Glass of Bubbly
Top 7 Best Affordable Sparkling Wines and Champagnes
Nothing says ‘classy’ like a flute of bubbly. Whether you prefer pink, gold, or crystal, you can class up just about any event with a sparkling wine or Champagne and the best part is that you don’t have to break the bank to do so. This list features the top seven sparkling wines and Champagnes…
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New Vintage Release of Cristal Vinothèque 1996
Launched in Paris, the Vinothèque 1996 Blanc and Rosé are just the second vintage of Cristal Vinothèque to be released by Champagne Louis Roederer. MMD UK are delighted to offer them to the UK market. The decision was made over 20 years ago to hold back a small number of bottles of Cristal with the…
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7 Secrets to Champagne Appreciation
Champagne cannot be overrated – in fact, it doesn’t get so much appreciation as it deserves. The role of Champagne in our lives cannot be underestimated. Remove Champagne from a dinner and gala and all you have is a bunch of rich people in fancy suits staring at each other wishing they had Champagne. Even…
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Champagne Deutz 2018 Harvest – The Best in Living Memory?
“As if Nature had wanted to be forgiven for 2017…” Fabrice Rosset 2018, a year of superlatives! Extraordinary, mind-boggling, prodigious, fabulous… that’s how you might describe the 2018 wine harvest. The triad of quality, quantity and maturity, not experienced for many a decade, came together in 2018, to our great delight. We had hardly dared…
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Fun Champagne Facts
The Avenue de Champagne is one of the most expensive streets in the entire world because of the millions of bottles of Champagne stored in the cellars beneath it. Over 250 kilometres (155 miles) of Champagne cellars lie beneath Reims, holding around 200 million bottles. Champagne produces about 300 million bottles of Champagne each year.…
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Asda Launches Extra Special English Sparkling Wine
This autumn, Asda is launching its first Extra Special English Sparkling. Priced at just £25, the grapes and method used for the bubbly are the same as those in Champagne. Following the boom in popularity of Prosecco, English sparkling has become a more frequent guest in British homes, as the nation looks for locally-produced, premium bottles for something that…
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2018 an Exceptional Vintage for Champagne
Unlike harvest 2017 when I saw in Champagne the grapes so much affected by botrytis that I could never imagine, this autumn Instagram is flooded with captivating pictures of beautiful grapes of the harvest 2018 now in full swing. Champagne Gimonnet posted a cluster of Chardonnay of 600 grams from which 3 glasses of Champagne…
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CAVA Spain’s Effervescent Treasure a review of Cava & other Sparkling Wines
Several years of investigation, visits to more than ninety sparkling wine producers, meetings with authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Catalan Institute of Vines and Wines, the Regulatory Boards of the Cava, Requena and Rioja Denominations of Origin and the Cava Institute, and observations in numerous commercial outlets and restaurants have culminated in…
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Finding the Best Prosecco & Wine Bars in Galway, Ireland
The city of Galway is bustling and vibrant, offering a myriad of opportunities for fun and relaxation amidst all the exciting things to do. From trendy shops to historical landmarks, there’s something for every taste and preference. Some of the best attractions, however, are the authentic eateries and wine bars, many of which are new…
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