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UK supermarket Morrisons is currently selling Champagne for just £10, but what does it taste like, and can you get hold of any? db investigates.
The Drinks Business 10 March 2021 By Patrick Schmitt The 2012 vintage of Champagne Pol Rogerâs top-end expression Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has just been released â and weâve tasted it. The Champagne was introduced online yesterday and will hit the shelves soon with a recommended retail price of just under £200 in the UK. It is the nineteenth vintage released by the house since the cuvée was launched at Churchillâs birthplace, Blenheim Palace in 1984 with Champagne from the 1975 harvest. Created in honour of the British statesman, who was ...
Wine trade pays tribute to Steven Spurrier 10th March, 2021 by Lucy Shaw Tributes have been pouring in from around the world for wine trade luminary Steven Spurrier, who died at his home in Dorset yesterday aged 79. Steven Spurrier photographed at his Bride Valley vineyard in Dorset A much admired and hugely liked figure in the wine trade, Spurrier began his career as a wine merchant in Paris, and went on to become a successful wine writer, educator, and most recently winemaker at Bride Valley i...
World Health Organisation ‘misleading the world’ on Covid and alcohol, claims professor of nutrition 5th March, 2021 by Patrick Schmitt During an online seminar last week, German doctor and professor Nicolai Worm claimed that the World Health Organisation was “misleading the world” when it comes to Covid-19 and alcohol. The event was designed to look at the scientific evidence surrounding various claims circulating in the media during the current pandemic, most notably concerning the rel...
Why Spainâs best-selling white wine should be on your radar 03 March 2021 By Patrick Schmitt In a video released this week, we look at Spainâs most popular white wine and consider why it should be on your radar, wherever youâre based. Patrick Schmitt MW presents a selection of wines from Rueda As we outline in a new video, which can be watched here, this Spanish drop is perfect for lovers of crisp, light, white wines; the sort of people who order Sauvignon Blanc in bar, or buy a bottle of Chablis when they’re treating themselves for a night in.