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MP says English Sparkling Wine can compete with Champagne
MP Huw Merriman spoke at a House of Commons debate on trade and exports and claimed English sparkling wine is already “beating the great Champagne houses” at their own game. UK embassies have started using English sparkling wine at events rather than Champagne to promote the country’s wine. Merriman, the MP for Bexhill and Battle, has praised the…
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Lidl adds English Sparkling Wine to their Stores
In response to the rising popularity of English sparkling wine, major supermarket Lidl is due to stock it in their UK stores this spring. There will be 3 wines from Denbie’s Wine Estate in the North Downs, Surrey. Denbie’s runs the UK’s largest vineyard, producing award-winning English wines. The sparkling wine will cost £14.99 and…
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English Sparkling Wine Sales Soar
It was expected that English sparkling wine would be many people’s choice of drink this festive season and it seems it was true! Waitrose reported record Christmas sales of English sparkling wine, up 188% from the previous years. Marks & Spencer also revealed a 300% increase in sales of Chapel Down English Sparkling Brut and…
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Bubbleigh – New Name for English Sparkling Wine?
There are often calls for a name to cover English sparkling wine as a whole and whether it is needed or not. A new Twitter account has started that says that Bubbleigh is the new name for English Sparkling Wine. Bubbleigh means delicate bubbles, from: Bubb as in bubbles and leigh,meaning delicate. ‘For exclusive use…
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English Sparkling Wines you may not have heard of
English sparkling wines have started making serious waves in the sparkling wine industry. You may have heard of Nyetimber, Ridgeview, Chapel Down, Camel Valley, Hush Heath, Gusbourne, Coates & Seely, Balfour Estate, Hambledon and others that have become fairly well-known. With English sparkling wine’s rising popularity and high quality, even the French want a piece of the action!…
Read MoreCelebrate New Year with English Sparkling Wine
If you want to try some English sparkling wine to see in the New Year, we’ve put together a list of all the ones that are available in UK supermarkets. Waitrose and Marks and Spencer defintely lead the way in stocking English sparkling wine. It will be interesting to see how much more widely available English…
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UK Ministers urged to opt for English Sparkling Wine at Official Events
Government Ministers are being suggested to serve home-grown sparkling wine rather than Champagne, Prosecco and Cava at official events. The plea comes from Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbet. Being from an area that produces award-winning sparkling wine, the MP has noticed it’s superb quality and potential. Sussex is home to some top quality English…
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English Sparkling Wine Sales Up 188%
New figures published by Waitrose revealed that customers are buying 80% more English wine than they did last year. Waitrose stocks over 100 English and Welsh wines and has 60% of the market share of English wine sales. English sparkling wine is continually going from strength to strength. Champagne Taittinger just recently announced they have bought land in…
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Taittinger First Champagne House to invest in English Sparkling Wine
Champagne Taittinger has acquired land in Kent to establish a UK Vineyard. Champagne Taittinger has announced the launch of Domaine Evremond. Working with Hatch Mansfield and private investors, this unique collaboration marks the first time that a Champagne House has invested in the UK with the intention of producing premium English sparkling wines. The team…
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