Sparkling Wines from Europe

Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, Crémant… there’s so many great sparkling wines being produced in Europe and it’s easier than ever to discover them all. The continent has a huge variety of styles, grapes and climates which make for some interesting tastes. The continent has some of the most famous sparkling wine regions in the world and…

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There’s a Lesser-Known Italian Bubbly you Need to Try

It’s no wonder Prosecco has taken the UK by storm, with its light, fruity taste and affordable price. However, any enthusiastic Prosecco-lover would be missing out if they didn’t look a little south, to another area of Italy producing outstanding, yet lesser-known, sparkling wines. We’re talking about Franciacorta of course, one of Italy’s best-kept secrets.…

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Celebrity Interview: Jane Parkinson

Celebrity Interview: Jane Parkinson

Jane is an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster who was crowned International Wine & Spirit Competition Communicator of the Year in 2014. She is a wine expert on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen Live and author of Wine & Food. Jane is a previous recipient of the Chairman’s Award at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards…

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Celebrity Interview: Amelia Singer

amelia singer interview

Amelia is a wine consultant, educator, TV presenter and founder of wine-tasting event business Amelia’s, which aims to make wine-tasting fun and accessible. She has worked in wineries around the world and holds the WSET Wine Diploma. She currently stars in the ITV4 series The Wine Show. What are your thoughts on the future of…

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1701 First Officially Recognised Biodynamic Franciacorta

1701 winery has recently obtained biodynamic Demeter® certification. It is the first winery in the Franciacorta region to be officially recognised as biodynamic. All European biodynamic farms are subject to an EU Ruling for organic agriculture, so all certified Demeter® are therefore also organic. As the Demeter standards are more restrictive and rigorous than the…

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Can the World’s Love of Champagne now be Challenged?

I would say that it is fair to state that almost all things in life can be challenged, let’s face it that at every new Olympics world records are broken,  each year large internationally recognised businesses collapse and new start ups excel and each week many eagerly await to see who will be replaced as the…

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Find the Perfect Bubbly for your Barbecue

British summer has finally arrived!  You never quite know how long the hot weather’s going to last, so why not fire up the barbie while it’s still here.  We can recommend bubbles to suit every barbecue guest. It isn’t a British barbie without beef burgers, grilled to perfection and presented in a bap with ketchup…

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Ca’del Bosco Franciacorta: A Work of Art Called Wine

If wine is art, Ca’del Bosco’s masterpiece is called Franciacorta and bears the unique, inimitable signature of Maurizio Zanella, Ca’del Bosco is the leading brand of bubblies with ultra-fine perlage bearing the name of the zone they’re made in, Franciacorta. A position reached thanks to the enthusiasm and passion of Maurizio Zanella who in the…

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