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Comité Champagne Cancels Annual London Tasting
The Comité Champagne trade association has announced that it will not be holding a tasting in London in 2017. ‘Comité Champagne has been reviewing the annual tastings around the world and it was decided to pause the activity in the UK for the time being. The event which has been running since 1994, has been…
Read MoreCAVA, Spain’s Effervescent Treasure
Over the past forty or so years, a number of books have been written about Spanish wines in general and Cava in particular, in Spanish and the Catalonian regional language, often with direct translations into English, but to date only one has been specifically created and published in English. The American-born writer, George Potter, has…
Read MoreRefreshing Pink Bubbly Deals for Summer
Nothing quite sets off a warm summer afternoon like a glass of rosé sparkling wine. Whatever your budget, you can find a wide range of quality rosés in the shops, from Champagne to our very own English sparkling. Lovely and light Great value and tasty, perfect for a party, cocktails or just a simple glass of bubbly. Cono…
Read MoreCelebrity Interview: Bob Champion MBE
Bob is an English former jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. His triumph was made into a film called Champions, with John Hurt portraying him. The film is based on Bob’s book Champions Story, which he wrote with close friend, racing journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Powell. In 2002 he was chosen…
Read MoreFirst-Ever Pinot Meunier Rosé from Exton Park
There’s a new ‘baby vintage’ making its debut at Exton Park Vineyard next month. Or rather, a fresh-faced teenager with rosy cheeks. Exton Park’s first ever 100% Pinot Meunier Rose will be launched at the London Wine Fair, from the English Wine Producers’ stand T34 in the Grand Hall. This is a new departure for Exton Park and its talented winemaker Corinne Seely. The wine made entirely from the 2014 vintage – but not named as such is an exclusive blend of the older Pinot Meunier plots in the 55 acre vineyard, planted in 2003 and onwards. In the new state-of-the-art winery each plot was vinified and kept separately to provide a wide-ranging palette when Seely created the final cuvée from this exceptional year. It was then bottled in green glass, not only to differentiate between the current, award-winning Roée NV, but also to preserve the colour and quality of the sensitive Meunier grape and after 12 months on the lees, was disgorged earlier this year – ready for its first appearance in May. Showing the true Meunier characteristics, the Exton Park Pinot Meunier Rosé is fresh and delicate, with a remarkable spring floral style –and is, we believe, the only sparkling wine of its kind to be made in England. Wine maker’s notes: ‘With a radiant pink, almost coral, colour, this rosé is attractively perfumed with notes of early jasmine and honeysuckle on the nose. Dry – at just 6.5 g/l of residual sugar – it is still surprisingly full in the mouth, displaying a gingerbread spiciness and a fruity white peach finish.’ Corinne Seely, Head Winemaker
Read MoreHRH The Duke of Kent visits Albury Vineyard in Surrey
It was the perfect end to a day packed with royal duties: His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent sat relaxed in a sun-drenched vineyard in Albury and toasted the Queen’s birthday in a cocktail created especially for the occasion – Albury Royal. Nick Wenman, who planted the vineyard in 2009, showed the Duke and…
Read MoreHRH The Duke of Kent to Visit Albury Vineyard
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent will be visiting Albury Vineyard on Wednesday 20th April to meet the team, view the vineyard and taste Albury wines. The visit comes the day before Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday. “We are incredibly excited that HRH The Duke of Kent is visiting Albury Vineyard. We are…
Read MoreGin & Fizz, New Bar in Leicestershire
Market Harborough has a new bar called Gin & Fizz, it is Leicestershire’s first gin bar serving sparkling wine and locally-produced spirits. The waterside bar is located at the canal basin off Leicester Road above the Waterfront Restaurant. As well as gin, it will serve a range of cocktails and sparkling wines. The Waterfront Restaurant already serves a…
Read MoreCelebrity Interview: Essi Avellan MW
Essi Avellan is Finland’s first Master of Wine and is recognised as an international wine author, Champagne specialist and a reputed wine judge. For her MW studies she wrote her dissertation on single-vineyard Champagnes and won both the Lily Bollinger Medal for best taster and the Tim Derouet Memorial Award for best overall student. She…
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