Cranberry Fizz
From Morrisons This fruity, fizzy thirst-quencher will go down a treat with your festivities. Ingredients 100ml orange flavour liqueur 1 litre carton cranberry...
Backhand Smash – Peach Schnapps
From Morrisons The strawberry, schnapps and champers celebration combination. Ingredients Strawberries 25ml Peach schnapps Champagne Method Pop a few strawberries in the freezer...
Kir Royale Champagne cocktail
Kir Royale is a simple cocktail but impressive. Crème de Cassis gives colour and flavour. It’s the Champagne rather than wine which makes this cocktail...
Champagne Cocktail
From Morrisons A classic party tipple. Ingredients Champagne Triple sec Sugar Fresh strawberries Method Serve 100ml champagne and 25ml Triple sec in...
Goodnight Kiss cocktail recipe
The Goodnight Kiss is a delight when made with Champagne but it works well with a sweet prosecco – in that case one could leave...
Cava Royale
From Morrisons A classy, sparkling tipple to accompany a festive toast. Ingredients Crème de Cassis 1 bottle Monasteriolo Brut Cava Method Pour...
Rose Prosecco Cocktail
From BBC Food Try Sophie Dahl’s delicate and fragrant take on a champagne cocktail – perfect for special occasions or summer parties. Ingredients...
Tesco Finest 1531 Blanquette De Limoux
Under-priced and under-estimated Blanquette De Limoux Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée is great value for money. Yes, it’s certainly more expensive here than in France but far...
Pommery – with English Sparkle
English Wine Week now officially marks the start of summer as it falls across the Summer Solstice and Midsummer Day, from 19th to 27th June...
Pommery Brut Rosé Champagne
For any special occasion Madame Pommery, the inventor of Brut Champagne, created a style which has endured and is perfect for the contemporary palate. She...
Cranberry Fizz from Morrisons
From Morrisons Cranberry Fizz is a fruity, fizzy thirst-quencher will go down a treat with your festivities. Ingredients 100ml orange flavour liqueur 1 litre carton...
The New Icons – Aldi Unveils its Premium Wine Range
ALDI is now enjoying popularity among discerning wine lovers. This supermarket has become celebrated for its collection of good-quality good-value wines, and now a new...
Champagne: Wine of Kings and the King of Wines
Champagne: Wine of Kings and the King of Wines by Tom Bruce-Gardyne introduces the reader to the colourful story of how this delicious sparkling wine...
Monsigny Brut Champagne from Aldi
It’s the Festive Season and thoughts turn to fizz. Supermarkets fill their shelves with bottles of sparkling wine from Europe and the New World. Let...
Nicolas Feuillatte Travel Bag Réserve Exclusive Brut Rosé
This classic Brut Rosé by celebrated Champagne House Nicolas Feuillatte would make a perfect gift for any lady. Note I say ‘lady’ rather than ‘girl...
Live to Sparkle from Kingsland Wines – review
Ideal for party quaffing This is a real party-time drink. It’s ideal for a group, and any glass of fizz with a pink blush is...
Shorn Pinot Grigio Fizz – drinks review
Kingsland Drinks has launched Shorn Pinot Grigio sparkling wine in the UK, a wine that gets it bubbles through introduced carbonation. The investment in the...
Fiz Bar – review
This is a PopUp so don’t spend time reading the rest of this piece. Just go before it closes! One might think that sparkling wine...
Bōkan for Bottomless Prosecco Sunday Brunch – review
I am impressed with the skill and imagination of Chef Aurelie Altemaire at Bōkan. It’s in London’s vibrant Docklands – or more accurately high above...
Best of England Vineyard Tours – travel review
Many of us have become interested in wine. Yes, drinking it and pairing it. Remember the days when we in the UK drank just a...