Do you want an amazing selection of Sweet Pastries for a very affordable price? Then look no further than Iceland’s 10 Patisserie Selection, available for only £5. This is a perfect selection to get for Christmas, there’s something for everyone inside unless you’re having 11 people coming over, in that case, you’ll have to share.…

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Fox & Fox Mosaic 2015 Christmas Cracker

Christmas crackers have been festively snapping since the Victorian time and what Christmas day table would be complete without a cracker to kick things off! “Tom Smith created the first Christmas cracker. He was a London-based confectioner who was inspired by the paper-wrapped sugared almonds he saw in France. Tom Smith invented a sweet-filled wrapper…

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Over the past decade, the quality and quantity of English Sparkling Wine have massively increased, with fine English Winemakers bringing to market some delicious Sparkling Wines and outstanding vintages that have even yet to experience their best years. This time we are exploring a Spirit made from English Sparkling Wine Grapes, let’s find out what…

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A brief history of English Sparkling Wine

English Sparkling Wine holds much of its history within the last 50 years whereas it’s close sparkling wine region neighbour, Champagne, can boost a history of centuries. Even though some would say that Fizz made in England is a modern phenomenon compared to other famous sparkling wine countries and regions, you could also say that…

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Raimes English Sparkling Wine Trophy

If you are looking for vineyards to visit across the UK then nowadays you will be relatively spoilt for choice. Spread out across the country, mostly populated in the southern regions, are wonderful award winning English wineries. It is now an old and quite irrelevant joke that English wines are merely a joke, something created…

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The cultivation and creation of Sparkling Wine is one that requires care and attention, the creation of a vintage requires the finest touch from the most gorgeous lady alive, the earth. To class your bottle of Sparkling Wine as vintage, the grapes used in that bottle must have all been grown in the same year,…

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Poulton Hill Bulari Sparkling Wine

I’ll write this piece to enlighten those who are yet to visit the Cotswolds region, I hope that for us who have already visited this quintessentially English region of the country that my words will help you re-live some of those fond memories. The Cotswolds is a step back in time experience. When you are…

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Britan, Britain Britain, an island filled with people who have accomplished so much and every time I taste a new English Sparkling Wine I am reminded of the amazing wonders that we can create. Busi Jacobsohn is another English Sparkling Wine producer I can add to the great list of English Sparkling Winemakers, along with…

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