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French Prosecco

When is Prosecco not Prosecco?

By Glass of Bubbly / 19th November 2015

Prosecco has seen a huge increase in popularity in recent years. Due to this popularity Stefano Zanette president of the Prosecco DOC Consortium has said that there are an increasing number of imitators jumping on the Prosecco bandwagon. Prosecco was originally the name of a grape and a place, but once the wine’s popularity grew, more…

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What are the different types of Prosecco

Surplus of Prosecco after Record Harvest

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th November 2015

Fantastic growing conditions have led to the biggest Prosecco harvest to date, producing around 470 million bottles this year. However, this surplus of Prosecco won’t have any effect on the current prices. The extra bubbly will be stockpiled, ready for later to keep up with the soaring demand. Production has tripled in the last 6 years, mainly…

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Corvezzo Organic Prosecco

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th November 2015

Corvezzo Wine is an Italian winery situated in Cessalto, a town not far from Venice. The history of this land, which has been well known since the Roman age for its fertility, is inextricably linked with the wine-production tradition of the Corvezzo family.   From the early 1900s, Giuseppe Corvezzo had been working the land…

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Free Glass of Prosecco at The Greedy Goose Restaurant, Plymouth

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th November 2015

One of Plymouth’s top-class restaurants is celebrating its one year anniversary with a free glass of Prosecco with dinner. Plymouth Herald reported that in 12 months since opening, it has been awarded two Rosettes by the AA and has been listed in the 2016 Michelin Guide. They also won Gold in the first year of entering…

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Out of each 400 bottles of Prosecco, only one is Cartizze

By Glass of Bubbly / 10th November 2015

Out of each 400 bottles of Prosecco, only one is Cartizze. 1000 hours of manual work in the vineyards to create this bespoke and elegant dry sparkling wine. Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG is that fine and versatile sparkling wine, the very ‘symbol’ of Valdobbiadene Superiore. Cartizze is the fruit of the hill of the…

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Marks & Spencer opens Prosecco Bar in West Midlands Shop

By Glass of Bubbly / 5th November 2015

The biggest Marks & Spencer store in the West Midlands has opened in Longbridge, South West of Birmingham. Birminghm Mail reported that the huge store is complete with a balcony café and Prosecco bar where customers can order a glass of Prosecco from 2pm onwards at around £3.95 a glass, or just £2 if bought with…

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Prosecco Wine Region of Italy

Facts about Prosecco

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th October 2015

Most of us have heard by now that Prosecco is taking the world by storm with it’s light, fruity taste and great value. If you want to know a little more, here’s some facts about this popular Italian bubbly: Prosecco comes in two types: Frizzante (lightly sparkling) or Spumante (Fully sparkling). A standard glass of…

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The Perfect Prosecco Experience

By Glass of Bubbly / 16th October 2015

It’s unlikely that you will find a better Prosecco experience! An exceptionally, high quality Prosecco Superiore produced by Furlan together with the new Riedel Prosecco Superiore glasses. (‘Prosecco Superiore’ being the name for high quality, fine Prosecco in case you’re wondering). Not just a beautiful looking bottle of Prosecco and some fancy glasses. They are…

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I’m tasting Stars, quite literally, with Prosecco crisps

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th October 2015

If you love a glass of bubbly, then you’ll find it hard to resist the Marks and Spencer ‘Fizz and Sparkle’ crisps they have on their shelves (appropriately placed not far away for the drinks section). So fine, you won’t be getting drunk from these crisps, nor will you be able to squeeze a drop…

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