Search Results: Slovenia

Wild Berry Fizz Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 8th March 2021

Capture the wilderness in your glass with some wild berries and a little fizz from Slovenia. The Sparkling Wine – Kmečka Zadruga Krško Kmečka Zadruga Krško is located in Slovenia, in the Dolenjska region where vines have been cultivated since Ancient Roman times, they age all their wines in their cellars in an old castle…

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Blackberry Fizz Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 2nd March 2021

Another great Fizz Cocktail for you to enjoy utilizing delicious Blackberries and Slovenian Sparkling Wine. What Do You Know About The Blackberry? The Romans used leaves from the blackberry plant to make tea to treat various illnesses and the Greeks used blackberries as a remedy for Gout. Blackberries are normally in season from June to…

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Talking About the Popular Sparkling Wine ‘Pet-Nat’

By Glass of Bubbly Content / 25th February 2021

One of the oldest methods in the world is now a huge hit under young and hip wine drinkers. Of course, I am talking about the popular sparkling wine ‘Pet-Nat’ as it is so lovingly known. In full ‘Petillant Natural” or what sounds better in my opinion is naturally sparkling. What do we know about…

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Valentine’s Day Sparkling Wines

By Oliver Walkey / 8th February 2021

Valentine’s Day is going to be very different for a lot of people this year, but it doesn’t mean you can’t find a way to celebrate it with the one you love. Like clockwork, February 14th comes every year and with it the day of love, or just strongly like, just in case you haven’t…

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The Owl, The Fox and The Lion – The Animals of Sparkling Wine

By Oliver Walkey / 5th February 2021

When it comes to the symbols that represent wineries, some choose to proudly show an animal on their labels and even embed them on their bottles. The Owl, The Fox and The Lion in this article represent, Montelvini, Fox & Fox and Frelih, an Italian, English and Slovenian Sparkling Wine. Learn a little about the…

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Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2016

By Oliver Walkey / 29th January 2021

With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the third article of this exclusive series to Glass of Bubbly, where will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We’ve already done two vintage years with 2014 and 2015 vintage sparkling wines, let’s now explore the tastes…

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Alternatives to Champagne

Alternatives to Champagne

By Christopher Walkey / 19th January 2021

Let me first say that I am not hoping to tempt anyone away from Champagne and neither will I say that there is anything that compares exactly to it, but nonetheless, I hear many people interested to know more about the options outside of this famous fizzy wine from France. Champagne is unique, it is…

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What exactly is Riesling Reece Ling

Is Riesling a Wine or a Grape? Why the Petrol Aromas?

By Christopher Walkey / 14th January 2021

For those who are quite new to wine or simply enjoy a drop of plonk (as our dear Keith Floyd used to refer to it as) without paying too much attention to what you are drinking, then maybe you might question Riesling being a wine or a grape. Some will see Riesling as simply meaning…

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Alto Adige

Sparkling Wine Mountains and Rivers: Trentino-Alto Adige

By Christopher Walkey / 7th January 2021

As part of a new series, I want to take a look at sparkling wines that are close to / influenced by mountain regions and major rivers. Grape vines are grown all across the world in both the southern and northern hemispheres (30th and the 50th degrees of latitude). These vineyards are not confined to…

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