Christopher Walkey
Champagne Doyard are burgled – Call out to be vigilant:
The incredible hard work, passion, commitment, sweat, tears and pride, I am sure I have missed many more descriptive words, but these are a few of the main ones to describe what those that work in making the fine Champagnes in this world go through. Champagne Doyard we have met and enjoyed their wines so…
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The way consumers engage with wines today is changing! Take 10 minutes to read on:
I want to take a look at the important factors that help to get a wine from a producer to the consumers glass. Wine producer ie the wine PR / Marketing Company & Wine Professionals Wine news outlets / Tasting events Wine Merchant / Outlets Consumer ie the £’s So we have those who produce the wines,…
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Launched in Taiwan, made in Champagne – Celebrity’s and Co
A new label for Taiwan in Celebritys & Co by founder Christophe Kuo supplying grower Champagne ‘Abel Jobart’. You may need to brush up slightly on your Chinese Mandarin, but their website offers the local public from this tiny island some 180 km off from mainland China the chance to explore, indulge and enjoy Champagne…
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Where will you be Buying your Christmas Wine and Bubbly?
Simple you’ll say, I’ll just get it as part of the weekly shop before Christmas, but if we look in to this deeper then we have many options for buying wine these days from Amazon to a stroll around Borough Market in London and this choice of options is increasing. What we have today in…
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So, is the Champagne you’re Buying Worth the Money?
This is a hard one to answer really as mostly it will be down to your preferences and of course, to many of us spending up to £100 for a bottle of Champagne is expensive whereas for some anything up to £1,000 for a bottle is cheap. Is it down to the brand and the…
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Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 1996 Tasting at Claridges, London
“Unashamedly pushing the boundaries of Dom Pérignon in recent years” among many other inspirational words were shared by the host of the Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé tasting, Richard Geoffroy. As the invited guests sat down in the ‘Dom Pérignon Suite’ of Claridges, you could see the excited anticipation that we were about to taste something unique, something which…
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Prosecco beats Champagne as Christmas Party Fizz of choice
Our friends over at Proof Drinks shared some interesting data with us just recently, a 500 person study resulted in Prosecco beating Champagne when it comes to what fizz we are likely to choose for the festive season: With the Christmas period fast approaching, venues will soon have to decide what sparkling wine they will…
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Champagne Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs 2006 Launch London
I am sure that many in the industry will agree that there is not a day that goes past where a wine tasting event, wine label launch or a master class is taking place in London. As I gather my notes from the previous days tastings and events I attended, tasting many varied bubbly, I…
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So What is a Good Vintage Champagne?
Let us start by declaring to what exactly a vintage Champagne is which is not that a vintage means old but that it is made from the grapes of only one year’s harvest, whereas non-vintage Champagne is a blend of different years’ harvest. It is down to the winemaker themselves to declare which year should…
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