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Heritage Railway Teams Up with Kent Vineyard for a Special Day Out
Visitors can now combine the romance of vintage rail travel with the taste of English wine, thanks to a new partnership between Spa Valley Railway and Biddenden Vineyards, one of the region’s best-loved vineyards. The collaboration offers guests an added incentive to make a full day of exploring the High Weald, travelling by heritage train…
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Shining a light on Essex’s stunning vineyards
Visit Essex toasts booming wine tourism: from stays in grain silos to dining by the vines Ahead of English Wine Week (20 to 28 June), the county’s tourism organisation, Visit Essex, is celebrating a boom in wine tourism. The latest figures by Wine GB reveal that tourism-related visits to UK vineyards have increased by 55%…
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The Most Breathtaking Coastal Arrivals in Europe
There’s something different about arriving somewhere by sea. You don’t simply step out of a terminal, the way you do after a flight or a long drive. The journey builds slowly instead, with a coastline starting as a smudge on the horizon before sharpening into islands, harbours and rooftops, and that kind of anticipation tends…
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Marta Vidal Elected New President of the CAVA Designation of Origin
The new president will champion a roadmap aimed at enhancing the prestige of the CAVA Designation of Origin, promoting the vineyards and building confidence in the sector. The Plenary Session of the Regulatory Council of the CAVA Designation of Origin has elected Marta Vidal as the new president of the CAVA Designation of Origin for…
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New Wonky Fruit Gin Perfect For Summer Spritz
Award-winning farm craft gin brand Penrhos Spirits is launching a new limited-edition summer gin today in collaboration with mission-led food company Oddbox – a ‘Wonky Apple and Fennel Gin with a squeeze of Lemon’, designed from the ground up as the ultimate ingredient for this year’s summer spritz. Each bottle has been crafted using Oddbox’s…
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Why Atmosphere Matters in Champagne Tourism and Tasting Rooms
Champagne tourism is about more than tasting what is in the glass. Visitors come for the story, the place, the people, the setting, and the feeling they take home after the last pour. A tasting room may serve excellent Champagne, but the atmosphere often decides whether guests remember the visit, share it with friends, or…
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Why International Wine Tourists Are Flocking to the UK
For decades, wine-focused holidays in Europe usually meant heading straight for France, Italy, or Spain. The UK rarely entered the conversation. It looks like that has changed. Today, visitors from North America, Europe, and beyond are building trips around Britain’s vineyards. While climate change presents significant challenges for wine regions around the world, the UK’s…
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The Best Luxury Destinations for Exclusive Food and Wine Pairings
Some trips are planned around famous sights. Others are remembered for what happened around the table. It might be a long lunch overlooking rows of vines, seafood that came off a boat earlier that morning, or a local wine poured a few miles from the vineyard where the grapes were grown. Those small moments often…
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Automation is Radically Transforming Sparkling Wine Production
Sparkling wine is commonly associated with craftsmanship and a very labour-intensive process. Even though a lot of high-end producers still use traditional methods, wineries are now turning to automation as a way to scale without losing quality. The World is Entering a New Era of Automation Even though automation has been around for some time,…
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