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Prosecco vs Champagne and cheese

How to Spot Quality Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly Content / 26th April 2021

Not all Champagnes are created equal. If you are new to drinking alcohol or are unaware of the range of Champagne, you might be struggling with knowing when something is considered ‘good’ Champagne and when something is ‘bad’ Champagne. Of course, to each their own – your palate will be different than those of your…

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Jim and Tonic Fizz Cocktails

By Oliver Walkey / 15th April 2021

Jim and Tonic recently sent through a survival kit featuring a Rhubarb Gin and over a dozen mini bottles of Ginger Ale, Lemonade and Tonic Waters, so I decided to grab a bottle of Italian Sparkling Wine and create a few cocktails to survive the weekend. Whether you be surviving lockdown or simply just surviving…

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Where to find Vintage Champagne

Where can I find Vintage Champagne?

By Christopher Walkey / 14th April 2021

Though we like to be very much up to date with the latest gadgets and trends in life from mobile phones to fashion, many of us will be rather attracted to those vintage items from classic cars to vinyl records. I’m sure that at some point or another we collected items in a subject that…

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How Creamy is your Sparkling Wine

Creamy Levels in Sparkling Wines

By Christopher Walkey / 12th April 2021

Quite the opposite to the zesty and zingy style will be the ‘creamy’ description for sparkling wines, the more relaxing glass of bubbly, the take your time over to enjoy example which does call of the winemaker that little bit more effort and patience to achieve… Sparkling wines are ever so expressive in aromas and…

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Spring Fling Sparkling Wines

By Oliver Walkey / 8th April 2021

Spring is here and the flowers are blooming, it’s a great time to enjoy a glass of Sparkling Wine, especially one that won a Gold Medal in the Spring Fling category at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2020. This year Spring started on Saturday the 20th of March and it will end on…

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Toasty Levels of Sparkling Wine

Toasty Levels in Sparkling Wines

By Christopher Walkey / 22nd March 2021

An expression in aroma and flavours that I really enjoy with sparkling wines is the usage of the word toasty. Both in aromas and flavours a sparkling wine can express this character, from those slices of bread lightly toasted either side on the lowest setting of the toaster to those you’ve forgotten you’d put under…

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Ever so British English Sparkling Wines

Ever so British: Tiffin, Cuppa, Ruby Murray and Plonk

By Christopher Walkey / 18th March 2021

With English as my mother tongue, I am very fortunate that most of the language comes together and makes sense, even though at times I may need a split second to interpret a new addition to the dictionary in my brain. From cockney slang to posh dialect, not only have we the words that Collins,…

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Coconut Salad & Fizz Lunch

By Oliver Walkey / 15th March 2021

When looking to create a healthy lunch, Coconut isn’t the first ingredient you usually look at, but it is a delicious one, so I decided to find a recipe, altered it slightly and then pair edit with a glass of fine fizz to enjoy, either over lunch or a light dinner. Coconut is also a…

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Celebrate Mother’s Day With Some Rosé Fizz From Aldi

By Oliver Walkey / 10th March 2021

For those looking for that perfect bottle or two of Champagne or Prosecco for Mother’s Day for an affordable price, then look no further than Aldi. Aldi was founded in 1946 in the city of Essen in Germany, it was created by two brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht, as of today there are now over 11,000…

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