Sparkling Wine News
A visit to Oxney Organic Vineyard
Set in Beckley, East Sussex (East Sussex and Kent borders) in a lovely secluded spot is the winery Oxney Organic Estate- A relatively newcomer to the English Sparkling Wine scene with the current owners being Kristin Syltevik and Paul Dobson. Ben Smith is the Oxney winemaker. I was delighted to receive an invitation to visit Oxney Organic Estate and take…
Launch of Giulio Ferrari Rosé
A selected few members of the UK press to include Glass of Bubbly along with an array of invited guest from across Italy to include chefs, sommeliers and TV personalities attended the eagerly anticipated launch event of the rosé Giulio Ferrari. A gala dinner awaited all invited guests at the 16th century Villa Margon (owned…
Asda Launches Extra Special English Sparkling Wine
This autumn, Asda is launching its first Extra Special English Sparkling. Priced at just £25, the grapes and method used for the bubbly are the same as those in Champagne. Following the boom in popularity of Prosecco, English sparkling has become a more frequent guest in British homes, as the nation looks for locally-produced, premium bottles for something that…
CAVA Spain’s Effervescent Treasure a review of Cava & other Sparkling Wines
Several years of investigation, visits to more than ninety sparkling wine producers, meetings with authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Catalan Institute of Vines and Wines, the Regulatory Boards of the Cava, Requena and Rioja Denominations of Origin and the Cava Institute, and observations in numerous commercial outlets and restaurants have culminated in…
Prosecco DOC Harvest 2018
As we draw closer to the final wine harvests of the year, the Tutelary Consortium for Prosecco DOC is anticipating one of the best productions for the Italian sparkling wine after near to perfect conditions continue. Stefano Zanette, the President of the Consortium describes the conditions for all the grapes used in the production of…
Le Marche, Central Italy Great Sparkling Wines, Chiselled From The Heart. Part 3 Of 3
The white grape harvest, or ‘vendemmia’ as it is known in Italy, is well under way. Cellars are scrubbed and hosed down. Stainless steel tanks, which are used to store the must, are spotlessly cleaned. Machinery is in place. The seasonal workforce are drafted in. All family members of the winery drop other non-wine related…
Javier Pagés Font elected President of the CAVA D.O. Regulatory Board
On Monday, August 28th, the Cava Denomination of Origin Regulatory Board elected the new President, Javier Pagés Font, to succeed Pedro Bonet Ferrer. Javier Pagés is the CEO of the Codorniu Raventós Group and Vice President of the Spanish Wine Federation. Mr. Pagés takes the reins of the Cava D.O. in a time of relative…
Ferrari Trento is Official Sparkling Wine of Emmy® Awards
Ferrari Trento bubbles will sparkle with this year’s Governors Ball theme to toast of the Emmy Awards’ 70th Anniversary Emmys Under the Stars celebrates a dramatic shift in location to an open-air venue with views of the glittering city of Los Angeles. Ferrari Trento, whose mountain viticulture expresses the height of Italian quality sparkling wine,…
Loire Valley – One of the eight wonders of Crémant
France offers the world some of the finest wines and regions, known globally and loved most dearly from Bordeaux to Champagne, Burgundy to its neighbour Beaujolais. You can spend a lifetime exploring the wonderful wine regions of France from enjoying a glass of sparkling wine to a refreshing rosé, set up perfectly for any wine…