10 Champagne facts to impress your friends with

To celebrate National Champagne Day today, we’ve rounded-up 10 little-known facts about the world’s most famous sparkling wine, from how many bubbles you’ll find in a flute to the accidental creation of rosé Champagne.

Bordeaux 2018: ‘aggressive’ mildew but volumes normal

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Baron de Ley: Rioja is the Bordeaux of Spain

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10 Champagne facts to impress your friends with

Bordeaux 2018: ‘aggressive’ mildew but volumes normal

Baron de Ley: Rioja is the Bordeaux of Spain

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Brewdog has opened a bar in Canary Wharf that accepts bitcoin

‘Real Prosecco can have a longer shelf life than Champagne’, says Sandro Bottega

Conor McGregor is on the whiskey campaign trail in the US after sales of Proper No. Twelve rationed in Ireland

One bottle of 1945 DRC or an Aston Martin?

Pol Roger to distribute Artadi in the UK

Mountain wines to show their mettle at ProWein 2019

This chart shows how the UK’s beer market has changed in eight years

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M&S releases wine with adult colouring-in label

October 2018

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