Posts Tagged ‘Austria’
Schlumberger and Bean Salad
One early morning Schlumberger awoke to some bad news, Mother Dame Durden was running low on coins, soon she would be unable to support herself and her dearest Schlumberger, so under strict instruction, Schlumberger was told to take their dear companion Milky-White the cow down to the market and sell her for some coins. Upon…
Read MoreSherlock Holmes Cocktail
Sherlock: Dear Watson, Watson: Yes Sherlock! Sherlock: The Game’s A Foot… Sherlock Holmes and The Antidote Cocktail Quick, follow me, we have a lot to cover in a short amount of time, I do hope you can keep up. Our Landlady, Mrs Hudson has been poisoned, you remember her, don’t you, sweet old lady. After…
Read MoreAged To Perfection
The cultivation and creation of Sparkling Wine is one that requires care and attention, the creation of a vintage requires the finest touch from the most gorgeous lady alive, the earth. To class your bottle of Sparkling Wine as vintage, the grapes used in that bottle must have all been grown in the same year,…
Read MoreThe Tropical Oak Cocktail
Welcome to The Tropical Oak, a new and made up bar I’ve just invented, would you like to try our special cocktail, The Tropical Oak Cocktail, if so sit down, relax and listen to a couple of terribly good jokes, while I prepare your drink. “A jumper cable walked into a bar. The bartender said,…
Read MoreSalmon & Prosciutto Salad & Fizz
A delicious salad and an enjoyable bottle of Sparkling Wine with a label I can’t stop looking at, what does it mean? Is there a meaning to it? Will the salad and Sparkling Wine pair well together? Read on to find out, Fink & Kotzian have an amazing story behind their label, it’s worth reading.…
Read MoreTasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2016
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the third article of this exclusive series to Glass of Bubbly, which will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We’ve already done two vintage years with 2014 and 2015 vintage sparkling wines, let’s now explore the tastes…
Read MoreA Classic Austrian Meal & Sparkling Wine from Austria
Sometimes you just need to try something different, it doesn’t need to mean going out and trying new hobbies or meeting new people, it can be as simple as recreating a delicious dinner from another country. Austria With a population of just under 9 million, Austria is located in Europe, completely landlocked, bordering 8 countries,…
Read MoreTasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2015
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, this new series exclusive to Glass of Bubbly will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. To start our series off, we are going back 5 years to 2015, where we will be trying 4 different Sparkling Wines from 4 different…
Read MoreSchlumberger was once known as an Austrian Champagne?
The Schlumberger story all started with the birth of Robert Alwin Schlumberger in France 1814, Robert had to find work before he had finished his studies, this was unfortunately due to his father’s death. He managed to find work at Champagne Ruinart, and he worked his way up to cellar master and production manager, but a…
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