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100’s of Global Sparkling Wines Showcased at Glass of Bubbly tasting 2017

By Christopher Walkey / 26th April 2017

It’s Spring time and that can only mean there’s some great annual tastings hitting the world of wine in London and Monday 24th of April it was the turn of the Glass of Bubbly International Champagne & Sparkling Wine Trade tasting and launch of the International Summit at Le Meridien Piccadilly Hotel, London. Months of…

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Enjoy Champagne & Sparkling Wines by the River Thames with Gillray’s

By Christopher Walkey / 18th April 2017

For anyone that enjoys walking the wonderful and diverse streets of London will know very well that Westminster Bridge is one of the busiest spots for tourists. A famous landmark that connects Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey with the London Eye and most importantly, for those seeking culinary and sparkling wine delights, the Marriott County Hall…

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Bubbles & Cheese

By Glass of Bubbly / 10th April 2017

Here are my top two sparkling wines paired with two great British cheeses. La Jara, Frizzante Rosé NV, Veneto, Italy An amazing semi-sparkling rosé from Prosecco producer La Jara, they use a little bit of the red grape, Raboso, to give the wine it’s lovely pale coral colour. It is dry on the palate and…

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English Sparkling Wine & Champagne Pinot Noir

David & Goliath – Can English Sparkling Wine take on the might of Champagne?

By Glass of Bubbly / 6th April 2017

English Sparkling Wine has experienced something of a meteoric rise over the past few years. Peter Ustinov’s phrase “I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine” would have had little argument even in the very recent past, with English wine being the parochial and somewhat comical poor cousin of the fizz…

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Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting Event & Summit

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd April 2017

The Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting and International Champagne & Sparkling Wine Summit is being held at the Le Méridien Piccadilly Hotel London on the 24th April 2017 from 11:00 – 17:00. This is a trade and press event if you would like to attend please email eve@glassofbubbly.com. Discover sparkling wines from…

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Popping the Brit Fizz: Christopher Walkey interviews Nusrat Ghani MP (Member of Parliament)

By Glass of Bubbly / 3rd April 2017

A glass of bubbly is becoming more and more the choice of many when it comes to enjoying wine these days and what a splendid choice we now have from nearly each and every corner of the globe from Austrian to Argentinian, South African to Indian. I think many in the wine industry would say…

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Cremant and Food Pairing

Food & Sparkling Wine Pairing – Art or Science?

By Glass of Bubbly / 31st March 2017

Champagne and oysters… a pairing that is known by food lovers worldwide to be a perfect match. Similarly, Champagne and caviar is also a famous pairing. Why is this? Is it because they are both ridiculously expensive and represent luxury and opulence? Or is it because they really are a good match? It wasn’t until…

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School of Sparkling Wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th March 2017

Education is the key when drinking Sparkling wine. Do you know your Cava from your Prosecco? Your Asti from your Lambrusco? Your Champagne from your Vouvray? From the appearance in a glass alone it’s hard to know what you might be drinking. If you lined up three different styles of sparkling wine, they would all…

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The Penina Way – Sparkling Wine from Slovenia

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th March 2017

The sparkling wine market has an exciting addition, Penina. It’s the generic term for sparkling wine in Slovenia, but as Chris Boiling discovered, it covers a wide range of styles… The number of sparkling wine producers in Slovenia, that little country squashed between Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, has more than doubled over the past…

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