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Sommelier’s Favourite Sparkling Wine Food Pairings
Pairing Champagne and sparkling wine with food is versatile and doesn’t have strict rules, so we always love to hear new combinations. When interviewing Sommelier’s, one question we tend to ask is “Do you have a particular favourite sparkling wine food pairing?” Here’s a few of the answers we’ve had so far… Arnaud Bardary – Sommelier at Maze…
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Does English Sparkling Wine need a new name?
It is a topic that I hear from time to time when at tasting events, especially noted amongst the likes of Franciacorta, Cava and English Sparkling Wine. I think they are all fine personally, each have made a name for themselves and are relatively known in the sparkling wine sector with a growing list of…
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Italy Overtakes France as Largest Wine Producer
According to figures released by the European Commission, Italy is the largest wine producer of 2015. Italy produced 13% on top of their previous year while France is down 1%. Italy’s output was 48.8 million hectolitres while France fell behind slightly with 46.4 million. The main reason for the difference is the favourable weather Italy received this…
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Bicycle Thief Champagne Bar, Canada
The Bicycle Thief exudes a relaxed feeling in an atmosphere that blends Old School style with New School attitude. Drop by for lunch or supper, or pull up a chair to our wicked wine bar for a fantastic glass from our titanic selection. The Bicycle Thief offers North American food with an Italian soul. We open the…
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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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Bacon + Bubbly = Bliss
Tucked away behind a rather unassuming façade on Santa Monica Boulevard, is Wine Expo’s quirky little Tasting Bar. I found myself there one Saturday evening, just in time for their monthly “Champagne and Bacon Fest” and what a fest it was, well, feast, I should say. The deal is that you get a flight of…
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Get Ready for London Wine Week, 18-24 May!
The city had London Cocktail Week and London Beer Week – now it’s wine’s time to shine! London will be a wine-lovers haven for a whole week, with events, offers and tasting going on around the capital. To take part in the offers, you will need to pick up a wristband for £10 at the Nyetimber Hub…
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Celebrate the New Year with a Glass of Bubbly!
For most of us seeing in the New Year has to be associated with the ‘pop’ of a cork of something bubbly! For years the most popular choice for this occasion would be Champagne, but the sparkling wine industry is the fastest growing and we now have a wide range of bubbly to choose from.…
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Divinity
In Franciacorta, between the winding hills, the varied terrain and the breezy mild microclimate, the grapes selected by Divinity have become the core of the most luxurious “bubbles” in Italy. Produced in Italy in extremely limited series – only a few thousand bottles a year – it is a ultra-fine wine that accompanies gala events,…
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