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Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on the big ol’ Bollinger R.D. 2007

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on the big ol’ Bollinger R.D. 2007

by Karen Krizanovich

Karen Krizanovich on the big ol' Bollinger R.D. 2007. "Don’t say legend. The word is a cliche now, used for any old acquaintance or, points for maximum irritation, horse"
Effervesce sense | Valentine’s Day edition

Effervesce sense | Valentine’s Day edition

by Karen Krizanovich

"It’s silly, I know, but love is silly"
Effervesce sense | Mad about Methóde Cap Classique

Effervesce sense | Mad about Methóde Cap Classique

by Karen Krizanovich

"When you see a bottle marked Cap Classique, buy it… Drink it alone - you know I often do - or with people. Drink it crying, laughing or feeling totally numb"
Effervesce Sense | Noble Rot, <em>Wine from Another Galaxy</em> and other stories

Effervesce Sense | Noble Rot, Wine from Another Galaxy and other stories

by Karen Krizanovich

“…even if you think you know that Barolo smells of roses and tar, or Chablis tastes like it has trickled through ancient oyster beds, great bottles always have an originality that begs the question: how can this be made just from grapes?”
Top tier | Middlethorpe Hall

Top tier | Middlethorpe Hall

by Karen Krizanovich

"Apparently, it is also a place for a wake. This is a good thing. If you are born, then you must die"
Effervesce Sense | Out of Africa, into your mouth

Effervesce Sense | Out of Africa, into your mouth

by Karen Krizanovich

"That was back when you called everything champagne. That was wrong, as we know now that 'it’s only quarantine if it’s from the quarantine region of France. Otherwise, it’s just sparkling isolation'."

Meet the Simpsons | Karen Krizanovich on some of the finest fizz in Kent

Meet the Simpsons | Karen Krizanovich on some of the finest fizz in Kent

by Karen Krizanovich

"I once threw a loaded flute over my shoulder in disgust because the champagne in it was terrible"
Sparkling Victoriana | Review: Hampton Manor, Solihull

Sparkling Victoriana | Review: Hampton Manor, Solihull

by Karen Krizanovich

"We’re drawn to it like Britt Ekland to the wallpaper in The Wicker Man. Tonight one of us will sing Hey-Ho and roll our breasts against the walls of our De Mountford suite"
Effervesce Sense | Are you having any fun?

Effervesce Sense | Are you having any fun?

by Karen Krizanovich

"Hand-harvested, bottled at the vineyard, I was waiting for her to tell me no grapes had been harmed'
Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich goes to school

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich goes to school

by Karen Krizanovich

"After a billion years of studying philosophy, I know that jargon is useful only when needed and boring when not'