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Did Moët & Chandon Make the Wrong Pick?

By Jon Catt / 7th October 2016

Moët & Chandon almost did something during the last grape harvest that probably would have had Dom Pérignon spinning in his grave. There’s not been such controversy since gyropalettes were introduced over 40 years ago. On September 20th Moët & Chandon had decided to test mechanical picking on a 2 ha plot outside the Champagne…

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Does the type of glass you choose effect the taste of Champagne?

By Christopher Walkey / 27th September 2016

Firstly I would say that outside of the glass that you are drinking the Champagne from, many other factors will have an effect on what your bubbly tastes like. I’ve tasted 1,000’s of different Champagne and sparkling wines in many varied locations, sometimes what has the biggest effect is when and where you are drinking…

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Which Champagne or Sparkling Wine to Suit your Celebration

By Christopher Walkey / 14th September 2016

Well the good news is that in most occasions we tend to associate Champagne & Sparkling Wines with good moods, fine times and happy experiences, rarely do we pair bubbly with anything less than a smile raising situation. I see sparkling wines, especially the word Champagne, as not only a wine, but also a state of…

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How to Easily Identify Good Champagne

By Christopher Walkey / 12th September 2016

I am sure that many will say that all Champagne is good. Who can ever refuse a glass of bubbly and who would dare say that such a prestigious wine could ever be bad, but just like most things in life, from clothing to cars, from holidays to watches, there are many types and many…

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Cocktails with Master of Mixology, Simone Caporale

By Glass of Bubbly / 6th September 2016

This autumn, renowned Italian mixologist Simone Caporale will team up with Chef Patron of Sartoria, Francesco Mazzei, to bring a stylish and innovative new cocktail collection to Sartoria’s Libare Bar, which will be served alongside a selection of cicchetti from Mazzei. Every Wednesday from 28 September to 30 November, Caporale will be in residence as…

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Celebrate New Beginnings with Bubbly

By Glass of Bubbly / 5th September 2016

Years after leaving school, September still evokes images of crunching over newly-fallen leaves in new shoes on crisp mornings, new pencils and empty exercise books and a sense of possibility and starting afresh.  It remains a turning point in the year.  Parents are sending children to primary or secondary school or even university for the…

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Sparkling Wine Sales Pass 1 Billion

By Glass of Bubbly / 1st September 2016

According to wine sales experts, 2016 is turning out to be a bumper year for sparkling wine consumption, with sales set to increase even further over the next few years. According to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), sparkling wine sales have passed the £1bn mark for the first time this year, with four…

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Can the World’s Love of Champagne now be Challenged?

By Christopher Walkey / 22nd August 2016

I would say that it is fair to state that almost all things in life can be challenged, let’s face it that at every new Olympics world records are broken,  each year large internationally recognised businesses collapse and new start ups excel and each week many eagerly await to see who will be replaced as the…

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Are you Happy to be Called Champagne?

Are you Happy to be Called Champagne?

By Christopher Walkey / 20th August 2016

I know that many, especially within the wine industry itself, will know very well that not all sparkling wines are Champagne. The Champagne Bureau themselves see it as a large part of their duty to continue educating the world on how the word Champagne can and should be used and this is not confined to…

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