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Category Archives: Making WinePart 1 of this two-piece blog, here, looked at what’s behind the recent big move to sparkling wine in England. In Part 2 we wonder what to call it. Apart from the rather boring mouthful ’Quality English Sparkling Wine’, what shall we call English … Continue reading
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Tagged brands and wine, English Sparkling wine, marketing English fizz, Merret
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I vividly remember a visit in 1997 to 65 acre Chiddingstone Vineyards in Kent, now defunct several years. As the engaging and now late Dudley Quirk fried sausages for lunch I told him what I thought of the Chiddingstone wines … Continue reading
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Tagged Camel Valley, Chapel Down, English Sparkling wine, Hush Heath, Nyetimber, Rathfinny Estate, Ridgeview
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Home winemaking has always seemed a bit infra dig to me; the kind of pastime that goes on in the nether regions of remote English counties and their towns, something to contemplate for retirement. Perhaps along with joining the local … Continue reading ‘Natural’ must be the most overworked buzz word in the language; one that normally rational adults are wary of, even dismissive of its marketing meaninglessness. It should set your bullshit antennae on red alert. For its vague promise of well-being, … Continue reading
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Tagged biodynamics, Natural Wine, organic wine, sulphur, wine faults
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