Sparkling Wine News
Which Country Drinks the Most Sparkling Wine?
In 2014 sparkling wine consumption by volume was led by the Germans, who drank 46 million cases of fizz. France, was second at 30 million and Russia (traditionally a large market for Champagne), consumed 26 million cases. The U.S. was fourth, with 18 million cases and the U.K. fifth, consuming 11 million cases. In 2002…
Sparkling Wine in America
With a growing younger population of wine enthusiasts, over 100 million people in the United States are now drinking wine. In 2014, 19.2 million bottles of Champagne were exported, up 1.3 million from the previous year. Sparkling wine saw an estimated increase in volume of 3% to 16 million cases in 2014 with imported sparkling wines growing by…
Sales of Sparkling Wine Soar
Sparkling wine continues to become a drink to be enjoyed everday, not just saved for special occasions. In Britain, we drank an extra 29.7million litres of wine, both still and sparkling, at home in the last year, a 3.7% rise on the previous year. Sparkling wine has enjoyed the greatest percentage gain thanks primarily to…
Experience the Grape Harvest at Bluebell Vineyard Estates
Members of the public will have the opportunity to experience English wine production first hand on Saturday 17th October when Bluebell Vineyard hosts a harvest experience for members of the public. Participants will hand pick the grapes, learn what happens behind the scenes and see how sparkling wine is made, before sampling the freshly pressed…
I’m tasting Stars, quite literally, with Prosecco crisps
If you love a glass of bubbly, then you’ll find it hard to resist the Marks and Spencer ‘Fizz and Sparkle’ crisps they have on their shelves (appropriately placed not far away for the drinks section). So fine, you won’t be getting drunk from these crisps, nor will you be able to squeeze a drop…
Ridgeview English Sparkling Wine hits the US
CEO of Ridgeview wines headed over to Manhattan recently to showcase their bubbly to the Americans. The idea of English wine may seem strange in the US, but English winemakers can let the quality of the bubbly speak for itself. “English wine is a new concept to most Americans; therefore, many would be suprised to know that English sparkling wine…
2nd Vintage of Leckford English Sparkling Wine from Waitrose
Waitrose is the only supermarket to have its own vineyard, which produced its first grapes in 2011. Waitrose has now welcomed its second vintage of Leckford Brut 2012, this elegant sparkling wine, which has been crafted at premier English wine estate, Ridgeview, is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes. With aromas…
25th Anniversary of Maso Martis
In 1990 Roberta and Antonio decided to take the piece of land in Martignano outside Trento and to dedicate their efforts to create a great Trento DOC. In 1992 they got married and went on to have two children, Alessandra and Maddalena. During this time, Maso Martis had become one of the top wineries of…
Italy Overtakes France as Largest Wine Producer
According to figures released by the European Commission, Italy is the largest wine producer of 2015. Italy produced 13% on top of their previous year while France is down 1%. Italy’s output was 48.8 million hectolitres while France fell behind slightly with 46.4 million. The main reason for the difference is the favourable weather Italy received this…