Posts Tagged ‘Austrian’
The Secret to Austrian Sekt: The Traditional Method & Origin
The Love Story We’re writing 1841, when German-born cellar master of Ruinart, Robert Alwin Schlumberger meets the Austrian Sophie Kirchner on a boat trip along the river Rhein. They fell in love, but since her parents did not allow her to move to France, Robert decided in turn to move to Austria, Vienna. A year…
Read MoreWhat Does Austrian Sparkling Wine Taste Like?
I’d give you the same answer no matter what country you asked about, “It Depends” there is no exact answer I can give you, Austria holds a lot of different flavours, it has a load of different wineries that produce a ton of different and incredible Sparkling Wines. When looking for a better answer to…
Read MoreWhat Sparkling Wine Goes With Fish Pie?
The Fish Pie or Fisherman’s Pie is one of those warming English Dishes, when the Fish Pie was originally constructed, it utilised the fish scraps, ensuring they did not go to waste, they were then covered in a white sauce or cheddar cheese sauce and then oven-baked. The Fish Pie doesn’t use any pastry, it…
Read MoreChocolate Brownies and Sparkling Wine
The Chocolate Brownie is like the king amongst chocolaty treats, that fudgy or cakey texture delivering that unmistakable flavour that fills your mouth, enchanting you under its spell, making it a challenge not to take another bite, with a treat so delicious, it’s not easy thinking of Sparkling Wine that will both stand up to…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Fizz
February 14th, the day to celebrate love by sharing a great bottle of fizz with your special someone. When choosing a bottle of bubbly for the two of you to enjoy, why not try something different, maybe something from Austria or Italy, Spain or SLOVEnia, the choice is yours, don’t limit yourself from what you…
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.…
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