champagne

When Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial first appeared on the market, Champagne purists were shocked. Had the Champagne house gone crazy? Perhaps they didn’t know that the fashion for drinking Champagne on the rocks during hot summers had already been trendy in the Côte d’Azur for several years, and even had a name of its own: champagne à la piscine. And they probably didn’t anticipate that this trend born in…

Prosecco, Cava and Champagne can be easily confused. They’re all sparkling wines after all. So what’s the difference? What makes Prosecco a Prosecco and not Champagne? What’s the difference between Champagne and Cava? Let’s find out in this handy guide, starting with the mother of all sparkling wines… What is Champagne? Origin For a sparkling wine to legally be called Champagne, it must be made in the Champagne region of…

Being quarantined because of Coronavirus does not mean giving up social events, even if they must necessarily occur by video call! And is there anything more social than having lunch or dinner with friends and family? That’s why we have prepared a short guide of great wines for your online dates, both for these weeks at home and for the future, when we can reunite again with our loved ones.…

Soup, seafood, nougat and cava will be present in many Spanish tables this Christmas, but what usually eat and drink during the Christmas dinners in the rest of Europe? Let’s do a review of some of them. Take note if you want to incorporate some dishes into your menus! Christmas dinners in England As you already know, in Anglo-Saxon countries there are plenty of sweets and desserts, therefore, at Christmas puddings…

“…every wine lover can and has to take care of his/her proper education and opinion” Whether you know it or you don’t, but as a wine enthusiast you’ve probably had contact one way or the other with the renowned French sommelière Isabelle Brunet. Educated at the “school of life“, her way finally led her to Spain where she soon started working for and with Ferran Adrià at his famous restaurant…

If you consider yourself a lover of cava, champagne and other sparkling wines, we want to give you some ideas so that your taste for sparkling wine expands and you discover new flavors, aromas, forms and experiences that this type of wine can offer you: 1. Give an English Sparkling Wine a Chance If you have not done it, we recommend that you do it as soon as the opportunity presents…

Summer has arrived and everybody knows. The fine weather invites to go outside to meet friends or family, or just enjoy reading a book by yourself. A new season nearly always comes with new trends and ideas, in summer, we are looking for refreshing and cool drinks. And this year is the year of ICE sparkling wines. What’s that, you ask? Usually, you pour your champagne, cava or prosecco into a narrow…

Football forms a fundamental part of the British culture, no doubt about that. But what are we to do when the Premier League ends and the summer break forecasts three whole months of abstinence? Football fans and enthusiasts will need to find an alternative way of pleasure and outburst. Since every weekend is characterised by a huge consumption of different ales and beers, people that use to fill the stadiums…

Dom Pierre Perignon was born in the region of Saint-Menehould, France, in 1638. He is credited with the creation of today’s famous sparkling wines and also of using the cork to cover the bottles. Dom Pierre had severe eye problems, which made his other senses sharpened. At the age of 29 he was transferred from a convent of monks to the abbey of Hautvilliers, in Champagne, where he was in charge…

Prosecco is becoming very strong in Europe and, according to statistics, could soon reach and exceed sales of Champagne. For the last quarter of 2016, sales of Prosecco reached up to 789 million euros, while those of Champagne exceeded 1.4 billion. Analyzing the data at a glance, we could conclude that Prosecco is not even close to Champagne, but what we need to know to notice the trend is the…