Sparkling Wine News
Why Choose Sparkling Wine?
It’s an experience Champagne and sparkling wine is more than just a drink – it’s a feeling of celebration, romance, glamour or luxury. It’s no wonder it’s associated with Hollywood icons such as Marylin Monroe and James Bond. Better for you In moderation, sparkling wine is as good for you as any other wine – and less calories. 80-90…
3 Vineyards to Visit in New Zealand
With their young but fast-growing sparkling wine industry, why not make a trip to a New Zealand vineyard and taste their fantastic bubbly while taking in the country’s stunning landscape. Mostly located around the Marlborough region, here’s a few places to get you started… No.1 Family Estate Marlborough, New Zealand This family-run winery has it’s roots in France and follows…
Will we see Rosé Prosecco soon?
It is possible there will be a relaxing of the rules in the Prosecco region that would allow sparkling rosé to be produced and bottled as Prosecco. At present the Consortiums that govern Prosecco only allow Prosecco to be made from white grapes; Glera and up to 15% of 8 other specified varieties of white grapes from the Prosecco region. The…
Prosecco Ardenghi
Prosecco Ardenghi is made in stunning vineyards located at Refrontolo, set in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG area; a zone strictly regulated by specific rules to guarantee a truly top quality product. From these luxuriant slopes Prosecco releases all its energy and enchantment with a lively vibrant flavour representing a terroir that has always been dedicated to…
Bluebell Vineyard Estates Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Launch of Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs
Bluebell Vineyard Estates, based in Danehill, East Sussex, celebrated 10 years of sparkling success today with the launch of a Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs. The release marks the start of a new wine series for Bluebell Vineyard of sparkling wines aged on their lees for a minimum of 60 months. The inaugural release, a…
Tanore Vineyard, Italy
We are a small Italian firm in Valdobbiadene (Treviso), in the heartland of Cartizze. Among these hills we own 10 hectares of vineyards, called “Rive”, which means steep slopes cultivated by hand. From our “Rive” we produce our Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG wines. Such a limited production allows us to follow with meticulous attention every…
The Growth of English Sparkling Wine
Approx 66% of all the wine produced in England is sparkling wine. The largest amount of grapes grown for English Sparkling wine comes from the vineyard of Denbies, the largest single vineyard at 106 ha/265 acres. Nyetimber has the largest estate at approx 177ha/438 acres. While Chapel Down is the largest producer of English sparkling wine, although…
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…