UK/English sparkling wine: a major study
UK sparkling wine (almost all of which is from England) is at a very interesting phase. There are now lots
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England
Highlights: Nyetimber Tillington Single Vineyard 2016 Sussex, England
This is one of the best English sparkling wines I’ve tasted – an elegant single-site Pinot Noir-led wine. Nyetimber Tillington
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Highlights: Langham Pinot Noir 2019 Dorset, England
I’ve written about English sparkling (and occasional still) wine producer Langham before on this site. They are among the very
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Everflyht: a journey into regenerative viticulture with this excellent English wine producer
Website: https://www.everflyht.com/ This was an interesting day out. I headed down to Ditchling in West Sussex with a group of
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Highlights: Roebuck Rosé de Noirs 2018 Sussex, England
I’m a big fan of English fizz house Roebuck, whose wines I’ve reviewed here before a few times (here, here
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Danbury Ridge: where thoughtful viticulture, a great climate and magical clays are helping to create England’s best still wines
Website: https://www.danburyridge.com/ Danbury Ridge has, in a short time, established a reputation for being the leading producer of still wines
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Highlights: Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England
Website: https://raimes.co.uk/ Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England12% alcohol. 100% Chardonnay from the South Downs, made at Hattingley. 46
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Leonardslee, a new sparkling wine producer from Sussex, England
Website: https://leonardsleefamilyvineyards.com/leonardslee-wine-estate Leonardslee is the project of Penny Streeter and her family. It’s a Sussex estate that she acquired in
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Highlights: Riverview Pinot Noir 2021 Crouch Valley, Essex
Website: https://riverviewcrouchvalley.com/ It’s an interesting time for English still wines at the moment, and the Crouch Valley in Essex is
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Highlights: Weyborne, a new-ish English sparkling wine producer tilting at the top
Owner Nick Clarke to purchased the historic Blackdown Park estate in 2010 (near Haslemere, Surrey), and has planted 25 acres
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