Christopher Walkey
100 Award Winning Sparkling Wines that should be on your Wine Menu
I have not tasted each and every sparkling wine around the world so of course, I can only base my recommendations from my own tasting experience which now stands at over 10,000 labels reviewed. From wonderful vintage Champagnes to red sparkling wines produced by farmers on the hills in Slovenia, I have done my fair…
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Fillet Steak and Champagne
A popular choice, and usually the most expensive, at restaurants and especially for meat / beef lovers is the fillet steak. The tender cut that is taken from inside the sirloin and holding very little fat, be it grilled, pan fried, barbecued or more, this dish can be rare to well done, offering a wonderful…
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Pisoni Trentodoc paired with Poussin
“Poussin, sometimes also referred to as “coquelet” is a butchers term for a young chicken. Our Poussin are a breed that is naturally slow-growing, so you get meat that’s young and tender yet thoroughly flavourful.” Gressingham Poussin It is more frequent that we are suggested sparkling wines to pair with our dishes when we dine…
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Sparkling Winemakers and their Artwork – Michael Reiterer
During my travels exploring the many fine winemakers across Europe and beyond, on a few occasions, I have stumbled across those who not only practice great skills of art in the making of wine, but also an equal passion for art in other forms. I have seen whole studios dedicated to creating wonderful artwork to…
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Fireworks and Bangers!
I’m not speaking about the loud explosions and amazing light display here, I’m speaking about sparkling wine and sausages! “British sausages being called bangers seems to be a historical legacy, a colloquial term left over from war time when sausages sometimes exploded in the pan when you cooked them. We started calling sausages bangers sometime…
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Scottish Haggis and a Glass of Fizz
At the Glass of Bubbly awards we have set our trophy categories to be consumer friendly and also to help people when it comes to what sparkling wine to pair with which dish / food. With our awards in mind and a suggestion that we look at one of our next food pairings to be…
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Raspberry Ripple Cake and a Trophy Winning Sparkling Wine
There are quite a few amazing sparkling wines that are permanently stored in my memory bank and sometimes those saved taste sensations come back to life following me enjoying certain foods – I frequently say to myself, “now that wine would pair perfectly with this dish”. I recently over indulged by placing in my shopping…
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Hosting the Perfect Home Wine Tasting
Home wine tastings are a fabulous way to entertain your guests and impress them with your knowledge of wine. Sending invites to a wine tasting will normally gain a quick ‘yes please‘ response as most people like wine and are keen to find out more about the subject. In most cases the knowledge your guests…
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7 Course Japanese Dinner ‘Champagne Duval-Leroy & ASDA Style’
A Champagne that I have many good memories of is Duval-Leroy. A house with a famous history and where adversity turned in to success that inspires many still today and who lit up the first movement towards woman making a true mark in the industry. Champagne Duval-Leroy “In this family history, Carol is the female…
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