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Is Bigger Really Better?
Scientists based in the heart of France’s Champagne-Ardenne region have found that larger bubbles may actually improve the way a sparkling wine tastes. Traditionally wine professionals often use bubble size as a marker of quality, with the smaller the bubble the better the wine with larger bubbles usually found in cheaper sparkling wines like Prosecco and…
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Celebrity Interview: Jane Parkinson
Jane is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster who was crowned International Wine & Spirit Competition Communicator of the Year in 2014. She is a wine expert on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen Live and author of Wine & Food. Jane is a previous recipient of the Chairman’s Award at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards…
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Interview: Joe Fattorini
Joe is a wine consultant, journalist and presenter, who worked as a wine merchant for 20 years. He has also appeared on television programmes on a range of topics and is well-known for speaking at dinners and conferences. He is currently starring on ITV4’s The Wine Show. What are your thoughts on the future of…
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International Champagne and Sparkling Wine Trade Tasting and Summit April 2017
It’s the big one! The International Champagne & Sparkling Wine Trade Tasting and Summit – LONDON April 24th 2017. The UK’s biggest dedicated Champagne and Sparkling Wine tasting in London also combines the International Summit with guest speakers from the likes of UKVA, Prosecco Consortium and Vivino. Download our brochure here for more information …
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The way consumers engage with wines today is changing! Take 10 minutes to read on:
I want to take a look at the important factors that help to get a wine from a producer to the consumers glass. Wine producer ie the wine PR / Marketing Company & Wine Professionals Wine news outlets / Tasting events Wine Merchant / Outlets Consumer ie the £’s So we have those who produce the wines,…
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Flute vs Coupe
Is it better to serve your Champagne, Prosecco and other sparkling wines in flutes or in coupes? Flutes seem to be the modern choice, but coupes have all the style and elegance of a bygone era. COUPE OR FLUTE? The Coupe is the first style of glassware made specifically for serving Champagne. As such, it…
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Interview with Lorenzo Palla on Using Only Indigenous Yeasts
Lorenzo Palla, the visionary producer of Asolo Prosecco DOCG, talks about his idea of using only indigenous yeasts, and how he came to this decision. How did you get the idea of using indigenous yeasts? “The project, aimed at improving perception of our wine, took off over 5 years ago when, supported by a cutting-edge…
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Enjoy Bubbly this Christmas with Aldi
Celebrate the festive season with Aldi’s Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut. A bestseller and highly acclaimed award-winner from the small, consistently excellent Champagne house Philizot & Fils, run by husband and wife duo Stéphane and Virginie Philizot. Enjoy an intense nose of baked apple, brioche and stone fruits and relish in gorgeous flavours of apples, red…
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Cranbellini – Perfect for the Festive Season
Cranbellini Ingredients: 75ml Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene DOCG 25ml Rio D’Oro cranberry juice 1 punnet fresh cranberries 1 tsp Stonemill mixed spice 1 tsp sugar syrup 1 tsp The Pantry icing sugar Method: Dip the rim of a chilled Champagne flute into the Rio D’Oro cranberry juice and then 1 tsp The Pantry icing sugar Dip…
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