets the UK, followed by Germany and then USA account for 60% of this. The Prosecco grape is belived to have been around since the Roman times and is one of the oldest grapes in Italian history. Prosecco is usually…
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