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Cigars & Champagne
Сigar wrap around bubbles and more at The Spitfire Cigar Club. Cigars and Champagne. 1979 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Carte d'Or Champagne, Mare Santo Rosé Brut, ·2023 Olaszrizling Válogatás, ·2023 Bocale Montefalco Rosso
Champagne News
Buying a vineyard in Champagne: what a hectare actually yields
People who dream of owning vines in Champagne usually begin with the price. It is the wrong end of the question. The number that decides whether a hectare works is not what you pay for it once, but what it is allowed to produce every year — and that decision is not yours.
Sparkling Wine News
Finding Magical Bubbly Under a Wicked Moon
Celebrate Halloween with this spooky story by Stefania Ruffo featuring Montelvini - Serenitatis Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut 2025
Champagne News
No Tricks, Just Facts: 10 things you may not know about Champagne
In the spirit of Halloween, the Champagne Bureau UK has rounded up ten lesser-known facts about the iconic sparkling wine that may just challenge a few preconceptions.
Sparkling Wine News
Glass of Bubbly Awards 2026 - Trophy Winners
Glass of Bubbly Awards 2026 Category Trophy Winning Wines. As we mark the 10th anniversary of the Glass of Bubbly Awards, we are thrilled to celebrate a milestone year for global sparkling wine. The 2026 competition has delivered four historic firsts, with Wales, Greece, Australia, and Canada each taking home their first-ever category trophies.
Sparkling Wine News
Tenuta Maffone Awarded Glass of Bubbly Sustainability Trophy
Tenuta Maffone from Italy was awarded the Sustainability Trophy at the Glass of Bubbly Awards. Presented in partnership with Slow Food UK. The winery’s deep commitment to biodiversity, traditional land stewardship, and eco-conscious production methods
Sparkling Wine News
Velfrey makes Welsh wine history with international trophy triumph
A family-run vineyard in Pembrokeshire has made Welsh wine history by winning a coveted category trophy at the prestigious international Glass of Bubbly Awards 2026.
Sparkling Wine News
Balfour Winery Named World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly
English Wine Triumph: Balfour Winery - Cuvée Owen Erland Elias 2020 named The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly 2026
Sparkling Wine News
Velfrey to pioneer Charmat method sparkling wine in Wales
Pembrokeshire Winery at Velfrey Vineyard is set to produce Wales’s first sparkling wine made from Welsh-grown grapes using the Charmat method, adding a new style of Welsh fizz to the country’s growing wine industry.
Awards Results
Glass of Bubbly Awards 2026 Results
Full results from the Glass of Bubbly Champagne & Sparkling Wine Awards, including the World's Finest Trophy, Sustainability Trophy, Category Trophies and all the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Category winners.
Champagne News
Expert Champagne Storage Tips
Ten simple expert tips for storing Champagne correctly.
Champagne News
3, 2, 1, 0… GOnet!
One Woman. One Family. One Very Different Champagne Story. A conversation with Chantal Gonet of Champagne Philippe Gonet