Lyme Bay: impressive still wines from this Devon-based producer
Lyme Bay, a winery based in Axeminster, Devon but sourcing grapes from top sites across England, are on a bit
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Highlights: two wines from Penn Croft, a regeneratively farmed vineyard in Hampshire
Website: https://penncroftvineyards.com/pages/sustainability Simon Porter is a farmer, and owner of the Penn Croft winery in Hampshire. He’s been farming regeneratively
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Catching up with Nyetimber, England’s Sparkling Champion
As has been widely chronicled, Nyetimber is the largest, and best known English sparkling wine producer, and their growth and
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Highlights: two top whites from Tillingham, Sussex, England
I’ve written about Tillingham, one of the UK’s most exciting wineries, before on this site. Here are notes on two
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English Chardonnay: a quality revolution
It’s interesting times for English still wines at the moment, and one variety catching the eye is Chardonnay. Sommelier Donald
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Freedom of the Press: an exciting new English winery
Website: https://www.freedomofthepress.co.uk/ Gavin Carver established Freedom of the Press winery in 2020. Initially, it was to be an urban winery
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Highlights: Lyme Bay Winery Pinot Noir 2020 Essex, England
This is an impressive Pinot Noir showing the still wine potential of the Crouch Valley in Essex. It’s sourced from
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The Crouch Valley, Essex: a leading region for English still wines
The Crouch Valley in Essex is turning out to be a hotspot for still English wines. The reason? It is
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Video: The Crouch Valley in Essex is emerging as a leading English wine region
There is a lot of excitement about the Crouch Valley in Essex, which is emerging as a top wine growing
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Highlights: two from Flint, an interesting producer in East Anglia, England
Flint are based in East Anglia, and I’ve reviewed them before here. They have just released two small production wines
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