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Crémant de Loire
The Loire Valley is France’s largest producer of sparkling wines outside of the Champagne region. The Loire Valley is one of seven regions in France approved to produce Crémant. The heartland of the Loire Valley wine region is Anjou, Saumur and Touraine . Crémant de Loire are produced in the Méthode Traditionelle style. A variety of grapes can be used…
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Duck & Waffle, the UK’s highest restaurant
Duck & Waffle is a restaurant located atop the 40-storey skyscraper at 110 Bishopsgate in the city of London. Keeping up with the busy London lifestyle, the restaurant welcomes guests 24/7 offering breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and late night menus. The menus are mostly inspired by British and European dishes, focusing on using local, rustic…
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Copa de Cava, Spanish Wine & Tapas Bar
Inspired by atmospheric bodegas dotted across Catalunya, Copa de Cava is wonderful Cava and wine bar located in the heart of London, 3 minutes from St Pauls. Cava is a Spanish wine mostly coming from Penedès in Catalunya and is made in the método tradicional (like Champagne). This long and laborious process gives an incredible…
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English bubbly explodes as the Queen launches new ship
The Queen was in Southhampton on Tuesday 10th March 2015 to officially name the new luxury P&O cruise ship, Britannia. During the ceremony, which Prince Philip and some celebrities also attended, a Nebuchadnezzar bottle of Wiston Estate English Brut NV sparkling wine was smashed against the ship. This act of breaking a bottle of wine against…
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The Bull and The Hide, London
Seconds from Liverpool Street Station, The Bull and The Hide is a modern, elegant pub and boutique hotel in the heart of London. Serving great British food, world wines and Champagne, The Bull is a great place to go for a drink, party, or even a traditional Sunday roast with a glass of sparkling wine.…
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Red Nose Day cocktail recipe
Raise a toast to Red Nose Day with a cocktail recipe from Dorset producers Furleigh Estate, Conker Spirit and IOW Tomatoes. Award-winning local vineyard and winery, Furleigh Estate has teamed up with Dorset’s first gin distillery Conker Spirit and Isle of Wight Tomatoes to create a limited-edition cocktail for Red Nose Day, on Friday March 13.…
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Key Facts of Maison PIPER-HEIDSIECK
Heritage Formed in 1785 by Florens Louis Heidsieck, whose ambitious promises were ‘to make joyful wines with great seriousness..’ & to ‘make a cuvée worthy of a queen’. PIPER-HEIDSIECK has a long heritage of quality winemaking in Reims. Chef de cave Head wine maker Régis Camus has been voted winemaker of the year in 2004,…
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A Glass of Sussex
English winemakers in Sussex are applying to the EU for a protected status (PDO) over their sparkling wines. With English sparkling wines sales on the increase, the region wants to protect their wines much like the Champagne and Prosecco regions hold rights to use their name. The sparkling wines would be subject to quality tests…
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Riedel relaunch the ‘Prosecco Superiore’ Glass
I was very excited last week to hear confirmation from Riedel UK (the top glassware people in case you’re wondering) that they are bringing back their Prosecco glass! The glass was made obsolete a few years ago, at a time when Prosecco wasn’t as popular as it is now. Prosecco has now overtaken Champagne to…
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