Sparkling Wine News
8 Interesting Facts about English Sparkling Wine
Sparkling wine is currently a hot product in the wine industry and even in the drinks industry as a whole. While sales of still wine have remained fairly steady, sparkling wine continues to storm ahead with sales increasing year on year. Champagne sales are still rising gradually, but some relative ‘newcomers’ have helped boost the industry in the UK,…
More California Winemakers Experimenting with Sparkling Wine
The Californian sparkling wine industry has long been dominated by big Champagne brands who bought up land and brought along their expertise – such as Mumm Napa, Roederer and Domaine Chandon. The expertise, money and equipment from these houses was much-needed to make sparkling wine, an intimidating market to enter. However, recently it seems California…
Rise in Crémant Production in Bordeaux
After last years harvest in Bordeaux, there has been a 41% increase in the amount of wine produced into Crémant and a drop in production for rosé. Overall, 2.9 million hectolitres of wine was produced in 2015 in Bordeaux. Changes: 11% decrease for dry white (245,000 hl), 25% increase for soft Bordeaux (64,000 hl) and 41% increase for sparkling…
The Majestic way to Treat your Mum
Between Friday 4th – Sunday 6th March, Majestic stores across the UK will be popping the corks on Prosecco Romeo & Juliet NV, Prosecco Salatin Extra Dry NV and Definition Prosecco NV. Customers are invited to bring their mum into their local store and enjoy a complimentary glass of fizz. Mother’s Day is a great…
Barry Lewis Appointed CEO for the UKVA
The United Kingdom Vineyard Association (UKVA) have announced the appointment of its first Chief Executive Officer, Barry Lewis. The UKVA has recently undergone some refocusing and internal reform over the last number of months, in response to the needs of the fast and ever-expanding UK wine industry. The new CEO’s responsibility will be to build…
Vineyard Owners from Sussex Expected to Win Protected Status
Vineyard owners from Sussex are expected to win protected status for its sparkling wine like Champagne. So in the future we could be ordering a glass of Sussex. Wine producers from Sussex including Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Bolney Estate applied to the EU for a protected designation of origin status (PDO) that will allow them to label their bottles ‘Sussex Wine’. The status…
Sparkling Wines from Texas, USA
Texas is known for it’s red and white wines, so it’s not always easy to find a sparkling variety. However, the industry is gradually picking up as demand increases, more wineries are investing in their sparkling wine ranges – so we will hopefully see plenty more in the future! Many of the grapes for Texas sparkling wines are grown in the…
British Oscar Nominees Enjoy Ridgeview English Sparkling Wine
Ridgeview English sparkling wine was served at Friday night’s ‘Film is GREAT’ Reception for the British Oscar nominees held at the Fig and Olive in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. The event was held on behalf of UK Trade & Investment USA (UKTI) to honour British contributions to film and the creative industries. Co-hosted by British Consul General…
Champagne & Sparkling Wine Deals
We’ve rounded up some of the best Champagne and sparkling wine deals available at the moment. Laithwaites Currently offering 50% off your first order on their most popular wines. Abbesse Crémant de Loire Rosé 2013 – £12.99 Gosset Grande Rosé NV – £59.00 £49.99 Prosecco Six Case – £53.94 (£8.99 per bottle) Corks Out Lots of…