We’re off to Paris and Burgundy!!!
Yaaaah we’re off again on another trip! Where to this time? Well, first stop Paris where we’ll be staying in St Germain whilst we do a spot of sightseeing, shopping […]
Tag Archives: Champagne
The World’s Most Expensive Cocktail!!
The world’s most expensive cocktail containing three 1-1 ½ carat diamonds has been sold for a staggering €50,000 knocking Aussie Joel Hefferman’s ‘Winston’ off the top spot at a trifling […]
Someones been drinking a lot of Champagne!
Despite flat sales during the first 6 months trading, Möet Hennessy, part of the luxury brand LVMH, and owners of prestige brands like Möet et Chandon and Veuve Clicquot, has […]
Why are there different shaped wine glasses?
There is a purpose behind the different types of wine glasses and the high majority are purely aimed to enhance the overall experience! Red wine should ideally be served in […]
How dangerous is your Champagne?
There’s always something truly decadent and wonderful about opening a bottle of Champagne, the anticipation, the occasion; a great event or perhaps a treat. Yet Champagne and other sparkling wines […]
Is there a ‘holy grail’ for food and wine pairing?
Having a dinner party and stressing about what wine to have with what dishes? Not sure where to start? Does it feel like a quest into the unknown? Well the […]
It’s not just wine….. it’s M and S award winning wine!
Thursday saw Wine School of Excellence delivering another tutored wine tasting event for Marks and Spencer (M & S). This time we were in Beverley in South Yorkshire. The M […]
Fancy a weekend away staying in a chic Château?
November can be a miserable month in the UK so do you fancy a weekend away staying in a chic Château set in the stunning countryside for the weekend whilst […]
Every year is a vintage year!!!
Every year is a vintage year!!!! The vintage year is the year a wine was produced and the characteristics of that particular year. In simple terms, all young wine is […]
Beheading Champagne!
Opening a bottle of Champagne is always something to celebrate but watching a bottle being open with a sword is something else!!! Legend has it that during Napoleon’s crusades across […]
