Articles tagged with the word "sparkling wine":

Saccharomyces interspecific hybrids: a new tool for sparkling winemaking

Published on June 20, 2016

Research presented at the ninth international cool climate wine symposium in May 2016 by Jenny Bellon of the AWRI’s yeast breeding programme showed the results of working with new interspecific hybrids of Saccharomyces yeast. The aim of the research was to identify new wine yeasts which ferment efficiently and which offer different flavours and aromas.


English and Welsh wine industry comes of age

Published on June 16, 2016

The 9th international cool climate wine symposium took place in Brighton, UK, last month – “the first serious academic wine symposium to take place in the British Isles” said keynote speaker Jancis Robinson MW.


Exton Park, Pinot Meunier Rosé

Published on June 13, 2016

This 100% pinot meunier bubbly from Hampshire vineyard Exton Park is jolly tasty. It’s very unusual to find a traditional method sparkler made using just this grape variety.


The pendulum of Champagne and Prosecco

Published on February 15, 2016

One from a couple of years ago, looking at the rise of Prosecco and not-quite-fall of Champagne. Connected?


When is Cava not Cava?

Published on November 12, 2015

Raventos i Blanc has just released a new sparkling wine – a blanc de noir, or blanc de negres – from the 2011 vintage, called Textures de Pedra.


The Champagne Guide 2014-2015

Published on October 6, 2014

Australian wine author Stelzer has updated his guide to Champagne


Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival

Published on July 6, 2014

Get thee hence to Jenkyn Place, between Alton and Farnham, on Sunday July 13th, 2014 to support, sample and secure a stash of English sparkling wines from six Hampshire-based producers.


Uncorked: the science of champagne

Published on December 30, 2013

You’ll never again look at a glass of bubbly in the same way (though you may irresistibly find yourself comparing the bubbles in beer and bubbly.)


Christie’s world encyclopaedia of champagne and sparkling wine

Published on December 23, 2013

Given the growing consumption of sparkling wines, and interest in them, it’s good to have an updated version of the book that focuses purely on these styles on the bookshelf.


Vineyard joggings

Published on August 11, 2013

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.

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