Posts Tagged ‘English sparkling wine’
Gusbourne English Sparkling to create Prestige Cuvée
Charlie Holland, Winemaker at Gusbourne Estate, revealed that they are developing a Prestige Cuvée which won’t be released until 2020. Gusbourne Estate is currently one of the most exciting and ambitious names in English wine. Located in the Garden of England in Kent at Appledore, it’s a 200 hectare Estate on a single site with 20 hectares under…
Read MoreMeet the Winemaker: Brad Greatrix – Nyetimber
Recently, we put our questions to Brad Greatrix, winemaker at Nyetimber and part of a great winemaking duo at England’s premier sparkling wine house. He and his wife Head Winemaker Cherie Spriggs are the third couple that have had a major influence on the Nyetimber brand and consequently English wines in recent decades. Nyetimber has…
Read MoreGreyfriars Successful Harvest
Autumn has arrived and the vineyards at Greyfriars are awash with a golden glow. Harvest was another huge success, due to the rather mild but inclement weather, harvest was very late this year with picking starting at the end of October. This year the training system for the vines was changed from a double cane to a…
Read MoreEnglish Winemakers Benefit from Warmer Weather
Climate change has been a boost to the development of the UK wine industry. The warmer weather has even allowed vineyards to start springing up in the north of the country, and even as far as Scotland. However, the top-class English sparkling wine is still currently centred in the South – mainly Kent, Surrey, Hampshire,…
Read MoreKingscote Harvest supported by DJ Danny Rampling
Sussex-based international DJs Danny & Ilona Rampling help to bring in the harvest at the 150-acre Kingscote Estate in Sussex. “I’m a big fan of English wine and especially enjoy trying the wines where I live in Sussex. English wine has come on leaps and bounds and is a far more sophisticated product in recent…
Read More7 English Wines form ‘Vineyards of Hampshire’ group
Seven of the top vineyards across the county have formed the pro-active Vineyards of Hampshire group, with support from Hampshire Fare, the official organisation promoting the produce of what is one of the largest rural counties in England. This friendly collective, made up of Danebury, Exton Park, Cottonworth, Hambledon, Hattingley Valley, Jenkyn Place and Meonhill,…
Read MoreLaser Mapping could revolutionise English wine industry
New laser mapping data could help growers identify the best quality land to grow vines in the future. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) says this is good news for the already booming English wine indsutry. In combination with other data, the 3D LIDAR maps detects tiny variations of slope and aspect in the…
Read MoreIncrease in English Vineyard Applications
It seems more people than ever are eager to have a piece of English land to grow their vines as 46 more applications have been submitted to HM Revenue & Customs on top of last year. It’s no surprise considering the potential of English sparkling wine, which has grown considerably in the last 10 years,…
Read MoreWaitrose help with Harvest at Warden Abbey Vineyard
Warden Abbey Vineyard, replanted on the site of a historic medieval vineyard in Bedfordshire and one of the few community-run vineyards in the UK, expects this year’s harvest of just under 4.7 tonnes to produce over three thousand bottles of top quality English still and sparkling wine. This year’s harvest day was in jeopardy due…
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