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Champagne author Michael Edwards receives Special Achievement Award
A fine gentleman of the Champagne and sparkling wine industry, Michael Edwards, received a ‘Significant Contribution to the World of Champagne & Sparkling Wine’ award from Glass of Bubbly during The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly award in Westminster. Claude Giraud was the special guest to award Michael his trophy along with a special inscribed…
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Champagne Season
With the changing of the clocks and the crack of fireworks behind us, we are on the home straight towards festive chaos and all the wonderful vinous delights that the silly season entails. Yet the romantic in me still enjoys pairing wines with the weather and in the final days of November, against a backdrop…
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Champagne de Venoge Releases Gold within a Golden Bottle!
Champagne de Venoge are hitting a very ‘celebrational moment’ (as if we need an excuse to enjoy Champagne) in that they are coming up to the 180th birthday! So of course bubbles are in order and to make the moment even more special they have what I call, gold within a golden bottle, their 1996…
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Discover Champagne Vollereaux
Born into a wine-making family established in Pierry and Moussy since 1805, it was at the end of the Great War that Victor Vollereaux decided to promote his own Champagne. He achieved his first vintage in 1923 and offered his production to a circle made of his friends and relations. This operation was repeated from…
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A New Style of Judging Champagne & Sparkling Wines
“Ever since we created the concept of Glass of Bubbly, the days when we started with no followers and no likes, not a post yet to be shared on our website and not one glass of bubbly reviewed in our notebooks, the vision was to one day create industry awards that showcased outstanding Champagne &…
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Discover Champagne Charles Heston
Champagne Charles Heston is situated just 15 minutes from Reims centre, on the Route Touristique du Champagne. The winery was founded in 1951, it has more than 120 wineries on about 115 hectares of vineyards spread over several areas of the Massif Saint-Thierry. The three main grape varieties for Champagne are grown here, Pinot Meunier (roundness and fruity),…
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Deciphering Nuances within Pinot Noir Dominant Champagne
We have different tastes. It’s not just our imagination; it’s genetic. Oenologist Charles-Eric Vilain XIII claims, “Taste is very personal”, whether it’s wine, chocolate, cheese, art, or music. Many claim Pinot Noir Champagnes the most elegant, in the same way, that vintages are presumably better, but leave it to your taste buds to decide. What…
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The Coolest Place in London to Enjoy Champagne
If you are going to enjoy a glass of Champagne in London then you are surely going to seek a unique location to further enhance that bubbly experience? London is awash of fine wine and dining locations with views from the Shard to enjoying a glass of fizz as you make your way to the…
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Discover Champagne Météyer Père & Fils
Since 1860 and with 6 generations of transmitting knowledge from father to son, Champagne Météyer, a Vigneron Indépendant (independent wine grower) produces Champagnes with an intense elegance; blended and single vines. Besides Champagne, the Champagne House reveals a unique surprise; in its 18th century renovated cellars, you will find a family museum where all stages…
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