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English Sparkling Wines Out Perform Champagne in London
If we think about wines that have bubbles then it is Champagne that comes to mind first for many of us. It owns the title and rightly so, as ‘the King of wines / wine of Kings’ and for years has been the benchmark for many a wine producer in the field of making sparkling…
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The Best Champagne Marathons in The World
Champagne lovers around the world have always celebrated with Champagne during major events as a way to loosen their inhibitions and have warm fuzzy feelings coursing down their insides. When people drink Champagne, people want to lose a little mental clarity and have fun. Marathons, on the other hand, are an entirely different thing altogether.…
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Can too much Champagne give you a Saw Head?
I’m sure that many of us will have suffered from that hangover from hell and ‘never again’ we repeat to ourselves the early hours of the morning after as we cope with nausea and dehydration. Alcohol if over indulged with can lead to many a sore head and of course too much too often is…
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Bringing Back the Sweetness to Champagne
It would appear that more and more Champagne producers are reducing the small amount of sugar (dosage) as trends still point to people preferring drier flavours from their glass of bubbly. To clear up a small point yet one still so very confusing – Dry means sweeter in wine terms so if you prefer your…
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Cooking With Champagne & Red Sparkling Wine
Cooking with Sparkling Wine is always a joy to do, in this article I’ll be cooking a Coq Au Wine Blanc with a Champagne and a Boeuf Bourguignon with a Sparkling Red Wine from Slovenia. Both these dishes are both traditional French meals, so it’s only natural to have a glass of bubbly with them.…
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Champagne Frerejean Frères
The three Frerejean-Taittinger brothers build on the deeply entrenched family heritage and local expertise to create craft Champagne inspired by modern luxury. Frerejean Frères is a Champagne of character; both complex and elegant, produced from some of the best parcels across the Côte des Blancs. The production process honours the land, with a low-chemical approach,…
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Enjoying Champagne while watching your favourite sports team
There’s something about sports that makes the audience need a drink while watching. It’s something to keep them company, to keep their mouths busy, and also ease their tension and anxiety when things get rough. That’s why drinking while watching your favorite sports game go hand in hand at the local pub. Here’s how you…
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10 Classic movies that featured Champagne
When it comes to fizz in the movies it can usually be assured of being Champagne. When those special on screen moments occur and a glass of bubbly or two is required then no less than a recognised Champagne label will do. Over the years there have been many guests and sponsored appearances for Champagne…
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10 Alternatives to Champagne and Prosecco
I’m certainly not here to steer you away from either Champagne or Prosecco, both these wine regions I simply love and adore from the wines they produce to the wine tourism splendour I have enjoyed so many times from each region. In fact, I have only just returned from an amazing visit to Champagne Henri…
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