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The Best of Italian Sparklers
Just today someone asked me what if I had to choose just one country to drink wine from and of course, my answer was, as always, Italy. It is not a difficult answer today for me as it comes with having made lots of painstaking sacrifices in order to cut my wine preferences to just…
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The History of the Champagne Coupe
Firstly, let us tackle the pronunciation of the word coupe as there are quite a few ways it gets announced and only one way can be the correct way! Coupe: Coop Now we must not mix the word coupe with coupé which is a sporty car model (most coupé cars have two doors and four…
Read MoreGlass of Bubbly Calendar 2022
Welcome to the unique Taste the Fizz series offered by Glass of Bubbly. These are selected magical tastings of famous and yet to be discovered sparkling wines from around the world, sometimes with food pairings, for the industry to enjoy. Best of all these are all free to attend. Also included are key dates in…
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Henkell Freixenet Buys Bolney Wine Estate
Henkell Freixenet’s entry into the emerging, high-growth English sparkling wine segment was through the acquisition of Bolney Wine Estate English sparkling wine and wine cellar based near Brighton, Sussex on the 14th of January. English sparkling wine, considered by some experts as ‘the new Champagne’, is witnessing exponential growth. Bolney Wine Estate was founded in…
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How to Plan a Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner
Having Valentine’s dinner at home is the perfect opportunity for romance. By putting in a little more extra effort to planning, cooking, and presenting a meal, you’re showing just how much you care about your partner on this special day. And it won’t go unappreciated! But how do you get started planning a romantic dinner?…
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Can I Buy Alcohol Free Champagne?
If you go searching on the likes of Google (can I buy alcohol free Champagne) then you will confidently say that you can as a total of 135 million search results are delivered and many positively stating options for non-alcoholic Champagne. So yes, alcohol free Champagne does exist right? Though if we explore the results…
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Woodchurch English Sparkling Wine
English Sparkling Wine is for sure making a name for itself and has more than enough qualities to stand alongside some of the world’s most famous fizz such as Champagne, Cava, Franciacorta, South African Bubbly (MCC) and many more. With a blanket of medals and trophies collated by many of the top wineries and a…
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How to become a Wine Journalist
Whenever someone new that I meet gets round to asking me what I do for work I usually always get the same reply from them – ‘you get paid to drink and write about wine, really?‘. It is fair to say that this is an accurate job description for most wine journalists from those that…
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VENTIVENTI
VENTIVENTI 2020 is what I see as (no pun intended) perfect vision in the sparkling wine world – A fine standard, a fine selection and combining both history and innovation. Let us take a look at the Italian winery of VENTIVENTI: “The heritage of tradition, the power of innovation, the respect for nature.” The Philosophy…
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