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Christmas Movie Cocktails – Elf
The widely loved and classic Christmas movie, Elf starring Will Ferrell as William ‘Buddy’ Hobbs, released on November 14th 2003 taking in $222 million at the box office. Also starring other known names like Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, Peter Dinklage and more, the film is about a human who has been raised by elves in…
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Let’s Explore Sparkling Rosé Wines from Europe
Europe holds a goldmine of wine production annually with 10,000’s of wineries and even more in styles to enjoy. Referred to usually as ‘old world wine‘, European countries sit in the northern hemisphere and many will have their own styles of wines produced from Portugal to Georgia. Names such as Barolo, Champagne, Franciacorta, Bordeaux, Cava,…
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Sweet ‘FA’ – How ‘F’izz from ‘A’ustria is Delighting our Palates
Austria is a country known for its famous castles, palaces and impressive buildings, it’s snow-peaked mountain tops offering tourists skiing holiday delights and despite being a landlocked country it still attracts 46 million visitors annually. The land that gave birth to Marie Antoinette, Sigmund Freud and even Arnold Schwarzenegger. The place where Ludwig van Beethoven…
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Wine Border Regions – Italy & Slovenia (Goriška Brda)
A border that I have travelled on a few occasions and close by regions that I very much admire both for wine / wine tourism and lifestyle, is the one that separates Italy and Slovenia – A divide of some 232 km in length. Though Italy has a much wider choice and fan base for…
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Villa Sandi Il Fresco – Brut, Bio and now Rosé!
One of the many admirable things about the famous Prosecco producer Villa Sandi is the great depth of labels you can choose from. For a winery who exports to over 100 countries, their choice offering is important and if you are after discovering the Prosecco region then they have all boxes ticked to include (available…
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Christmas Wine Gifts: Can you Put a Price on Love?
Can you put a price on love? Well, when it comes to wine gifts, it seems that actually, you can. As Christmas is just over a month away, we started thinking about how people in the UK approach buying wine as a present. Do we spend more money on wines to treat loved ones than…
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10 Frequently Asked Questions about Champagne
Did you know that approximately 300 million bottles of Champagne are sold each year with a sales value of around 5 billion euros. For sure the Champagne industry is a big one and it is a known wine to many households across the world. From iconic movies and celebrities to celebrations at sporting events, Champagne…
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Sparkling Wine made from Fukumoto Oranges
Wines are made from grapes right? Most of us will consider this the basic fact when it comes to wine making and wine drinking, the main ingredient is one or more of many hundreds of varieties of grapes produced around the world. “There are many thousands of grape varieties out there though those which are…
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International Wine Professionals announce the 2020 Glass of Bubbly Trophies
As we approach November we are still very much reminded what a difficult year it has been already in 2020 and for many those dark clouds still very much are hanging over us. The wine sector along with the hospitality sector and many business sectors connected have been hit not only with natural disasters from…
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