Champagne: A guide to storing, ageing, drinking and serving
Organic Champagne is a drink for everyone and for all occasions. It comes bone-dry, dry, medium-dry and even a touch sweet. You will fi...
25 Sep
19 Feb
Wine 101: How Many Glasses in a Bottle of Wine?
Have you ever wondered how many glasses in a bottle of wine there are? If you're the average person, probably not, you simply pour the ...
15 Nov
Vintage Roots – Festive Fizz blog 2017 Part 1
Your festive fizz – some questions answered Contents: Why is Champagne expensive? Geography Cost of land Cos...
21 Nov
What is Prosecco? Prosecco vs Champagne Battle
If you ask anyone at Vintage Roots what our favourite celebratory drink is, the answer is likely to include "Prosecco" and "Champagne"....
26 Jul
A Guide to Champagne
Champagne is a sparkling wine named after the region in which it is made. Sparkling wine made anywhere cannot use the name Champagne. C...
29 Jan
Matching Champagne and Food
Written by John Beveridge - Vintage Roots Everyone loves Champagne, but it’s almost exclusively consumed as an aperitif – perhaps wi...
19 Nov
English Wines are Fizzing
In recent years English quality sparkling wines have started to compete head on with Champagne, winning numerous international awards. ...
16 Oct
7 Different Types of Sparkling Wines to Try This Autumn
When it comes to celebrations, there is nothing better to help you get in a party mood than a bottle of sparkling wine. Whether it’s Ch...
18 Sep
A Guide to the Best French Wine Regions
When people think of world-class wines, immediately France comes to mind. France is one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the w...
03 Aug
Very best servicing and your route to a good vintage
Maybe motorway service stations are not what you expect to read about on a wine merchant's Blog, but at Vintage Roots we like to share ...
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