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Pairing Chocolate with Champagne and Sparkling Wine
Although pairing Champagne and sparkling wine with chocolate sounds natural, it can actually be quite a tricky pairing if you want to get the most out of it. The sweetness and bitterness chocolate sometimes causes it to clash with sparkling wine. The sweetness brings out an acidic taste in dry sparklers. However, there are Champagnes…
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Top reasons why you should sell bubbly!
Sparkling wine is more than just a drink, it’s uplifting. It has the power to make you feel instantly better and make an evening much more enjoyable. So why should you sell sparkling wine? Sparkling wine out-performs all other wines on the market and it’s only getting bigger. With the rise of Prosecco, bubbly is more…
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UK Supermarket Champagne & Sparkling Wine Deals
Stocking up on bubbly for the festive season? Whatever style or price range you’re after, there’s great options available. With the savings, it’s a good opportunity to try out something new. Supermarket’s will be battling it out to give the best deals, so here’s a few to keep an eye out for: Champagne Louis Delaunay Champagne Brut…
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6 Misconceptions about Champagne & Sparkling Wine
Sparkling wine is only for celebrations Bubbly is ideal for a party, but it’s great for so much more too. Take food pairing for example – Champagne and sparkling wine is a fantastic compliment to a variety of foods, such as seafood, desserts and cheeses, to name just a few. Having a glass of bubbly in the garden on…
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What in-flight Bubbly do Airlines Serve?
If you’re lucky enough to travel First Class or Business Class on a flight, you may have had a chance to sample the airlines sparkling wine list. Having a glass of bubbly can be an enjoyable part of the travelling experience, so it’s important that there’s a good choice. Here’s some popular and interesting selections airlines…
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Why we can’t get enough of Prosecco
Prosecco is now the UK’s best selling sparkling wine with sales outstripping Champagne. Total sales over the past year reached £338.6m, a massive 72% increase on the previous year. Although Prosecco usually has a less complex flavour than Champagne, it tends to be sweeter and frutier due to the secondary fermentation process. While Champagne is…
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Make Every Day a Glass of Bubbly Day!
Sparkling wine and Champagne in particular used to be seen as a way to mark a special occasion. With the arrival of more and more sparkling wines that offer great quality, but are less expensive than Champagne, like Cava from Spain or Prosecco from Italy then the opportunity now arises to enjoy a glass of bubbly any day. Also…
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UK Prosecco sales overtake Champagne for the first time
The value of Prosecco sales in the UK overtook Champagne for the first time over the past 12 months, with Proescco sales totalling £338.6m, an increase of 72% on the last year. Champagne sales value only reached £250m, which was only a small increase of 1.2% from the previous year, while Cava sales dropped 11% to £18.6m.…
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Celebrity Interview: Britt Ekland
Born in Sweden, Britt went on to become a movie legend. She has starred in several movies, including roles in the films ‘After the Fox’ and ‘The Wicker Man’ One of her most famous roles was as a Bond girl, Mary Goodnight, in the James Bond film with Roger Moore, ‘The Man with the Golden…
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