Sparkling Wine News
DO Cava: Official Launch of Single Estate Cava
This new Premium classification will only include Cavas made with grapes from an exceptional estate or terroir and must be at least 10 years old with a maximum output of 8,000 kg per hectare and hand harvested. The Cavas must be fermented in bottle at least for 36 months. The chairman of the Cava Regulatory…
Breaky Bottom English Sparkling Wine
Breaky Bottom is a winery based in Sussex which was founded in 1974 by Peter Hall. At the time, there were only a few dozen wine vineyards in the whole country, but Peter Hall saw the potential for grape-growing in the UK. Breaky Bottom is an isolated farmstead set in a beautiful secluded valley in the South Downs. There are…
Where to Buy Welsh Sparkling Wine
Even though English sparkling wine might have the limelight, don’t forget that Wales is also producing world class bubbly. As demand goes up, more vineyards are being planted on the beautiful Welsh landscape. Here’s a few great Welsh sparkling wines you can buy in the UK: Glyndwr Sparkling Rosé Brut – Waitrose, £14.99 Glyndwr Sparkling Brut –…
Throw A Sparkling English Afternoon Tea
There’s nothing quite like a traditional afternoon tea: a deliciously varied spread of treats on offer from a beautifully laid cake stand. But what if we want to take this beloved English pastime up a sparkling notch? With such a variety of sandwiches, scones and cakes it can be difficult to know which wines to…
Investors Target English Sparkling Wine to Challenge Champagne
With the increasing success of the English and Welsh sparkling wine industry, investors are looking to help expand the wineries and challenge traditional French Champagne. The popularity of Champagne worldwide opens an obvious and large market for English bubbly that winemakers and investors are eager to join. Hedge-fund Exile Mark Driver is spending over 14 million…
Skinny Prosecco sells out in UK!
Following its recent partnership with Selfridges, Thomson & Scott Skinny Prosecco has completely sold out in the UK with a waiting list for new stock due the beginning of July. Thomson & Scott Skinny Prosecco is Selfridges’ biggest selling online wine with more than 600 bottles sold. Thomson & Scott Skinny Prosecco The Prosecco is…
New Cava de Paraje Calificada Designation Approved
A new designation Cava de Pareja has been officially approved by the Cava Regulatory Board under the Ministry of Agriculture. This is a new category that will allow Cavas produced with grapes from a place that determines how exceptional its climate and geological conditions are. The Regulatory Council will officially present the qualified Cavas on June 13…
Ca’del Bosco Cuvée Prestige Franciacorta
Cuvée Prestige Identity A virtue found in the etymology of an ancient word. From idem, or same, a set of homogenous characteristics that comprise an entity. Cuvée Prestige, the essence of Franciacorta in Ca’del Bosco style, a jewel created in 2007. The essence of love for wine and of thirty years’ experience gained day by…
How Ca’del Bosco Franciacorta is Made
Ca’del Bosco explains how they create their fantastic Franciacorta, from grape to bottle. The harvest The Ca’del Bosco harvest begins around August 20th with the grapes destined for the ‘base’ of Franciacorta, the Chardonnay, picked strictly by hand and collected into small crates holding about 15 to 17 kg each. Picking the base grapes for the…