Highlights: Black Chalk HiDE Extra Brut 2021 Hampshire, England
Website: https://blackchalkwine.co.uk/products/hide-2021 This is a new single-vineyard sparkling wine from Black Chalk. It’s a very chalky block with shallow soils
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Highlights: Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2020 Robertson, South Africa
Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Graham Beck is the leading producer of traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, known as Cap Classiques.
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Highlights: Soalheiro Nature Pur Terroir Alvarinho 2022 Portugal
Really impressed by this fizz from Soalheiro in Vinho Verde. Soalheiro Nature Pur Terroir Alvarinho 2022 Vinho Espumante IG Minho,
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Highlights: Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée NV Edition II
It’s the second release of this high-profile English sparkling wine, a collaboration between Champagne Taittinger and Hatch Mansfield. You can
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Highlights: Casa Valduga Arte Tradicional Brut 2024 Brazil
Website: https://loja.famigliavalduga.com.br/casa-valduga I’m in the lounge at Sao Paolo airport in Brazil, after an amazing few days doing a deep
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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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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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Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda
Website: https://bjana.si/ Based in Brda, Slovenia, on the border with Italy, Bjana is a very exciting sparkling wine project. It’s
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Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time
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Highlights: Smith & Evans Higher Plot Pinot Chardonnay Late Disgorged 2010 England
This is really interesting; It’s a late disgorgement of an English sparkling wine that spent 13 years on its lees.
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