Posts Tagged ‘Germany’
Sparkling Wine and Black Forest Gâteau
The famous and delicious Black Forest Gâteau that originated in Germany, will today be paired with a well-known German Sparkling Wine. The Black Forest Gâteau is a popular German dessert, in Germany, it is called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte which translates to ‘Black Forest Cherry Gateau’. It is a chocolate sponge cake with a cherry filling and…
Read MoreHistory Of Wine – When Did The World Start Making Wine
Each country has its own history in growing vines and making wine, in this article I’ll break down the time period when certain countries started their Winemaking lives. This list contains 45 of the most well-known Winemaking countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and both North and South America. Answering questions like When Did New…
Read MoreBlind Tasting – Can You Taste The Difference?
Can you tell the difference between the flavours of Champagne compared to Prosecco? What about between Cava and Prosecco, Champagne and German Sparkling Wine or Cava and Champagne? There are certain flavours and aromas you can look out for if you are tasting blind, but if you’re just interested in the different experiences between each…
Read MoreDiscover the Pfalz Wine Region
A Wine Region containing the World’s Largest Wine Barrel and the World’s Oldest Bottle of Wine, read on to learn more about this fascinating region. Pfalz covers 23,554 hectares (58,178 acres) of vineyards in Germany, it runs from the south of the German city, worms to the French border of Alsace, incorporating the Rhine plain,…
Read MoreCayenne Pepper Fizz Cocktail
Have you ever thought about taking your Cocktails up to the next level, the spicy level, going up the range, like from a Korma to a Tikka Masala, if you’re one to challenge your taste buds with turning up the heat, then this Cayenne Pepper Fizz Cocktail, combined with a Gold Medal Winning Sparkling Wine…
Read MoreSekt in the City – Cocktail Recipe
I hold my hands up on this one, the title is a little bit misleading and I apologise – There is no City featured in this article, but the remaining words still feature heavily! Say it too quickly or once you may have had a few too many, then Sekt isn’t that far off another…
Read MoreAlice in Wonderland Day – A Sparkling Tea Party
“We’re all mad here.” That’s right Cheshire Cat, we are all mad here, that’s why we’ll be enjoying our bottle of bubbly in a teacup, this Mad Hatter has a treat of an article for you to celebrate Alice’s Day, a day dedicated to imagination, madness and suit wearing bunny rabbits. If you so choose…
Read MoreMotzenbäcker and Venison Burgers
Motzenbäcker – German Sparkling Wine Motzenbäcker has a history dating back to 1758, currently, 4 generations of the Menger-Krug family is helping in creating Motzenbäckers Wines & Sparkling Wines, they all have their own specialist fields and gift new ideas to their Wine & Sparkling Wine, they all reside in the wine estate Krug´scher Hof…
Read MoreTasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2014
With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the second article of this new series exclusive to Glass of Bubbly, where will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We started off this series with vintages from the year 2015 in Canada, Spain, Austria and Slovenia,…
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