Sparkling Wine News
6 Top Quality Sparkling Wines from Canada
Handsome Brut Handsome Brut, a new sparkling wine brand hailing from Ontario, Canada, is on a mission to prove that bubbles are the perfect tipple—for any occasion. Despite it’s friendly demeanour, quality and heritage are at the heart of Handsome Brut. Produced with 100% Ontario Chardonnay grapes in the méthode traditionelle, this VQA-approved wine is…
UK Ministers urged to opt for English Sparkling Wine at Official Events
Government Ministers are being suggested to serve home-grown sparkling wine rather than Champagne, Prosecco and Cava at official events. The plea comes from Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbet. Being from an area that produces award-winning sparkling wine, the MP has noticed it’s superb quality and potential. Sussex is home to some top quality English…
Marks & Spencer now sells Prosecco Jeroboams
M&S has become the first high street shop to offer Prosecco in a 3 litre bottle. With the UK still in love with the Italian fizz, M&S has high hopes the large bottles of Prosecco – which equal four standard sized bottles – will be a hit this time of year. Jeroboams are great for parties, offering…
Hambledon Vineyard Announces Plans to Expand
Managing director of Hambledon Vineyard Ian Kellett has announced plans to expand the estate’s facilities in response to growing demand. He also applauded government support for rural development and food and drink businesses in the UK. Speaking as he welcomed Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery to Hambledon Vineyard last week, Kellett said, “Hambledon has had a…
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…