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Tag Archives: English Sparkling Wine
Skelton’s “The Wines of Great Britain” and some thoughts on English Wine
This article began its gestation as a book review. I recently read another edition from the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library, of which I have reviewed two further books in just this past year (on Sake and Japanese Wines by … Continue reading
Posted in English Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Adrian Pike, Ancre Hill Estate, Ben Walgate, Biodynamics and UK Wines, Black Chalk, English Petnat, English Riesling, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine and Brexit, English Wine Post-Coronavirus, English Wine's Future, Grape Varieties in England and Wales, Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library, Jacob Leadley, Plumpton College Wine Centre, Sephen Skelton MW, Skin Contact Wine in Britain, The Wines of Great Britain (book review), Tillingham Wines, Tim Phillips, Westwell Wines
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Vineyards of Hampshire – London Tasting February 2020
The Vineyards of Hampshire group held their sixth annual Trade and Press tasting at 67 Pall Mall on Tuesday. The eight producers present last year were joined this time by one new member, The Grange, which is the vineyard of the well known … Continue reading
Posted in English Wine, Rosé Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Black Chalk Wines, Cottonworth, Danebury Vineyards, Emma Rice, English Schönburger, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Entice Sweet Bacchus Dessert Wine, Exton Park, Hambledon Vineyard, Hattingley Valley Aqua Vitae, Hattingley Valley Wines, Jacob Leadley, Jenkyn Place Wines, Raimes Wines, The Grange Vineyard, Vineyards of Hampshire 2020 Tasting, Vineyards of Hampshire Group
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Recent Wines – December 2019 #theglouthatbindsus
I haven’t quite finished my series of articles on Australia, and I certainly hope to write and publish the last of those before the tasting calendar kicks in, which it does in a couple of weeks with Le Grappin in … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas and Wine, English Cider, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Adelina Wines Arneis, Adrien Berlioz Chignin Savoie, Artisan Wines in Hampshire, Australian Arneis, Basket Press Wines, Blank Bottle Winery "Gothus" Pinotage, Bozidar Zorjan Slovenia, Champagne Vincent Couche Buxeuil, Chardonnay de Montgueux, Dobra Vinice Czech Moravia, Dolium Zorjan, Domaine de Saint-Pierre Les Corvées, Du Grappin Aligoté 2017, Eden Valley Shiraz, English Sparkling Wine, Eternal Return Arneis, Fabrice Dodane, Frick Alsace, Frick Bergweingarten, Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2001, JJ Prüm Ziltinger Sonnenuhr Spätlese, Koppitsch Petnat Burgenland, Le Grappin, Meinklang Graupert, Mondeuse Adrien Berlioz, Nejedlik Orange, Philipp Wittmann Rheinhessen, Pieter Walser Pinotage for Butlers Wine Cellar, Pretty Nats Petnat, Recent Wines December 2019, Starvecrow Cider, The Bookkeeper Charlie Herring Wines, Tim Phillips winemaker, Wittmann Weiser Burgunder
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Tillingham
Having got to know Ben Walgate and his wines over the past year I had been itching to make a visit to his Tillingham Vineyard, within sight of Rye in East Sussex. I finally got a chance just over a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Ben Walgate, Charlie Herring Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Sparkling Riesling, English Sparkling Wine, Natural Cyder, Perfect Strangers Cider-Wine blend, Promised Land Sparkling Riesling, Starvecrow Cider, Starvecrow Qvevri Cider, Strange Brew Wild Hop Beer, The Bookkeeper Sparkling Chardonnay, Tillingham PN17, Tillingham Qvevri Ortega "Artego", Tillingham Vineyard, Tim Phillips
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Bringing Sparkle to Christmas
The chances are that if you are reading this Blog you read a fair bit about wine, and if you do you have probably read something in the past few weeks about English sparkling wine. You may even have drunk … Continue reading
