Sparkling Wine News
Lini 910 Metodo Classico – Italian Sparkling Wine
Alice and Emma founded The Italian Wine Women through their love of wine and wanted to bring the best of it to the UK. The wines they choose to sell are made by artisans focused on producing the best possible wine in the most sustainable way. LINI 910 METODO CLASSICO BIANCO V.S.Q. MILLESIMATO 2009 A truly…
Bisol: Demand for Prosecco will reach a Billion Bottles
Almost 500 years of history and 21 generations play testimony to the passion of the Bisol family for the world of wine (the first documents that play witness to the liaison between Bisol and the vineyard date back to 1542. It is not by chance that throughout his career Gianluca Bisol, President of the ‘Maison’…
Mayfield Midnight Brut 2011 is Perfect for Christmas
Mayfield Midnight Brut 2011, Dark, Dry Rosé is the first English sparkling wine specifically created to suit Winter foods and is perfect with mince pies and Christmas puddings. The wine is almost garnet in colour, with plenty of red-fruit flavours. There’s a lovely fine mousse and its flavour pairs well with festive food such as mince pies, Christmas pudding and red fruit dishes such as strawberries macerated in lime juice and basil. It also goes really well with a roast or with fresh creamy cheeses like Delice de Bourgone. A small portion of the wine was aged in old oak before blending. This too has added depth and roundness to the wine. The wine was on lees for 36 months before disgorging. www.sussexvineyards.com
The Best Bubbly for your Office Christmas Party
As the festive period approaches we are no doubt thinking about parties and celebrations, a time to congratulate each other for our efforts as a team and a chance to get to know each other better thanks to a tipple or two which helps to let our defences down and opens us up for laughter, chats…
English Sparkling Wine Sales Up 188%
New figures published by Waitrose revealed that customers are buying 80% more English wine than they did last year. Waitrose stocks over 100 English and Welsh wines and has 60% of the market share of English wine sales. English sparkling wine is continually going from strength to strength. Champagne Taittinger just recently announced they have bought land in…
Tips to Impress your Guests with Bubbly this Christmas & New Year
One of the best things about the festive season is the bubbly. Champagne and sparkling wine will be flowing come December 31st, easily one of the biggest selling times for sparkling wine, along with Christmas. If you’re hosting your own party and want to make the evening extra sparkling, here’s some tips: Expense: You don’t…
Does English Sparkling Wine need a new name?
It is a topic that I hear from time to time when at tasting events, especially noted amongst the likes of Franciacorta, Cava and English Sparkling Wine. I think they are all fine personally, each have made a name for themselves and are relatively known in the sparkling wine sector with a growing list of…
Stylish Prosecco Bottles for Christmas
If you’re looking for a bottle to impress, many Prosecco labels use sleek and simple bottle designs to create elegance and sophistication, perfect for Christmas. Bottega Gold – £20-24 Belstar – £10.99 Foss Maraï Extra Dry approx €17 Diama Sparkle Nino Franco Grave di Stecca – approx. £22 Val d’Oca Black Bottle – £14.65 Mionetto Prosecco Superiore – approx €17
Video: The Nyetimber Poem
A great Christmas Party evening at Nyetimber head offices in London with plenty of Bubbly flowing from Rosé to the wonderful Demi-Sec. Many faces from the industry enjoyed a lively evening in a true festive atmosphere with a great live band to put everyone in the mood for a boogie or two… We managed to…