Sparkling Wine News
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…
American Wine
During the Age of Exploration, Spanish ships would carry with them bottles of Wine, leading to the first bottle of Wine on U.S. soil. It’s slightly unclear on a definitive answer for when Wine was first made in the U.S. but it seems to point towards the 1500s. Although we do know that the first…
Chinese Wine
The production of turning grape juice into Wine in the powerhouse of China dates back to at least the Han Dynasty which lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD, an imperial envoy led by Zhang Qian opened diplomatic relations with a number of Central Asian kingdoms, that at the time, did produce Wine from Grapes….
Breaky Bottom – Peter’s Notes – August 2024
I was recently rummaging through folders of ancient newspaper cuttings and bumped into this – an article from the ‘Sunday Express Magazine’ (circa 1987) by my old chum Oz Clarke. I was one of a small number of UK vineyards back then, all of us still winemakers. I feel embarrassed reading much of the text,…
Turkish Wine
Grapes have been planted in Turkey for more than 10,000 years, but it would take another 3,000 years before they started making Wine with those grapes. The Peninsula of Anatolia in Turkey is the oldest Winemaking area in the country, dating back 7,000 years. Turkey hosts over 1,000,000 ha (2,500,000 acres) of vineyards, producing a…
Egyptian Wine
Viticulture and Winemaking goes back centuries, it is an ancient craft that predates the Pyramids, Egypt has been making Wine since the predynastic and early dynastic periods, as far as 3,200 BC. During this time Vineyards belonged to Royalty, Nobles and Rulers. Even the great Queen Cleopatra is thought to have enjoyed a Glass of…
Israel Wine
The history of Israel and Wine is rather a foggy one, there isn’t a lot of documented evidence of the suspected long history of winemaking in the country, we have to look inside the Old Testament to find the words ‘Wine’ and ‘Vine’ written various times throughout, if we consider that the book was written…