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The British Bottle Company

The British Bottle Company

By Glass of Bubbly / 14th September 2014

The British Bottle Company is the first company to specialise in the export of premium British drinks. Founded by food and drink entrepreneur Red Johnson, the company represents a portfolio of suppliers in three categories including English Sparkling Wine. Red is supported by an Advisory Board that includes leading names from the drinks industry including his…

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Is the Cru System a ‘Cru’cial guide to quality?

Is the Cru System a ‘Cru’cial guide to quality?

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th September 2014

The Échelle des Crus vineyard rating system was introduced in the early to mid twentieth century to categorise individual grape producing villages “crus” in Champagne, providing them with a percentile score. The intention of the system was to ensure growers received a fair price for their grapes. However, since its inception just 17 villages have…

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Cuvée Carbon: The Collection

Cuvée Carbon: The Collection

By Glass of Bubbly / 7th September 2014

For every moment of joy and type of meal, Cuvée Carbon is perfect accompaniment, with a collection of different champagnes having each one their own character. It is only produced from Premiers and Grands Crus plots, and is the top quality in Champagne. The unique combination of carbon and exceptional wines has created the ultimate…

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Deutz Cuvées: The Millésimé

Deutz Cuvées: The Millésimé

By Glass of Bubbly / 6th September 2014

Brut Millésimé: Within the family of Deutz cuvées, the Brut Millésimé has an upright character that is both powerful and elegant. The colour is bright and the bubbles are persistant. The entry is clear-cut and stylish, with the palate then showing flavours of fruit, spices and mild tobacco. It is well built and beautifully balanced.…

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Deutz Cuvées: The Charm

Deutz Cuvées: The Charm

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th September 2014

Deutz Brut Classic: The most “classical” of the Deutz cuvees is far from mundane. The three different champagne grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier) are blended in equal and unchanging proportions, ensuring perfect harmony. It’s golden colour scintillates in the glass, with a fine stream of bubbles rising gracefully to the surface. The first…

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Veuve Fourny & Fils: The Crus

By Glass of Bubbly / 4th September 2014

BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT A white juice from white hand-picked Chardonnay grapes, this cuvée reveals all the know-how of the Veuve Fourny House, with the blend of grapes from various plots from different harvests. Only pure Chardonnay from Vertus Premier Cru in this great cuvée: liveliness and purity, finesse and elegance. Grape variety: 100 %…

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Taittinger, Prélude “Grands Crus”

Taittinger, Prélude “Grands Crus”

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd September 2014

Prélude Grands Crus Cuvée is composed of Chardonnay (50%) and Pinot Noir (50%) that Taittinger has selected exclusively from the top Grands Crus vineyards classifi ed as “100%” in the Champagne system. Produced only using first press wines, this rare blend offers the finesse and structure that a great wine needs if it to be…

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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Sublime

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Sublime

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd September 2014

A great classic Champagne – structured, full-bodied and bursting with fruit. The blend of the classic PIPER-HEIDSIECK Cuvée Brut, with a maturation period extended by a year and with a generous dosage. A great demi-sec Champagne, a blend of a majority created of Pinots Noirs, over 100 crus and Pinot Meuniers from the Grande and…

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Deutz Cuvées: The Revelation

Deutz Cuvées: The Revelation

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd September 2014

Cuvée William Deutz The Cuvée William Deutz is a tribute to the brand’s founder. Its distinctive power gives it a special place amongst the Deutz range. Intensely seductive, with a bright golden hue, this is a generous wine both in its structure and flavours. These are fresh, suave and well-built. Its true panache lies in…

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