The making of sparkling wine at N° 1 Family Estate

At the N° 1 Family Estate, the traditional method of Champagne production is followed, starting with the hand harvesting of the grapes in March at 19 brix.  They are then whole bunch pressed in our especially imported Champagne Vaselin press with an extraction rate of 650 litres per tonne. The juice is settled for 15…

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N° 1 Family Estate

New Zealand methode traditionelle specialist and Champagne-maker, Daniel Le Brun, launched his wholly family-owned wine producing business in July 1999, utilising the same processes perfected by his Champagne-making family in France over the last 12 generations. The winery has been set up with state of the art processing equipment, imported from Champagne.  Marketer and Champagne-maker…

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English Wine Producers launches new branding for English Wine Week 2014

English Wine Producers (EWP) has launched new branding for this year’s English Wine Week which takes place from 24th May to 1st June across the UK. Amphora Design has created a striking new logo featuring a wine glass, vine tendrils and a classic red rose to complement the EWP branding. The new logo, which evokes the many aspects of English Wine Week, is…

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Furleigh Estate Sparkling Wine launched at Duty Free shops

Award-winning Dorset wine is launched at national airport Duty Free shops and the Eurotunnel. Dorset-based vineyard and winery Furleigh Estate, has introduced its multi-award-winning wine to the World Duty Free shops at Gatwick, Heathrow, Southampton and Jersey airports and the Eurotunnel. The shops stock the Estate’s new 2010 release of Blanc de Noirs, a successor…

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Trump Winery Wins 2014 Monticello Cup

Charlottesville, VA – April 11, 2014: Trump Winery adds the Monticello Cup to its list of recent successes which include gold medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and Jefferson Cup Invitational, two best-in-class wins at Vineyard and Winery Management East meets West Competition and the Jefferson Cup Invitational, and being named to Gayot’s…

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Filipa Pato Sparkling Wines

Filipa Pato Sparkling Wines

Filipa Pato manages to combine a successful boutique wine operation with bringing up two children whilst also dividing her time between Bairrada and Antwerp where her husband runs a successful restaurant. She has quickly established a reputation as one of the brightest and best of the new young bunch of Portuguese winemakers. 3B Blanc de…

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Schloss Gobelsburg Brut Reserve

The Kamptal DAC region is one of the three top wine-growing areas of the Danube region. The estate was founded in the 12th Century by Cistercian monks, who produced wine until the late 1990’s, when Michael Moosbrugger took over. Brut Reserve The basis of this sparkling is a cross-section of varieties (Pinot Noir, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner)…

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Greyfriars Vineyard

Greyfriars Vineyard is located in one of Surrey’s most scenic locations, on the Hog’s Back , Puttenham , just outside Guildford, Surrey.  Mike and Hilary Wagstaff , who took over in late 2010, released their first vintage, a 2011 Sparkling Rosé Reserve, in September 2013 from new vines planted in 2011, with an ambition to produce…

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