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Enjoy Champagne & Sparkling Wines by the River Thames with Gillray’s

By Christopher Walkey / 18th April 2017

For anyone that enjoys walking the wonderful and diverse streets of London will know very well that Westminster Bridge is one of the busiest spots for tourists. A famous landmark that connects Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey with the London Eye and most importantly, for those seeking culinary and sparkling wine delights, the Marriott County Hall…

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Anna De Codorníu Terrace on the Thames

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th April 2017

Spain’s largest producer of high quality cava, Codorníu, is launching an al fresco terrace at DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands Riverside hotel to showcase its range of sparkling Anna wines. The Anna de Codorníu Terrace on the Thames will pop up on 10th May 2017 for five months serving the full Anna range of premium…

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Bubbles of Colour

By Bernard Barbuk / 4th April 2017

Time to open up the bubbly and let the spectrum in. There are old stories of Champagne in rainbow colours. Not that any was ever so bottled, just served that way. How did they manage it? By putting a bit of coloured stuff in the glass of course. The tales date from the Naughties of…

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Frozen Angel

By Bernard Barbuk / 22nd March 2017

Champagne…Brandy… Curacao…Maraschino…and – ice cream! Where on the cocktailing earth can we be? Deep within Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, that’s where! The recipe in question is the oddly named Soyer-au-Champagne. No ice used at all. A sort of cross between a Champagne cup and an ice cream soda. Well, yum yum! Obviously…

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Bubble Reputations

By Bernard Barbuk / 17th March 2017

Sparkling cocktails are Fun. But that doesn’t mean they’re trivial. The difference between a sparkling cocktail and a Champagne Cocktail is that in sparklers the bubbly is an addition to the drink not its base. It doesn’t have to taste of it. If you think that means the bubbly is there just to turn a…

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Enjoy Bottomless Pizza & Prosecco in Manchester

By Glass of Bubbly / 16th March 2017

Buca di Pizza is taking over the old Baltic Cellar site on Lloyd Street and is set to open this spring. They will be offering all-you-can-eat pizza and unlimited refills of Prosecco. This new venue follows on from their successful place in Leeds where diners have 90 minutes to enjoy their Pizza and Prosecco for…

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Les 110 de Taillevent London – A Treasure Chest of Wines to Explore & more

By Christopher Walkey / 15th March 2017

Today, London is one of the intriguing gourmet capitals of the world with a fast growing and complex network of locations for fine dining and enjoying impressive wine lists. At Glass of Bubbly we are privileged to attend many restaurants and Champagne bars reviewing and tasting comprehensive wine lists and experiencing fine foods not forgetting of…

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7 Reasons Why Champagne is the Best

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th February 2017

Why Champagne? Sadly, people consider it a drink for special occasions and very few are aware of the amazing benefits of this fizzy drink. There are well proven scientific reasons to drink this misconceived ‘luxury’ drink. In fact, Champagne is as good as a red or white wine and as odd as it may sound,…

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A Hotel with a Bubbly feel right next door to Stansted Airport

By Christopher Walkey / 23rd February 2017

I have visited many hotels across the UK and internationally, many have merits on views, location, wine list, foods, exclusivity, price, owners and many more factors that leads to a happy stay and most certainly a good review on TripAdvisor. So, how about a hotel that can tick the appropriate boxes when you are looking…

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