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Award-winning Furleigh Estate provides wine for the ‘Worst Wedding Ever’

By Glass of Bubbly / 14th April 2014

Dorset-based vineyard and winery Furleigh Estate has sold its award-winning sparkling rosé wine to playwright, TV writer and producer, Chris Chibnall. Chibnall, the creator of popular ITV series Broadchurch, which is set in West Dorset close to Furleigh Estate, bought 30 limited edition bottles of wine on the opening night of his major new stage…

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Furleigh Estate Sparkling Wine launched at Duty Free shops

By Glass of Bubbly / 14th April 2014

Award-winning Dorset wine is launched at national airport Duty Free shops and the Eurotunnel. Dorset-based vineyard and winery Furleigh Estate, has introduced its multi-award-winning wine to the World Duty Free shops at Gatwick, Heathrow, Southampton and Jersey airports and the Eurotunnel. The shops stock the Estate’s new 2010 release of Blanc de Noirs, a successor…

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Celebrate with Crémant

By Glass of Bubbly / 13th April 2014

I’m trying to work out what we’re celebrating this week.  This is our first bubbly of the year, so there’s got to be some kind of celebration happening surely?  Well Ant and I did actually meet in person last week, and spent some good time chatting about all things wine.  That’s worth celebrating, right? First thing’s first: Crémant is…

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Chassenay d'Arce Champagne

Chassenay d’Arce Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th April 2014

Chassenay d’Arce is a remarkable and unique Champagne lovingly produced in the slightly warmer climate of the Côte des Bar located in the very South of the Champagne region. The founding vinegrowers from a village known as Ville Sur Arce chose to cooperate back in 1956 to create this “Maison de Vignerons”, the gathering point…

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Piper-Heidsieck launches BLACK TIE bottle

Piper-Heidsieck launches BLACK TIE bottle

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th April 2014

To mark the 67th year of the Cannes Film Festival, the Grande Maison Champagne House will launch an exclusive limited edition Cannes version of the Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV. The classic red and gold Piper-Heidsieck bottle has been given a dazzling movie premiere makeover, styled with the iconic black tie and jacket with crimson-red tailoring and…

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Trump Winery Wins 2014 Monticello Cup

Trump Winery Wins 2014 Monticello Cup

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th April 2014

Charlottesville, VA – April 11, 2014: Trump Winery adds the Monticello Cup to its list of recent successes which include gold medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and Jefferson Cup Invitational, two best-in-class wins at Vineyard and Winery Management East meets West Competition and the Jefferson Cup Invitational, and being named to Gayot’s…

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brimoncourt champagne

BRIMONCOURT : BIRTH OF A CHAMPAGNE HOUSE

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th April 2014

A champagne house is born! In September 2013, Brimoncourt makes its debut in the big league with its first cuvée, « Brut Régence », after four years of preparation. Alexandre Cornot and Arnaud Dupuis-Testenoire brought together their passion for wine, their love for the Champagne region, their entrepreneurial spirit and the pinch of madness needed…

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Filipa Pato Sparkling Wines

Filipa Pato Sparkling Wines

By Glass of Bubbly / 10th April 2014

Filipa Pato manages to combine a successful boutique wine operation with bringing up two children whilst also dividing her time between Bairrada and Antwerp where her husband runs a successful restaurant. She has quickly established a reputation as one of the brightest and best of the new young bunch of Portuguese winemakers. 3B Blanc de…

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Schloss Gobelsburg Brut Reserve

Schloss Gobelsburg Brut Reserve

By Glass of Bubbly / 10th April 2014

The Kamptal DAC region is one of the three top wine-growing areas of the Danube region. The estate was founded in the 12th Century by Cistercian monks, who produced wine until the late 1990’s, when Michael Moosbrugger took over. Brut Reserve The basis of this sparkling is a cross-section of varieties (Pinot Noir, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner)…

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