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Bollinger Renews Partnership with England Rugby
Champagne Bollinger has renewed its partnership with The Rugby Football Union (RFU), which will continue as the official Champagne of England Rugby for another four years until 2020. Champagne Bollinger also becoming the exclusive Champagne supplier to Twickenham Stadium for all non-match day events. It will also benefit from match day activation and branding rights.…
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Win 6 Bottles of Bubbly from Virgin Wines (NOW CLOSED)
The case includes: 2 bottles of Kuehn Crémant d’Alsace Brut Cuvee Prestige 2 bottles of Champagne Veuve Rayer Brut Tradition 2 bottles of Il Cortile Sereno Prosecco Brut To Enter: Follow @glassofbubbly and @VirginWines on Twitter, then tweet us ‘I’d like to win a case of bubbly’ or [contact-form-7 id=”32471″ title=”Competitions Form Virgin Wines”] Terms & Conditions: There is…
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Simpsons Sparkling in North Downs of Kent
October 26th 2016 – Charles and Ruth Simpson proudly officially open their new winery in Barham, Kent. Valued members of the national wine press and trade were there to enjoy the moment with them and the ever friendly and engaging Oz Clarke was asked to cut the ribbon and deliver a highly entertaining and educational…
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Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 1996 Tasting at Claridges, London
“Unashamedly pushing the boundaries of Dom Pérignon in recent years” among many other inspirational words were shared by the host of the Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé tasting, Richard Geoffroy. As the invited guests sat down in the ‘Dom Pérignon Suite’ of Claridges, you could see the excited anticipation that we were about to taste something unique, something which…
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Harvest at Jenkyn Place Vineyard
Harvest at Jenkyn Place Vineyard in Hampshire is underway, the Pinots have all been picked with the Chardonnay grapes still to come. Winemaker at Jenkyn Place, Dermot Sugrue says: “The grapes this year are very, very good. We have luckily had no mildew damage and only a few vines have suffered from frost damage and…
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Plenty of Products from Pomace
The first three steps of the Champagne making process result in environmentally hazardous waste. Pressing the grapes gives marc or pomace. It consists of skin, pulp, pips and stems. Clarification gives deposits in the must. The first fermentation gives lees. Local distillers will collect this waste and transform it into a wide variety of products.…
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Mumm Launches Grand Cordon Bottle in Hong Kong
G.H.Mumm has launched its innovative Grand Cordon bottle in Asia which has the iconic red sash indented directly onto the glass. The winner of this year’s Formula E, Sebastien Buemi, took to the podium and lavishly soaked bystanders with Mumm Champagne which was then followed by an after party at Hong Kong’s Dragon-I nightclub. As…
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Spar Launches Premium Prosecco
Spar is launching a new Spar-branded Prosecco. The premium Spar Prosecco Speciale will be priced at £9, offering a more luxurious variant than its already “hugely successful” Perlezza Prosecco. The new wine is packaged in a stylish, flute-shaped bottle to show consumers its more luxury appeal. The Prosecco Speciale will be available from 24 October and…
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Veuve Clicquot Widow Series
Veuve Clicquot will partner with FKA twigs for the second edition of the Champagne House’s Widow Series – an annual celebration of creative and cultural prowess. Titled ‘ROOMS’, the project will launch with a private view on Wednesday 26th October 2016, with tickets for the 27th and 28th October on sale to the public. The…
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