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Fun Champagne Facts
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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2018 an Exceptional Vintage for Champagne
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
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
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?
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
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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A look at packaging for Champagne & Sparkling Wines
It is a topic that interests me immensely as we Glass of Bubbly becomes more and more busy with receiving Champagne and sparkling wine samples from around the world. I would say that on average we will now receive around 750 – 1,000 parcels / packages of wines annually with around 2,500 – 3,500 samples…
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Social Media Tips for the Champagne & Sparkling Wine Industry
Long gone are the days that social media was seen as a waste of time, something that you used to just tell your mates where you drank coffee this morning or where weirdos got together online to share the latest craze… Today, like or loathe it, most of us will admit that social media has…
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Hubert de Billy, Champagne Pol Roger, appointed as new President of PRIMUM FAMILIAE VINI
Hubert de Billy’s message: “Twenty-five years ago, my family was invited to join Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) which Robert Drouhin and Miguel Torres had created from scratch one year before. It was – and still is – a great honour to have been welcomed by this great association and to take part in this amazing adventure.…
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