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Bollinger Champagne
Founded in the Champagne region of Ay by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin and Jacques Bollinger. Bollinger Champagne House has created prestigious Champagnes since 1829. Mention the history of Bollinger and the name of Lilly Bollinger will surely stand out as someone who made a big impression on the Champagne industry when she ran the Champagne…
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Danebury Vineyards
Danebury Vineyards is a privately owned estate located near Stockbridge, in the heart of Hampshire, on the paddocks of what was a famous nineteenth-century racehorse training yard. The vineyards cover seven acres (2.8ha) of sheltered, south-facing fields on chalk and flint-stone soil. Our first vines were planted in 1988 and today we produce our flagship…
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‘Cossack’ Sparkling Wine Vintage 2006
‘Cossack’ Sparkling Wine Vintage 2006 Made from a blend of the Auxerrois Blanc (a cross between Gouais Blanc and Pinot Noir sharing the ancestry of Chardonnay) and Rulander grapes (a German synonym for Pinot Gris). It is made using the traditional bottle fermentation method and is aged up to three years on its lees. A…
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So why choose grower Champagne over the better known brands?
To manufacture their products, many of the mainstream Champagne powerhouses often rely on sourcing grapes or wine from many different growers to create a generic taste. Instead, we wanted to work with the independent growers located in the north-eastern region of France. Artisanal Champagne is grown and produced by one family working from their own…
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English Sparkling Bluebell Vineyard Estates Hindleap
I discovered Bluebell Vineyard Estates’ Hindleap on the English Wine Producers stand at the London International Wine Fair this summer. This was the first time that I’d tasted a lot of English wine in one place and it was the general quality of the sparkling rosé that really caught my attention, and this is coming…
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Nyetimber and The Vineyard at Stockcross.
My very first interest in learning more about wine started during an English Wine Producers‘ tasting at the Great British Cheese Festival around 10 years ago. The realisation that there could be a future in producing wine made from grapes grown in this country, ignited a real excitement in me that wine had failed to do in the past and…
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Growing popularity of English sparkling wine
The amount of English wine producers and vineyards is growing with English sparkling wine accounting for 66% of the wine produced. With already global recognition for quality, English Sparkling Wine is becoming a popular wine to see at table of fine venues across the world. In 2018 there was over 7,000 acres of land in…
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How much sugar is in sparkling wine?
Brut is a level of sweetness in sparkling wine. Depending on your sweetness preference, many sparkling wine regions and producers will have a selection of sugar levels in their wines to choose from: Brut Natural or Brut Zero has less than 3 grams of sugar per litre or no sugar at all. Extra Brut has…
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What is the difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne?
The main difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne, is not that the vintage is old but that it is made from the grapes of only one year’s harvest, whereas non-vintage Champagne is a blend of different years’ harvest. The Champagne Houses and growers provide a continuous house style through the blending of various vintages, to…
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