From Still to Fizz: New Wine Documentary Explores Champagne s Past and Future winespectator.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winespectator.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Imagine a white wine that's mouth-wateringly crisp, with scents of of meadow and hedgerow flowers plus flavours that add smooth pear, apple and gooseberry.
Imagine a white wine that's mouth-wateringly crisp, with scents of of meadow and hedgerow flowers plus flavours that add smooth pear, apple and gooseberry.
Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey Hills / Photo by Helen Dixon
Though not typically associated with wine, England has produced it since Roman times. Due to the country’s cool climate and rich soils, many vineyards planted in the middle of the 20th century are now paying dividends.
Climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream, and its chalk-based soils are amenable to sparkling wine production.
As for what English wine is, stylistically, there’s still room for interpretation.
“I don’t think we can pin down a typical English wine just yet, and why would we?” says Sam Lindo, winemaker at Camel Valley in the country’s South West region. “Everyone has the right to be different.”
Wine bar offering bottles from vineyards including Chapel Down, Hush Heath and Domaine Evremond to open in Chilham
|
Updated: 16:48, 24 February 2021
A wine bar offering the best the county has to offer is set to open in the historic setting of Chilham village square this summer.
The Tudor Peacock will have the âunique selling pointâ of being the only venue in the county where alcohol from all seven of Kentâs top wine producers will be on offer.
As well as wine, cheese and oysters will also be available at the Chilham venue
Bottles and samples from the likes of Chapel Down, Hush Heath and Domaine Evremond will all be available from the 14th century site in the heart of the picturesque village six miles east of Canterbury.