Sparkling Wine News
Giró del Gorner – Interview With Marta Giró i Via
One of the biggest regions in the world of sparkling wine, Cava stands as its own style of bubbly, from the historic country of Spain, with so many brilliant producers utilising tradition and innovating for the future, there’s a lot to explore, so Glass of Bubbly is on a mission to highlight this wonderful region…
Wine & Time: Exploring the Forgotten Bottles on Our Shelves
Everybody has a corner, bookcase, or wine rack in their house where bottles gather dust over time. They’re not showpieces in a well curated cellar, nor prized vintages you’ve set aside for special occasions. These are the wines that are forgotten—left over from a dinner party, that wine you bought impulsively at the store last…
Bolivian Wine
The first Grapevines were planted in Bolivia in the 1560s by Spanish missionaries, which were brought over on Spanish ships. The tropical environment in particular regions really tested some of the Grape varieties, but they found that the high-altitude plains in the Andean mountain served as a very fitting location for viticulture. The first bottle…
Uruguay Wine
It was harder to find a date for Uruguay’s Wine origin, but it has been in operation for at least 250 years, it wouldn’t be until 1870, with the help of Italian and Basque immigrants with the planting of the Tannat grape that the modern Uruguayan Wine industry started to really grow. Producing over 18 million…
Chilean Wine
The first Vines planted in Chile were transported over on Spanish ships, we sort of know the grape variety as well and it could have been ‘País’ or ‘Vitis Vinifera’, they planted them in the middle of the 16th century in 1554 during the Spanish Conquest. There is even a legend of conquistador and former…
Argentinian Wine
The Spanish transported Vines from Spain over to Argentina during the early Age of Discovery, the first time a European stepped foot into Argentina was in 1502. The city of Santiago del Estero serves as a birthplace for Argentinan Wine, housing the first commercial Vineyard in 1557, planted by Jesuit Missionaries The country has in…
Candover Brook Panel Discussion
“Our commitment to the environment, the unique chalk stream habitat and our community is deeply reflected in the distinctive elegance of our award-winning wines” Mark Sainsbury On Tuesday 24th September 2024, Mark Sainsbury welcomed members of the UK wine press to a panel discussion on the story behind his award-winning sparkling wines, Candover Brook and…
Portuguese Wine
In Portugal, vines were planted in the Sado and Tagus valleys in at least 2000 BC, it was in the 10th century BC when the Phoenicians introduced new grape varieties and some new Winemaking techniques to the country. The main wine regions of Portugal are the following: Vinho Verde Trás-os-Montes Dão Bairrada Beira Interior Lisboa…
Celebrate Christmas at Squerryes
Squerryes in Westerham, Kent, has a calendar of fantastic events for Christmas 2024 including, for the first time, the opportunity for family and friends to enjoy Christmas Day Lunch in the festive surroundings of the two AA Rosette award-winning Winery Restaurant. A very warm Squerryes welcome awaits visitors on Christmas Day and doors will open…