Simpsons Wine Estate Flint Fields Blanc de Noirs

“With experience and savoir-faire acquired at our sun-drenched vineyards in southern France, our journey in wine then led us back to the UK, to the iconic chalk slopes of southern England to start a new adventure.” – Simpsons Wine Estate “Blossom, yellow plums, pink grapefruit, orchard fruits, forest honey, peaches, pineapple, cream, with a light…

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Dunleavy Sparkling Red

Located in the Yeo Valley of Somerset, England, just outside of Bristol, the Vineyards of Dunleavy were planted by their owner and manager, Ingrid Bates. 20 years ago, she began her viticultural career when she took up a job maintaining a local vineyard. After falling in love with the practice, she began planning and saving…

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Brightwell Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay 2010

Brightwell Vineyard was first planted in the late 1980’s and acquired by its present owners in 2000. Covering 16 acres and growing 8 varieties of grape, including Bacchus, Chardonnay, Huxelrebe, Dornfelder and Pinot Noir. All of their wines are made at their on-site winery, including sparklings, whites, reds and rosés. Located on the south side…

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Domaine Hugo

“The vineyard is part of an organic mixed farm which has been in the family for five generations. I gained a lot of my wine making knowledge first from Paul Old, when he and I set up Les Clos Perdus, and more recently from Daniel Ham. Myself and Daniel are always challenging every aspect of…

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Wiston Estate – Vineyard Manager – Travis Salisbury

Without the grape, wine can’t be created, so each year an army of Vineyard Managers venture out into the vines to care, tend and nurture the growth of the grapes, to help the winemakers produce an exceptional glass of bubbly. In this article, we speak with Travis Salisbury, the brilliant Vineyard Manager at Wiston Estate…

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Bubble Britannia: Fizz Without Footprint

The world is getting serious about its environmental impact. From carbon footprints to compostable everything, sustainability has become less of a buzzword and more of a battle cry. And while we’ve all made peace with our soggy paper straws and guilt-tripped ourselves into separating the recycling, thankfully, the English wine industry is positively fizzing with…

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Camel Valley Pinot Noir Rosé

Camel Valley was founded in 1989 by ex-RAF pilot Bob Lindo and his wife Annie, they planted their first 8,000 vines in Cornwall during that same year, and today are one of the most well known English Wineries. Winner of a Gold Medal in the Gastronomic category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2024. The Camel…

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Wildwood Vineyard Blanc de Noirs

Wildwood Vineyard was founded and is owned by three families – Paul and Andrea Olding, Paul’s Mum, Enid Olding and Andrea’s parents, Carol and Vic Greenway. Paul took up the job of vineyard manager and was trained at Plumpton Wine Division, but that’s not all he does. Paul is also a TV writer/director during the…

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Carr Taylor Demi-Sec

David and Linda Carr Taylor planted their vineyard in 1971 on 21 acres of land that David had purchased in 1969, which surrounded his family home in the East Sussex countryside. They planted varieties such as reichensteiner, gutenborner, muller thurgau, dornfelder, and the classic Champagne varieties, such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. During…

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