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What exactly is Crémant?

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th April 2014

I’ve had a multitude of wine shop owners and drinkers get in touch by email, twitter, etc. saying how much they love Crémant, and how annoying they find it that no-one in the UK buys it. Well to a point I guess that’s because most people don’t know what it is.  Which is fair enough. Put simply, Crémant is a…

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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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Champagne Warehouse

Champagne Warehouse

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th March 2014

Hand picked, exclusive sparkling wines from around the world… Initially wine, and in particular Champagne, was a hobby of mine, and after several visits to the Champagne region, I became frustrated that the Champagnes I enjoyed over there were not available over here. After working for many years in IT, I felt I really wanted…

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Can you tell the difference between Prosecco and Champagne?

Can you tell the difference between Prosecco and Champagne?

By Glass of Bubbly / 25th February 2014

A good Prosecco is a very good wine, however, Prosecco and Champagne are two very different wines, due to their wine making process, classic vs charmat, grape varieties and not least the cost. However many drinkers see them as similar, two sparkling wines with a massive price difference and yes, it can be true, that…

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Anna de Codorníu

By Glass of Bubbly / 24th February 2014

Anna de Codorníu is Spain’s best-selling sparkling wine brand. It is named after the 17th century head of the Codorníu wine estate, Anna, who was the last person to in the family to bear the Codorniu surname. Codorníu has been regarded as a world leader in prestige sparkling wine since 1872 when Josep Raventós, great grandfather…

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Anna de Codorníu Brut and Brut Rosé

By Glass of Bubbly / 24th February 2014

Anna de Codorníu, Spain’s leading sparkling wine, has unveiled a chic, new look for its popular Brut and Brut Rosé releases – as well as an inviting message for wine lovers: What are you Celebrating? Reminding us that every day is cause for celebration, Anna is the perfect sparkling choice for life’s everyday events, from girls’…

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Zonin Prosecco

Zonin Prosecco

By Glass of Bubbly / 19th February 2014

Zonin Prosecco is a varietal wine made from the Prosecco grape which is native to the Veneto region. There, the Zonin family owns the largest Prosecco vineyards in Italy and it is from these vineyards that the fruit for Prosecco is sourced. This control over all aspects of the production from vineyard to glass allows Zonin…

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Raventós i Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th February 2014

Why leave the Cava DO? In 1888, Manuel Raventós Doménech creates a sparkling wine from Penedés with the three native varieties: Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. When we created CAVA in 1872, we dreamed of a World Class sparkling wine. This is why Josep Raventós Fatjó innovated with Xarel.lo from the same vineyard where “de la Finca” comes…

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Raventos i Blanc – L’Hereu 2011

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th February 2014

L’ Hereu is our “premier”, the finest symbol of how we like to work. Complexity in varieties and soils, with Macabeu as the structural base. Estate: The soil on the estate is calcareous and dates from the oldest period of the Penedès valley, some 16 million years ago, when it was still covered by the Mediterranean. The…

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