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10 Champagne questions for 2020

10 Frequently Asked Questions about Champagne

By Christopher Walkey / 6th November 2020

Did you know that approximately 300 million bottles of Champagne are sold each year with a sales value of around 5 billion euros. For sure the Champagne industry is a big one and it is a known wine to many households across the world. From iconic movies and celebrities to celebrations at sporting events, Champagne…

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Sparkling Orange Wine Chile

Sparkling Wine made from Fukumoto Oranges

By Christopher Walkey / 2nd November 2020

Wines are made from grapes right? Most of us will consider this the basic fact when it comes to wine making and wine drinking, the main ingredient is one or more of many hundreds of varieties of grapes produced around the world. “There are many thousands of grape varieties out there though those which are…

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International Wine Professionals announce the 2020 Glass of Bubbly Trophies

By Christopher Walkey / 30th October 2020

As we approach November we are still very much reminded what a difficult year it has been already in 2020 and for many those dark clouds still very much are hanging over us. The wine sector along with the hospitality sector and many business sectors connected have been hit not only with natural disasters from…

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Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020 Results

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th October 2020

The results are in from The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020. We would like to thank every wine label that submitted their wines to be judged over two days the Champagne Route Bar in London. Each wine went through a detailed tasting to not only score it points for a medal, but also…

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Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020 Results

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th October 2020

The results are in from The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020. We would like to thank every wine label that submitted their wines to be judged over two days the Champagne Route Bar in London. Each wine went through a detailed tasting to not only score it points for a medal, but also…

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7 Nights of Horror – Night 3 – Friday The 13th

By Oliver Walkey / 26th October 2020

Welcome to this new spooky series, where we choose a film and create a fitting Cocktail to go alongside, I’ll give you a little history into each film and the know-how to create a delicious Cocktail. Friday The 13th There are twelve films that feature the hockey mask killer, although he doesn’t wear the mask…

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My WSET Level 2 Weekend at Villa Sandi

By Oliver Walkey / 28th September 2020

I’ve been writing articles about Champagne and Sparkling wine for over a year now and I’ve learned a lot over that time, from the different methods to make Sparkling Wine, why Fitz can’t be called English Sparkling Wine, ranging up to marketing and how to make my articles more engaging. But I’ve still got a…

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Rosé Champagne and Chocolate

By Oliver Walkey / 16th September 2020

We’ve paired Champagne with Chocolate and Prosecco with Chocolate before, but never with Rosé Champagne, so I’m looking forward to the red fruit flavours that will be hopefully added to the Chocolate. After our 50 Shades of Rosé Tasting, where Fox & Fox Mosaic Rosé Brut 2015 won first place, we put aside and paired…

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50 Shades of Rosé 2020 Results

50 Shades of Rosé Sparkling Wine Awards 2020

By Christopher Walkey / 14th September 2020

There is plenty that is irresistibly sexy about rosé sparkling wines and if we mix in Fifty Shades then we most certainly have a good pairing! Rosé sparkling wines are produced around the globe with many sparkling producing wineries having at least one to choose from via their collection of labels. We will also see…

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