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Highlights: Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England

August 10, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 2773 Views Sparkling wine

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

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 jamiegoode 3430 Views Sparkling wine

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

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 jamiegoode 3068 Views pinot noir

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

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3833 Views Sparkling wine

Owner Nick Clarke to purchased the historic Blackdown Park estate in 2010 (near Haslemere, Surrey), and has planted 25 acres

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More than 1000 vineyards and 4209 hectares under vine: UK wine production continues to grow

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 8696 Views

Wine production in the UK goes from strength to strength, at least in terms of the statistics. There are now

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South Africa in England: we taste the inaugural gold medal winning vintage of Tidebrook Wines, from medieval Mousehall, the Jordan winery and distillery in Mayfield, East Sussex

July 1, 2024October 17, 2024 Lisse Garnett 18052 Views

Gary and Kathy Jordan are well known for their Stellenbosch winery. Back in 2018 they began their quest for the

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Paragon and Inversion: two stunning prestige cuvées from English sparkling wine produced Black Chalk

May 4, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4177 Views Sparkling wine

These two prestige cuvées from Black Chalk have both spent 26 months on lees, which is relatively short for such

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Highlights: Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvée 2018 England

April 24, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3993 Views Sparkling wine

In recent years, Roebuck Estates has emerged as one of the best English sparkling wine producers. They have four vineyards across

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Highlights: Martin’s Lane Vineyard Founder’s Vintage Pinot Noir 2022 Crouch Valley, Essex, England

April 23, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3453 Views pinot noir

This is a remarkable expression of English Pinot Noir, from a special vineyard in the Crouch Valley (one which lots

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Highlights: Exton Park Blanc de Noirs 2014 England

April 7, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 3327 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://extonparkvineyard.com/ Exton Park Blanc de Noirs 2014 Hampshire, England11.5% alcohol. Pinot Noir, 7 years on lees, disgorged in 2022.

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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region
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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.netzl.com/en Many Austrian wineries are family owned, and the change of generations is a way that some use to

Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy
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Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy

May 16, 2026 jamiegoode
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Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu

May 15, 2026 jamiegoode
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Videos: Robots in the vineyard, new technology applied

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