Ratafia and Champagne Cocktails

Creating Cocktails can be really enjoyable, getting to put your ideas inside the glass, creating flavours you can’t always find on the shelf. When creating Cocktails for Glass of Bubbly, it’s normally with a Sparkling Wine and a Spirit of some kind, like Rum or Gin, rarely do I get to create a Cocktail which…

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10 Great Champagne Houses to Visit in 2018

I have been lucky enough to have visited over 100 different Champagne houses since launching Glass of Bubbly, from a quick pass-by visit and brief tasting to a night or two sleep over at a Champagne house’s own bed and breakfast along with tasting wines with selected food pairings. For anyone yet to visit the…

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A visit to Champagne Henri Giraud

With a glass of the Henri Giraud Grand Cru Fut de Chene in my hand I managed to quickly ask Claude Giraud, the current owner of Maison Henri Giraud Champagne a quick question during my recent tour of their properties in Aÿ: I am sure you have countless wonderful experiences drinking Champagne, but for you, which one…

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