Sparkling Wine News

Fancy trying Prosecco Tea?

Love Prosecco and love tea, sometimes not sure which to have, when you really want both, well now you can by enjoying Prosecco-infused tea. The Aldi Speciality range of teas has been produced especially for Christmas. A box costs £1.89 for 15 bags. The Speciality range of tea has been produced especially for Christmas and is…

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Business Offers £1,000 Reward after Hundreds of Bottles of Wine were Stolen

A wine merchant is offering a £1,000 reward after alcohol worth thousands of pounds was stolen. Hundreds of bottles of wine worth thousands of pounds were taken from outside a warehouse in Langbar said Jonathan Cocker, from Ilkley wine merchant Martinez. The pallet which contained a variety of wine was last seen at 8pm after…

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Everything You Need to Know About English Sparkling Wine

If you are thinking “England makes wine???”, you’re not alone. Many people ask this upon hearing that wine is not only produced in England, but the grapes are grown in English vineyards, too. To put this question to rest, let me confidently tell you that all ‘English Wine’ is produced in England from grapes grown…

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What does the perfect glass of Prosecco look like?

Most of us could probably answer that one! For me, it has always been bubbles throughout the glass and a layer of mousse (the foamy bit on top after pouring a glass in case you’re wondering) residing on the top. However, I have been interested in what the ‘perfect glass of Prosecco’ should look like…

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We Spend £9million a Week on Prosecco

Prosecco remains by far the UK’s most popular sparkling wine and we spend £9million a week on this In the week before Christmas, we’ll spend double what we would usually do on Prosecco, according to a Sainsbury’s poll. Prosecco is easy to drink, it is light and fresh and often has flavours of yellow apple, pear,…

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Tamara Roberts wins Sussex Business Woman of the Year

Tamara Roberts, CEO of award winning English Sparkling Wine Ridgeview Wine Estate, was awarded Sussex Business Woman of the Year at the Business Women Excellence Awards. The winery also won overall Sussex Business of the Year at the black tie gala dinner at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton. The awards are designed to celebrate and…

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Move over Prosecco, Pignoletto’s in Town!

Pignoletto is a little known sparkling wine from Italy. Waitrose have only stocked Pignoletto since October and its been so popular that its Cleto Chiarli Brut has already sold out. Don’t worry though the supermarket is buying more in time for Christmas. Pignoletto is  grown in the hills of Bologna in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It delivers…

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Mini Bottles for Christmas from Exton Park English Sparkling Wine

EXTON PARK CALLS HALF TIME Exton Park Vineyard certainly believes in doing things by halves. Half bottles, that is. This week, the 55 acre single-estate vineyard on the prized chalk slopes of Hampshire’s South Downs, has launched its award-winning Brut Reserve and Blanc de Noirs NV in 37.5cl bottles – perfect for a patriotic Christmas…

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The way consumers engage with wines today is changing! Take 10 minutes to read on:

I want to take a look at the important factors that help to get a wine from a producer to the consumers glass. Wine producer ie the wine PR / Marketing Company & Wine Professionals Wine news outlets / Tasting events Wine Merchant / Outlets Consumer ie the £’s So we have those who produce the wines,…

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