Christopher Walkey

The Best Wine for spicy hot sardines

The Best Sparkling Wine for Spicy Sardines

By Christopher Walkey / 18th June 2021

If you are looking for a sparkling wine to pair with spicy dishes then rosé examples are always a great place to start your search. Depending on the types of foods and level of spiciness, then there are many wonderful sparkling wines which are rosé to choose from such as labels from Prosecco, Champagne, Cava,…

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Champagne Phal B de Beaufort

Champagne Phal B. de Beaufort

By Christopher Walkey / 16th June 2021

Getting busy in Bouzy is Brigitte Beaufort with her Champagne label ‘Phal B. de Beaufort‘. With 14 plots located 100% in Bouzy (4 hectares of vines located in the municipalities of Bouzy, Ambonnay and Tours-sur-Marne) and delivering Grand Cru micro-cuvées vintages the Champagne house also holds Viticulture Durable en Champagne (Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne) and…

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Poulton Hill Bulari Sparkling Wine

Sparkling Wine from the Cotswolds

By Christopher Walkey / 10th June 2021

I’ll write this piece to enlighten those who are yet to visit the Cotswolds region, I hope that for us who have already visited this quintessentially English region of the country that my words will help you re-live some of those fond memories. The Cotswolds is a step back in time experience. When you are…

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Leterre Dry Prosecco Asolo

The Fruits of Asolo with LETERRE (Prosecco Superiore)

By Christopher Walkey / 8th June 2021

What many people do not know is that there are many different styles of Prosecco of many different regions and at varying levels of quality. Isn’t it exciting when we place a bottle of Prosecco in our shopping basket / trolley with the great anticipation of chilling, popping and pouring it later. No doubt we…

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Champagne and Newspaper gift set

Champagne & Original Newspaper Gift Set

By Christopher Walkey / 4th June 2021

For many it is a dilemma to send friends and family a gift, maybe it is for a birthday or a congratulations, just what do you order so that you bring a smile to the receiver and a beaming thank you back at ya! The gift of a bottle of bubbly is great no doubt,…

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The Best Wine for Sardines

The Best Sparkling Wine for Sardines

By Christopher Walkey / 3rd June 2021

As per usual, I am tasked with popping to the local supermarket to pick up some bread and milk and yet I come back with several bags full of foods and a receipt as long as your arm – “You were only meant to get two things” was the exasperated words thrown at me as…

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Lumiere Sparkling

Japanese Sparkling Wine

By Christopher Walkey / 1st June 2021

Sparkling Wines will for many be those which are produced in France or Italy, maybe our experience and knowledge of wine will stretch out to other European countries and also the likes of those from the USA and South Africa. When we delve in to things much deeper we suddenly realise that sparkling wine producers…

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Bolney Wine Estate Magnum with Scottish Haggis

English vs Scottish Flings

By Christopher Walkey / 28th May 2021

Fling is quite an interesting word when you look into it with over 1,800 Synonyms for the word along with varied verbs. For many, it is the action of throwing, though it could also be seen as per the extramarital affair side of things, past tense even to embrace such phrases as he flung his…

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Summer Days Sparkling Wines 2020

Summer Days Levels in Sparkling Wines

By Christopher Walkey / 27th May 2021

What we are looking for here in our category of ‘Summer Days’ is that sparkling wine which is perfect to be enjoyed outside during those warm Summer days, either in the shade or under the sun, a lazy day style wine: “Does not have to be a complicated wine, will offer a refreshing and crisp…

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