A Visit to Halfpenny Green Vineyards English Sparkling Wine

Now not many would expect to find a busy and most successful vineyard just outside Wolverhampton, but here I found a very active and fast-growing Halfpenny Green Vineyards with a most delightful and varied selection of fine English wines to explore. Once again the rain followed me, typical English summer weather many would say, but it…

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English Sparkling Wine… Then, Now and Beyond

England. The country where we put the kettle on in a crisis, the changing of the guard, where full English breakfast is enjoyed, disappointing World Cup performances suffered, wonderful rolling countryside, fish and chips, Morris dancing and just tucked in behind them all, a growing gem that is English Sparkling Wine. Christopher Walkey explores the…

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More English Sparkling Wine to Discover at M&S

More English Sparkling Wine to Discover at M&S

Marks and Spencers have increased their range of English sparkling wines with new labels from existing suppliers Halfpenny Green Vineyards, Eastcott Estate and Plumpton College. There will also be sparkling wine from new suppliers Bluebell Vineyard Estates, Camel Valley, Castlebrook, Digby Fine English, Giffords Hall and Hambledon Vineyards. They include a Dornfelder sparkling rosé,  sparkling rosé from…

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