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Nyetimber and The Vineyard at Stockcross.

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

My very first interest in learning more about wine started during an English Wine Producers‘ tasting at the Great British Cheese Festival around 10 years ago. The realisation that there could be a future in producing wine made from grapes grown in this country, ignited a real excitement in me that wine had failed to do in the past and…

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More Hospitality Venues are Stocking English Sparkling Wine

Growing popularity of English sparkling wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 23rd December 2013

The amount of English wine producers and vineyards is growing with English sparkling wine accounting for 66% of the wine produced. With already global recognition for quality, English Sparkling Wine is becoming a popular wine to see at table of fine venues across the world. In 2018 there was over 7,000 acres of land in…

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What’s the best way to store and serve sparkling wine?

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th November 2013

We all know that the best way to store Champagne is deep down in that cool, dark and damp cellar, though for most of us we will not have access to such a storage solution for our wines so what is the next best thing we can do? If we look at things as per…

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Vintage does not always mean a wine is old

Moët From 1914 Sells for More Than £10,000 at Sotheby’s

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th November 2013

Moët & Chandon is one of the world’s most known and largest Champagne producers with approximately 30 million bottles made annually. The house was established back in 1743 and today owns over 1,000 hectares of vineyards and produces a wide selection of award winning Champagne. The are many collectors of Champagne across the globe and…

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The DOCG Region of Prosecco in Italy

Prosecco – Italian sparkling wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 20th November 2013

One of the most magnificent wine tourism destinations is the Prosecco Veneto region of Italy. Towards the northern part of Italy and spreading out over some 43,500 hectares of vineyards within classifications of styles and standards, the Prosecco region attracts visitors globally and holds UNESCO status.  The Glera, also known as the Prosecco grape, is…

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Sparkling Wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th November 2013

The subject of Sparkling Wine is a lot more than the most common question it gets, ie ‘what is the difference between sparkling wine and Champagne‘? Wines are made globally and cover many different styles from still to sparkling, fortified to organic. It is quoted in varied articles that global wine production is around 35 billion…

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About Us

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th November 2013

  About us Christopher Walkey – Founding DirectorCo-founder, journalist and author. A passion for Champagne and sparkling wines along with pairing them with foods. A multi award winning marketeer with a string of successful start-up and investment concepts. Now focused on a passion that is Glass of Bubbly and travelling internationally reviewing sparkling wines, pairing…

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