Sparkling Wine News
Immich-Anker Sekt
Immich-Anker wine estate is an old family-run estate where wine has been cultivated since 1425. The family’s secrets are passed from father to son and the winery is now run by the 17th generation. The Immich family is one of the oldest winemaking families of the Mosel. The winery is located in a villa in Gothic…
Luc Belaire Rosé “Mini”
Each Belaire Rosé “Mini” is made from a delicate blend of France’s three most famous Rosé grapes, Syrah, Cinsault, and Grenache, aged for the perfect effervescence and blended with a 100% Syrah dosage. The wine is crafted by our 5th and 6th generation father-and-son winemakers, whose Maison was established in 1898 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, home…
Virgola Prosecco D.O.C.
Virgola Prosecco is an elegant sparkling white wine made from Glera grapes grown in hilly terrain and fermented in tanks according to the Charmat method in Valdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy. This wine expresses the utmost in quality, the harmonic structure is accompanied by the delicate aroma of apple and pear. The harvest is done totally by hand and the grape pressing is light and…
2015 Oxford Wine Festival
The 2015 Oxford Wine Festival will take place at the world famous Oxford Union buildings on the 21st and 22nd August. The inaugural 2014 wine festival saw an attendance of over 1800 wine lovers, with visitors flying in from as far away as California and South Africa. The festival brings together many of the UK’s leading…
Gonzalez Byass UK welcomes Coates & Seely into their portfolio.
English sparkling wine producer Coates & Seely has announced a change in distribution in the UK, appointing Gonzalez Byass UK as exclusive distributor with immediate effect. Brainchild of long term friends, financier Nicholas Coates and Christian Seely. Coates & Seely was started with the clear objective of making England’s finest sparkling wines from Pinot Noir,…
The Harvest of Dreams – View from behind the Snips
I cannot now recall how long before the 2014 harvest it was that the word “dream” started to be used, but it was certainly weeks, if not months, before the first grape was picked. After the poor harvest of 2011, the abject disaster of 2012 and a reasonable crop in 2013, excitement built throughout 2014. Vines…
South African Sparkling Wine
South Africa’s first wine harvest began on 2nd February 1659. Those first few vines grew in the Company Gardens, now in the middle of Cape Town; today the main winelands stretch roughly 400 kilometres north and east of Cape Town; there are also irrigated vineyards along the banks of the Orange river in the Northern…
Sparkling Wine Sales up 15% to £541 million in past year
Sparkling wine is the fastest growing alcohol in Great Britain, with sales up 15% to £541 million in the past year. Over 115 million bottles of Champagne and sparkling wine were consumed in Britain last year. Consumers are enjoying more and more bubbly and that doesn’t have to just mean Champagne. 70% of the sparkling wine…
Belaire Rosé Fantôme
Southern French sparkling wine Belaire is producing a limited edition “phantom” luminescent bottle that glows in the dark. The label is made for their delicious Rosé and is the perfect bottle for parties after dark! Carefully aged before release, the Rosé blend is imbued with a delightful effervescence, resulting in a beautiful, deep red sparkling…