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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Sparkling wine
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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Highlight: the stunning first edition of Perpetual from English fizz star Langham
Langham Perpetual Chardonnay First Edition NV Dorset, England12% alcohol. The best wines from 2017, 2018 and 2019 blended together, and
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Slovenia: Domaine Slapšak with François Botton, who traded Champagne dreams for Dolejnska
Website: https://www.domaine-slapsak.com/en/ François Botton is French, and hails from the Champagne region. But he didn’t grow up in a Champagne
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Taittinger’s foray into England, Domaine Evremond, releases its first wine
Back in 2015 I attended a press conference at Westminster Abbey announcing a launch of a new English sparkling wine
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Published today: my UK Sparkling Wine Guide 2025
Normally things move slowly in the traditional world of wine. But around the fringes, things can move fast, and that’s
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Most Memorable Champagnes of 2024
Though Champagne sales have continued to slide worldwide, Goode and I have done our best to buoy the market this
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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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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) Iron Horse
Website: https://www.ironhorsevineyards.com/ Joy Sterling is making some of the USA’s best sparkling wines at Iron Horse, a winery founded by
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