Highlights: Two from Merstone wines in Bedfordshire, UK
Merstone Wines Hungerhill Vineyard Chardonnay Voltis 2024 Bedfordhshire, England11% alcohol. Hand picked in October, then fermented and aged in Burgundy
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Highlights: Nyetimber Rosé NV England
This is the latest from English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. They now have 11 vineyards (totalling 425 hectares) in West
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Highlights: two from low intervention English producer Matt Gregory
Website: https://mattgregorywines.co.uk/ Matt Gregory makes wines from a single 3 hectare vineyard in Leicestershire (UK), a county not normally associated
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Brindiwell, a new producer in Devon, England
Website: https://www.brindiwell.co.uk/pages/about-us I first met James Matyear when he was managing the vineyard at Black Chalk. But with his wife
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Highlights: two from Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in Cambridge, UK
I’ve written here about Gutter & Stars, a lovely small-scale urban winery in the base of a Cambridge windmill. This
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Highlights: Flint Vineyard Silex 2024, an impressive English still white
Website: https://flintvineyard.com/ Big fan of this East Anglian winery (see my write up here) and I think this is one
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Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer
Black Chalk are one of the most interesting English sparkling wine producers, and they’ve made some impressive wines since their
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Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach
Website: https://www.woodfinewine.com/ In 2021 Richard Woodfine left his job and took over a 16 acre farm in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire.
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Some top fizz from Berry Bros & Rudd, UK and Champagne
Here are some impressive sparkling wines from UK merchant Berry Bros & Rudd, including three from one of the UK’s
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Highlights: The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England
Website: https://www.weyborne.com/ The Weyborne Oriana Golden Spur Brut 2022 Sussex, England12% alcohol. This is an early release from 2022, and
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