Friday Night Fizz Night

Paul Howard Articles, Blog

Friday Night Fizz Night

Friday Night Fizz Night What a week for the UK! Huge divisions have been opened up over Brexit, with politicians of all hues and financial markets in turmoil, while Iceland thrashed England at Euro 2016. So take your pick about what’s gloomy for you. But just because we are living in turbulent times, it doesn’t mean that we can’t still …

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I’m forever making Bubbles

Paul Howard Articles, Blog, Champagne, Sparkling Wine

Bubbles

I’m forever making Bubbles. Making Bubbles is a popular Wine Alchemy event; how different ways to create sparkling wines. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Wine comes from the alcoholic fermentation of freshly picked grape juice. We regard this as straightforward chemistry nowadays. However, that understanding is relatively recent. We know now that yeast digests the sugar in the grapes, producing alcohol and …

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