Posts Tagged ‘No.1 Family Estate’
Sparkling Honey Margarita Cocktail
A new take on the Classic Margarita, adding some fizz and an array of luscious honey, changing the profile into a more delicate and elegant showcase, without compromising on what makes the Margarita so great in the first place. Grab your Tequila, lick some salt and suck on a lime, it’s time to get busy,…
Read MoreA Cocktail For Your Cigar
When you sit down in a warm, dimly lit room and prepare to enjoy one of your fine cigars, wouldn’t it be nice to appreciate a drink specially designed to be drunk alongside? Of course, you need look no further, with help from No.1 Family Estate’s Oaky and Toasty Sparkling Wine and Wild Thyme Spirits…
Read MoreGolden Cocktail
It’s time to live the golden lifestyle, drinking gold flakes, rum from a gold bar, and the No.1 Méthode Marlborough Sparkling Wine from New Zealand, all united together in this Golden Cocktail. This Cocktail is crafted specifically with No.1 Family Estate’s Cuvée No.1 and Bullion Rum’s Gold Original in mind. The Sparkling Wine – No.1…
Read MoreCharred Cork Cocktail
68% of all cork is produced for wine bottle stoppers. Cork has been used to seal wine bottles since the 6th century BC, in Tuscany, the Romans used corks to seal amphorae and barrels that contained wine, they did also use olive oil to cover the surface of the wine in amphorae which prevented oxidation,…
Read MoreFrom The Barrel Cocktail
From the Barrel Cocktail, how the wooden barrel has impacted the taste profile of Sparkling Wines, Wines and Spirits for centuries, donating characters such as wood, oak, vanilla, sweet woody spices and even coconut, along with notes of coffee beans and chocolate, all these terrific flavours can be found in the glass of some of…
Read MoreHoney Delight Cocktail
Delight in this Honey Cocktail, sweet and charming, with a warmth that wraps itself around your palate, the Sparkling Wine is from New Zealand and the Spiced Rum is from England. Let’s Create This Cocktail! The Sparkling Wine – No.1 Family Estate No.1 Family Estate was created in 1977 by Adele & Daniel, they chose…
Read MoreWhat Are The Sparkling Wine Classifications?
Each country has its own classifications for its Sparkling Wines, for example, France has the Champagne Region and in that region, you’ll find the likes of Grand Cru and Premier Cru, but what do they mean? In the Prosecco Region in Italy, you’ll find DOC and DOCG, do you know what that really tells you?…
Read MoreThe Art of a Wine Label – In Another Life
With the thousands of Sparkling Wines that I’ve tasted over the years, I’ve come across hundreds of different kinds of labels, all with their own story to tell. From different colours, fonts and sizes, young and old, vibrant and dark, from the animals, landmarks, towns, villages, and maps of the vineyard in which the grapes…
Read MoreNew Zealand Sparkling Wine – How To Be No.1
Welcome to the country next to the one down under, part of the biggest empire to span across the globe, home to the Kiwi bird and some amazing Sparkling Wine. New Zealand is a fascinating country that is worth learning a bit about, especially its marvelous wine region. The first vineyard in New Zealand was…
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