Sugrue South Downs, one of the UK’s leading sparkling wine producers
Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/ Dermot Sugrue is one of the most respected sparkling winemakers in the UK. He was winemaker at Nyetimber
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England
Highlights: Hattingley Blanc de Blancs 2015 England
This is superb. The new Blanc de Blancs from Hattingley Valley. Hattingley Blanc de Blancs 2015 Hampshire, England12% alcohol. This
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Visiting Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in a Cambridge windmill
Website: https://www.gutterandstars.co.uk/ Chris Wilson is a journalist-turned-winemaker. He was – and still is – a wine journalist, but turned to
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Highlights: Hambledon Première Cuvée Rosé NV Hampshire, England
This is the debut vintage of the Hambledon Première Cuvée Rosé, and it’s based on the 2016 vintage. The idea
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New Hall Wine Estate: 2021 releases from this Crouch Valley (Essex, England) winery
Website: www.newhallwines.com One of England’s oldest commercial vineyards, planted in 1969 by Bill and Sheila Greenwood. That year they began
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Penn Croft and Itasca Wines: an interesting Hampshire contract winery (Thorrington Mill, Wraxhall, Missing Gate) also making their own wines
Ben Smith is the winemaker at Itasca Wines, a 600 ton winery in north Hampshire. Here he makes some of
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English sparkling wine versus Champagne: one producer went to Reims to blind taste consumers on the streets!
In a slightly naughty experiment English sparkling wine producer Chapel Down took their wine to Reims in the heart of
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Nania’s Vineyard Orange and Red: two high-end canned wines from England
Two canned wines from England, from Nania’s Vineyard. This is an interesting producer who are making natural canned wines for
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Highlights: three new releases from English winery Westwell
Westwell Naturally Petulant Pink 2022 Kent, England12% alcohol£25 Westwell https://www.westwellwines.com/collections/all/products/naturally-petulant-pink-2022This is a disgorged PetNat with no additions. It’s a blend
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Hambledon Classic and Première Cuvées: two classics from Hampshire
Based in Hampshire, Hambledon is one of the UK’s leading producers of English sparkling wine. These are two of the
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