Sparkling Wine News
English Wine Made in the City
Urban Wineries are on the increase and are the perfect way for city-dwellers to experience English wines and learn more about winemaking. One of the key differences from visiting a vineyard (apart from the obvious lack of vines) is that you’ll be tasting wines made with a variety of grapes, often grown in different soil…
Visit Astley Vineyard
Astley Vineyard is a family run, single estate vineyard in Worcestershire. They are one of the oldest vineyards in the UK, located in the beautiful Severn Valley, just 10 miles north of the cathedral city of Worcester. They produce roughly six thousand bottles of boutique wine per year. Join them for a tour of their…
The BUBBLY Show
Join us on May the 11th for the UK’s No.1 Bubbly Show, taste Champagnes and Sparkling Wines from around the world. You’ll discover and taste incredible award winning Champagnes & Sparkling Wines, unique terroir, wines aged in the sea and flavours you’ve never tasted before. Also get the opportunity to learn more about wine in…
Visit Fairmile Vineyard Henley on Thames
Fairmile Vineyard in Henley on Thames lies on the same flinty chalky marl that stretches across South-East England to the white cliffs of Dover, then under the Channel into Northern France. In 2011, local couple Jan and Anthea Mirkowski recognised that the Stonor Valley, where it enters Henley, would provide the ideal terrain and microclimate…
Brachetto d’Acqui, The Promise of Undying Love
LOVE: As a wine lover, I like to read the word “love” in this way: Legacy, Occasion, Vintage, Emotion. Every glass of wine offers me the Occasion to enjoy, Vintage after Vintage, the Legacy of a land for a pure, mind-blowing Emotion. In a word: every glass is LOVE. While drinking wine, I can see…
Meet the Winemaker – An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour at Biddenden
Kent’s original vineyard, Biddenden, has been owned and managed by the Barnes family since 1969. Today, the vineyard is run by the second & third generations of the family, drawing on many years of experience in winemaking at Biddenden. Meet The Winemaker Tours There is no better way to explore the vineyard and learn about…
Dropmore Vineyard
Dropmore Vineyard is a love story of one man and his wife’s vision to create a small and perfectly formed vineyard, nestled on the fringes of Buckinghamshire’s Burnham Beeches. Inspired by a visit to New Zealand’s Marlborough wine region, with its entrepreneurial and idiosyncratic vineyards, the late founder John Petersen and his wife Feona set…
Frome Valley Vineyard Tours
Visit this lovely setting in rural Herefordshire, where a warm welcome awaits. Frome Valley Vineyard, a family-run vineyard, is situated in Paunton, tucked into a curve of the Frome River. Every vineyard has its own distinctive character shaped by the location and soils. They have a sheltered site and a gently sloping, clay loam soil,…
Champagne Gift vs Wine Gift: Which Is Better for Celebrations?
No matter the moment, some gifts are incomparable, for instance, drinks like a perfect bubbly or some fantastic wines. Whether you are celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, giving a promotion, or sending another congratulatory message like that of a graduation ceremony, giving a drink is a timeless choice. But people often get confused between…