Sparkling Wine News

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….

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Bellavita Expo London along with Villa Sandi reveals the Best UK Sommelier

Andre Cunha, Sommelier at Margot in Covent Garden, London, won the Best UK Sommelier, Italian Wine Professional ISWA Award, which was held at Bellavita Expo London from the 17 to the 19 of June at the Business Design Centre. The 29-year-old Sommelier said: “It was always my dream to become a Sommelier. I always loved…

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A visit to Cava Vilarnau

Located just a short drive from the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona with the Mediterranean sea just 30 kilometres away and at 250 metres above sea level location, The Vilarnau is a Cava house that specialises in the production of niche high quality Cava with a wide range of flavours to be explored. The “Can Petit…

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A visit to Cava Codorniu

“A most impressive range of Cava that takes big strides forwards of quality as you taste through their range. You are impressed from the first to the last with the finer vintage range really bellowing out some amazing flavours to rival any quality traditional method vintage. Here we are being shown what qualities the Cava…

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English Sparkling Wine Fox & Fox win National Champion and a Gold Medal

The 60th Vino Ljubljana awards took place in Slovenia and are regarded as the worlds oldest dedicated wine awards with a proud history. 43 judges to include myself as a representative from the UK (22 countries all took part in judging) descended upon the capital of Slovenia to taste through 425 samples in the hunt…

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