Sparkling Wine News
English bubbly explodes as the Queen launches new ship
The Queen was in Southhampton on Tuesday 10th March 2015 to officially name the new luxury P&O cruise ship, Britannia. During the ceremony, which Prince Philip and some celebrities also attended, a Nebuchadnezzar bottle of Wiston Estate English Brut NV sparkling wine was smashed against the ship. This act of breaking a bottle of wine against…
Kyle Whary Art ~ Bubbly Paintings
Kyle Whary was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and has been a resident and local artist of West Chester, PA for 8 years. Kyle creates original work as well as does commissioned pieces by request. One of his favourite subjects to paint is wine and spirits. www.kylewharyart.com
HM The Queen to Launch Ship with Wiston Sparkling Wine
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will name the new P&O Cruises vessel Britannia at Ocean Terminal, Southampton, on Tuesday March 10, 2015 with English sparkling wine Wiston Estate. Four nebuchadnezzars (the equivalent of 20 bottles) of Wiston Estate Brut NV have been specially commissioned for the naming…
A Glass of Sussex
English winemakers in Sussex are applying to the EU for a protected status (PDO) over their sparkling wines. With English sparkling wines sales on the increase, the region wants to protect their wines much like the Champagne and Prosecco regions hold rights to use their name. The sparkling wines would be subject to quality tests…
Her Majesty the Queen clinks glasses of Camel Valley with President of Mexico
The Mexican President is on a 3 day state visit to England. Last night 170 guests attended Buckingham Palace for a lavish state banquet. The menu for the banquet hosted by the Queen for President Nieto and has wife included poached fillets of Dover sole, noisettes of Windsor Estate lamb and spiced chocolate torte. English sparkling wine also…
Riedel relaunch the ‘Prosecco Superiore’ Glass
I was very excited last week to hear confirmation from Riedel UK (the top glassware people in case you’re wondering) that they are bringing back their Prosecco glass! The glass was made obsolete a few years ago, at a time when Prosecco wasn’t as popular as it is now. Prosecco has now overtaken Champagne to…
Monroe Overdry Prosecco Extra Dry – Special Edition
The taste of Monroe Overdry Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry Special Edition sparkling wine is fine, elegant and harmonic with the colour is light straw yellow with golden reflections and perlage fine, numerous and persistent. The bouquet is fine, delicately fruity with notes of Williams pear, golden apple and hint of yellow peach. floral hints of…
Digby Fine English Rows for Gold with Leander Pink
Digby Fine English is the official sparkling wine partner for Leander Club. The six-year deal marks the first strategic sporting sponsorship for an English sparkling wine house and will stretch across the Olympics in 2016 and 2020 as well as Leander Club’s bicentennial celebrations in 2018. Trevor Clough, Co-Founder & CEO of Digby Fine English commented: “It’s…
Monroe Overdry Prosecco D.O.C Extra Dry
The Monroe Overdry Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry Special Edition sparkling wine is made in Italy from grapes grown by a number of growers on the hills vineyards with a high temperature range between night and day around Treviso, close to Venice, in Veneto region, northern Italy. The taste of Monroe Overdry Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry…