Sparkling Wine News
Milia Riza
This past year, it seems I have been focusing more on the younger generation of Greek winemakers, but I am so amazingly happy about the future of Greek wine. Don’t get me wrong. There have been many stunning wines from my generation, plus or minus a decade. The thing is that these younger people have…
The Search For The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly – The Glass of Bubbly Awards 2025
In just a few months time, international wine judges will gather together in London with one common goal, to discover The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly for 2025. We’ll see entries sent in from all over the world, both new and old, traditional, charmat and unique, canned and bottled, with and without alcohol, any bubbly…
Carr Taylor Rosé 2019
David and Linda Carr Taylor planted their vineyard in 1971, on 21 acres of land that David had purchased in 1969, which surrounded his family home in the East Sussex countryside. They planted varieties such as Reichensteiner, Gutenborner, Müller-Thurgau, Dornfelder and the classic Champagne varieties, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. During the generous summer…
Nutbourne Vineyards – Interview With Peter Gladwin
There is no denying that English Sparkling Wine is on the rise, becoming an undeniable contender to Traditional Method Sparkling around the world. To the English, it’s becoming a fan favourite and a go-to Glass of Bubbly, its quality is improving year on year and thanks to innovators and those willing to follow their dreams,…
Wiston Estate – Vineyard Manager – Travis Salisbury
Without the grape, wine can’t be created, so each year an army of Vineyard Managers venture out into the vines to care, tend and nurture the growth of the grapes, to help the winemakers produce an exceptional glass of bubbly. In this article, we speak with Travis Salisbury, the brilliant Vineyard Manager at Wiston Estate…
Paladin – Primo Rosso
Paladin Vigne e Vini is the first winery of the whole Casa Paladin group, it’s a family owned estate founded by our father in 1962, in Motta di Livenza, near Treviso. “A mixed bowl of dark red berries and black berries, along with red currants and black currants, the flavours surprise you compared to the…
d’Arenberg – Pollyanna Polly
Since 1912 the Osborn family have taken care of vineyards in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Today 4th generation family member, Chester, makes wines using traditional methods both in the vineyard and the winery. “Wild floral, delicate sweet blossom sensation, with pink, purple, yellow and white floral gracing our presence, notes of ripe yellow and fresh…
Bubble Britannia: Fizz Without Footprint
The world is getting serious about its environmental impact. From carbon footprints to compostable everything, sustainability has become less of a buzzword and more of a battle cry. And while we’ve all made peace with our soggy paper straws and guilt-tripped ourselves into separating the recycling, thankfully, the English wine industry is positively fizzing with…
Candover Brook Brut
Created by Mark Sainsbury (CEO of Sainsbury’s in 1980) Candover Brook is named after the chalk stream that runs through their valley. Chalk streams are almost uniquely English, and their chalk soil is the key defining element of their vineyard’s topography. “Lively in the palate with subtle and delicate lemon characters, relaxing with notes of…