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Sparkling Cocktails with Passion
Anyone interested in the history of cocktails should give some thought to the cautionary tale of the passiflora edulis, whose fruit we Anglo Saxons call ‘passion fruit’ because the historically correct Portuguese name frightens us: ‘maracuja’. As borrowed from the locals in Brazil, circa 1600, when the Ports were the first Europeans to come across…
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An Interview with Crémant d’Alsace – Gustave Lorentz
How important is it to be fully organic in today’s world of wine making? The first reason why we at Gustave Lorentz wanted to move organic was to produce a better wine harvesting less grapes, but with more personality/quality! In today’s’ world you have only a few markets which are really into organic wines and it…
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Bisol – Jeio Valdobbiadene D.O.C.G. Spumante Brut – Bronze Summer Days
Congratulations to Bisol with their Jeio Valdobbiadene D.O.C.G. Spumante Brut which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to…
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The World’s Finest came together at Westminster
It was always my dream to have a room full of trophy and gold winning Champagne & Sparkling Wines that were chosen by some of the best and most respected international wine judges and bubbly lovers. A room where wines are easily identifiable by consumer style titles over confusing specific wine terms or point scoring…
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Villa-Sandi – DOCG SUPERIORE “CUVEE ORIS” BRUT – Bronze First Date
Congratulations to Villa-Sandi with their DOCG SUPERIORE “CUVEE ORIS” BRUT which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to…
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ASTORIA – VALDOBBIADENE DOCG Millesimato ‘016 Extra Dry – Bronze First Date
Congratulations to ASTORIA with their VALDOBBIADENE DOCG Millesimato ‘016 Extra Dry which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017. A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy…
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Hiroshima: Sandro Bottega presents ‘Spirit of Peace’
It is always nice to receive samples and this time it was from Bottega with their ‘Spirit of Peace’ boxset: From Hiroshima, the capital of peace that has suffered the devastating effects of war, Italian distillery and winery Bottega sends out a message of brotherhood, promoting an art exhibition while fundraising for the local government.…
Read MoreThe World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017 Results
The results are in from The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017. We would like to thank every wine label that submitted their wines to be judged by 36 of the world’s top wine professionals over two days at one of our main sponsors Marriott County Hall Hotel in Westminster. Each wine went through…
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Fine Fizz fit for Festive Fun
Over the last year or so I have done a lot of travelling and visiting many of the top sparkling wine regions of the world from exploring the family producers of Georgia to guided tours of the fabulous sparkling wines produced here on home soil. What sticks in my mind when it comes to sparkling…
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