Sparkling Wine News
Sicily Black & White on Volcano Heights
Think blue: boundless horizons are mirrored in the sea. Look around and think yellow: lemon crops give roundish contours. Then take a breath: orange blossom brings candied peel aromas to your nose. Now indulge your senses in listening to the majestic gait of the waves collecting shells and rocking flourishing vineyards. A tinkle of cowbells…
A visit to Cava Can Sala
“The Can Sala Cava is made in the original historic cellar of the Ferrer Sala family, where the Freixenet brand was born. This is a grand reserve cava made with the grapes from the plots of land of the estate. Always millésime, this Cava is only made with large harvests.” A relaxing morning was spent…
Ferarri Perlé vs Giulio Ferrari
“Ferrari is the pioneer for bringing forward the excellence of sparkling wines.” Matteo Lunelli A unique tasting through some of the divine sparkling with from Ferrari Trento took place at Fiume restaurant in London led by Matteo Lunelli who is President & CEO of Group Lunelli and the Ferrari sparkling wine brand. “I have to put…
‘From 1542 to the future of Prosecco Superiore’ London’s Fizz party
An evening of fine Prosecco led by the Bisol team took place at one of London’s most famous nightspots Quaglino’s this week to celebrate the re-branding of this well loved and famous brand. Bisol is synonymous with Prosecco which a fine historical presence in the worldwide famous sparkling wine region of Italy with roots dating back to…
Crémant de Loire – New Crème de la Crème for UK Sparkling Wine Drinkers
Brits’ bubbly tastes are changing. New figures out show that exports of Crémant de Loire wine to the UK have risen by 34% in 2017. Whereas Champagne and more recently Prosecco have dominated the sparkling wine market in the UK, Crémant looks set to be the next go-to bottle of fizz on UK supermarket shelves….
A visit to English Sparkling Wine Poulton Hill Estate
As I had a 160 mile trip planned to give a masterclass at the Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival it made perfect sense that I take just a small detour to visit one of our award winning sparkling wine houses, Poulton Hill Estate, who are located just 20 or so miles from the famous Gloucestershire town….
World of (Sparkling) Pinot Noir
World of Pinot Noir is an annual festival held every spring at the Ritz Carlton Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara regaling the beauty of Pinot Noir. This year’s World of Pinot Noir began at the Wine Cask in Santa Barbara with a celebratory lunch for the 20th anniversary of Brewer-Clifton. Although the weekend is dedicated…
A visit to Cava Alta Allela Mirgin
Just a relaxing 20 minute drive North of Barcelona with views out to the deep blue Mediterranean Sea sits the Cava House Alta Allela Mirgin, a family producer of organically farmed wines in the heart of the Serralada de Marina Natural Park. A relatively young label having originated in 1991 by being purchased by current owners…
Entrepreneur Penny Streeter to introduce first English Sparkling Wine Pinotage Vineyard
English sparkling wine is certainly in a good place, it’s hitting the worldwide bubbly scene with momentum, gaining awards, international recognition and more positives that really make it a fine business to be involved in. Yes I know, the owners of labels will undoubtedly say it is not all a bed of roses when it…