Sparkling Wine News
Earliest ever grape harvest underway in Oregon
Some Oregon wineries have already started picking grapes making this year one of the earliest starts to harvest on record. The unusually warm winter and spring and hot, dry summer got things off to an early start. At Stoller Vineyards, they began harvesting enough grapes to make 6000 bottles of sparkling wine. Eola Hills Wine…
Angelina, new sparkling wine from Grace Vineyard in China
After six years’ preparation, Grace Vineyard is bringing its new sparkling wine series “Angelina” to the market. It is also the very first vintage sparkling wine using traditional method made by a Chinese boutique winery. The sparkling wines consist of 3 different non-vintage wines each a 100% single variety of Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc respectively. Each variety has its personalized label on different silhouettes of the little girl, expressing the messages of “joy, hope and pursue”. Angelina Brut Reserve…
Make Every Day a Glass of Bubbly Day!
Sparkling wine and Champagne in particular used to be seen as a way to mark a special occasion. With the arrival of more and more sparkling wines that offer great quality, but are less expensive than Champagne, like Cava from Spain or Prosecco from Italy then the opportunity now arises to enjoy a glass of bubbly any day. Also…
2015 Harvest has begun in Burgundy
The 2015 harvest has begun in the area of Prissé / La Roche-Vineuse, in Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy. Les Vignerons des Terres Secrètes are among the first to begin grape picking in Burgundy, in a corner of Mâconnais, they are harvesting the grapes by hand for the french sparkling wine, Crémant. It was beautiful weather for the start of the…
10,000th Thief celebrates with a Glass of Bubbly & Cake!?
How we all know the power of YouTube in marketing businesses and mini video clips going viral, and this ‘10,000th Shoplifter Gets A Parade and Cake‘ titled upload certainly has a few eyebrows lifting: https://youtu.be/ZdQUc8jDPKs Unsure of who the copyright belongs to, but this video for all to see uploaded by user Elitist Vagabond clearly shows how…
UK Prosecco sales overtake Champagne for the first time
The value of Prosecco sales in the UK overtook Champagne for the first time over the past 12 months, with Proescco sales totalling £338.6m, an increase of 72% on the last year. Champagne sales value only reached £250m, which was only a small increase of 1.2% from the previous year, while Cava sales dropped 11% to £18.6m….
Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
The following sparkling wines will be at the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction this year: CWG Villiera Meteor Méthode Cap Classique 2008 CWG Non Plus Ultra Méthode Cap Classique 2008 CWG Silverthorn Big Dog Méthode Cap Classique 2010 Teddy Hall Brut Rosé MCC NV The 31st Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction of singular wines crafted in small volumes…
Franciacorta
Franciacorta, like Champagne, refers to both the geographical region and the wine. Franciacorta was granted DOCG, the highest level of Italian wine classification, in 1995. Franciacorta is produced using méthode champenoise and with the same grapes used in Champagne, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc. The grapes are then harvested by hand, the wine fermented in…
Original & Distinctive’s Trade launch of its European Small Producer Wine Portfolio
Sommeliers, Beverage Managers and Wine Aficionados are invited to the launch of Original & Distinctive’s European Small Producer Wine Portfolio and taste a select range of exclusive, award-winning artisan wines from smaller producers. To be held on the 1st September 2015 at The Library at Pushkin House. ‘Drop-in’ anytime between 2:30pm and 5.30pm and taste…