Sparkling Wine News

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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Casanova – Prosecco Made with Passion

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was an 18th century adventurer and writer. Born 2nd April 1725, in Venice, Italy, he lived for 73 years. Casanova entered the university of Padua at just twelve years old, graduating at seventeen, with a degree in law. Casanova had numerous encounters with females during his life. He also reportedly became a…

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Organic Vineyard in East Sussex Launches its 1st English Sparkling Wine

Oxney Organic Estate in East Sussex, has launched Classic 2014, its first organic English sparkling wine. The Classic 2014 sparkling wine is made by renowned winemaker David Cowderoy. It is made from Chardonnay (40%), Pinot Noir (30%) and Pinot Meunier (30%) using the traditional method and has a low dosage of 4g/l. The wine spent a…

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Furleigh Estate launches Blanc de Noirs & New Classic Cuvées

Furleigh Estate in Dorset, has just released three new sparkling wines to add to its expanding portfolio –a Blanc de Noirs 2014, along with new Classic Cuveė 2013 and Classic Cuveė 2014. With a track record of international awards behind him, Furleigh’s winemaker Ian Edwards is keen to keep consumers on their toes when it…

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Bluebell Vineyard Estates Reveals Full Rebrand

Bluebell Vineyard Estates, East Sussex, has unveiled a full rebranding across its wine labels, website and marketing materials in a move to modernise the brand, increase brand appeal to a broader audience and ensure that the branding reflects the premium nature of the wines. “We are so excited to reveal our new branding and website,…

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Digby Earns its Stars & Stripes

The whirlwind launch of Digby Fine English in the United States last month has seen its flagship, 2010 Vintage Reserve Brut, being listed at Alinea in Chicago which has three Michelin stars. Trevor Clough, CEO of Digby, commented: “Chef Grant Achatz’s Alinea is famous for blurring the lines between art, theatre and food, a glorious…

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