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Douglas Blyde visits the South Downs outpost of The PIG hotel. During his stay, he finds an own-label Pinot Noir that proves how "accessible" English sparkling wines can be, and discovers what might be "the world’s most substantial spittoon".
It's never been a better time to plan a trip to English wine country. Across southeast England, tour providers, boutique hotels, restaurants, and winemakers focused on English sparkling wine are working together to build a robust tourism scene.
English sparkling wine has grown very exciting, very quickly. The first serious bottles were produced in East Sussex in 1995 by Peter Hall on his Breaky Bottom