Tag Archives: Champagne

WSET Diploma studies – Champagne and Sparkling wine what it is and how it’s made?

Champagne and sparkling wine has the ability to enhance any drinking occasion and add a certain sparkle to proceedings. In order the create wine, grapes are crushed and fermented. During fermentation the grapes’ sugars are converted into alcohol, the byproduct … Continue reading

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Try before you die – Bollinger La Grande Année 2000

I am a big fan of sparkling wine and for our second anniversary last month, my husband – after some not so subtle hints – treated me to a bottle of Vintage Bollinger – La Grande Année 2000. Which is … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sparkling wine tasting at West London Wine School

I believe wine education is key to the future of the wine industry and so was interested to check out a class at West London Wine School, with its philosophy of ‘wine tasting for everyone’. When people have a better … Continue reading

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