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London’s Biggest Champagne, Sparkling Wine & Fizz Trade / Press Tasting 2019

By Christopher Walkey / 2nd October 2018

Now in it’s 4th Year – London’s Biggest Trade & Press Tasting dedicated to Champagne, Sparkling Wine & Fizz! Taking place at the prestigious London location of One Great George Street, Westminster SW1 Tuesday April 2nd 2019 – 10:30 to 17:00 Great Hall, One Great George Street, Westminster, SW1 100’s of professional attendees arriving from across…

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7 Secrets to Champagne Appreciation

By Glass of Bubbly Content / 27th September 2018

Champagne cannot be overrated – in fact, it doesn’t get so much appreciation as it deserves. The role of Champagne in our lives cannot be underestimated. Remove Champagne from a dinner and gala and all you have is a bunch of rich people in fancy suits staring at each other wishing they had Champagne. Even…

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Champagne Deutz 2018 Harvest – The Best in Living Memory?

By Glass of Bubbly / 26th September 2018

“As if Nature had wanted to be forgiven for 2017…” Fabrice Rosset 2018, a year of superlatives! Extraordinary, mind-boggling, prodigious, fabulous… that’s how you might describe the 2018 wine harvest. The triad of quality, quantity and maturity, not experienced for many a decade, came together in 2018, to our great delight. We had hardly dared…

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Which Champagne glass shape is the best?

Fun Champagne Facts

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th September 2018

The Avenue de Champagne is one of the most expensive streets in the entire world because of the millions of bottles of Champagne stored in the cellars beneath it. Over 250 kilometres (155 miles) of Champagne cellars lie beneath Reims, holding around 200 million bottles. Champagne produces about 300 million bottles of Champagne each year.…

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November 2018 - Louis Roederer Cristal Vertical Tasting at 67 PallMall with Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon

2018 an Exceptional Vintage for Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th September 2018

Unlike harvest 2017 when I saw in Champagne the grapes so much affected by botrytis that I could never imagine, this autumn Instagram is flooded with captivating pictures of beautiful grapes of the harvest 2018 now in full swing. Champagne Gimonnet posted a cluster of Chardonnay of 600 grams from which 3 glasses of Champagne…

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4 Signs of a Good Bottle of Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly Content / 10th September 2018

A bottle of Champagne is supposed to be more than just a round of drinks you order at the bar because it’s less about how drunk you get and more about what that bottle represents. Of course, it’s about the taste as well and that is precisely why we are going to go through the…

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Champagne and Gin Cocktail enjoyed with Root7

By Christopher Walkey / 30th August 2018

A popular fizz cocktail combination is that of Champagne along with a drop or two of gin with famous examples to include French 75, Forenoon Fizz and Eden Special Fizz. Today we are presented with a wonderful selection of Champagne to choose from be it the world famous and iconic labels to the lesser known…

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Homemade Sushi with Champagne or Prosecco?

By Christopher Walkey / 23rd August 2018

A favourite dish for many is sushi from Makizushi to Temari, it is a healthy style of food that also pairs very well with sparkling wines. This popular cuisine from Japan is enjoyed across the world and produced in many styles to include the Westernised version which sees sheets of nori seaweed used to contain rice,…

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A Mexican and Champagne delight in Chelsea

By Christopher Walkey / 21st August 2018

Just a stone’s throw from Sloane Square tube station and in the popular location of Sloane Square you will find Mexican bar Tonteria that holds a wealth of Tapa delights along with fine Champagne and cocktails and a very popular nightclub too with regular male and female dancers. A well known and loved venue and frequented…

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