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The real history of Champagne

The wine may be deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles.

Garritt C Van Dyk, The Conversation
· Sep 13, 2023 · 10:00 pm
‘Shaken, not stirred’: The rise, fall and rise again of the famous martini cocktail

From appletinis, ‘flirtinis’ to French martinis and espresso martinis, the drink has had a long history and many variations.

Ursula Kennedy, The Conversation
· May 27, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Why is alcohol thought to be relaxing? Victorian and Edwardian explorers might hold the clue

In an era before clinical trials, medical writers drew on the stories of explorers as evidence about the health effects of different foods and drinks.

Edward Armston-Sheret, The Conversation
· Jan 19, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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