This organic estate nestled in the gentle slopes surrounding the river Piave is distinguished by the soil that lends the estate its name: ‘Jara’, the gravel lining the riverbed and the surrounding hills. This soil absorbs the warmth of the...
This organic estate nestled in the gentle slopes surrounding the river Piave is distinguished by the soil that lends the estate its name: ‘Jara’, the gravel lining the riverbed and the surrounding hills. This soil absorbs the warmth of the...
"Sweet and gently sparkling with delicate aromas of honey, flowers and fresh grapes. On the palate the wine reveals ripe apricot, grape notes and a soft mousse. Delightful refreshing acidity on the finish to balance the sweetness."
Just a belting bottle of fizz. Pink, with lots of raspberry flavours and then a delightful fresh, crisp berry flavour. Parmasan + this wine = Happy person.
A fresh and nicely creamy Cava with complex flavours of apples and stone fruits with herbal notes and some nutty, yeasty notes from time on the lees. Good acidity and a long, savoury finish.
This is the "Prosecco of the Year" according to Matthew Jukes in the Daily Mail. While we don't agree with the Daily Mail about a lot of things, this I certainly do! Jukes says 'This is my favourite Prosecco and it's...
Breakfast wine! A delicious, light sweet fizzy white that has bundles of bright fresh fruit flavours and a stunning apricot and honey note. Simply the best wine to have with fruit salad!
Contains Sulphites
"A lovely pink wine - really fruity, bright fresh raspberry and red apple flavours abound out of the glass" Founded in 1966 by Aldo Frassinelli, the 13 hectares estate is today run by his children Roberta, who is in charge...
"This is dense with plum and blackberry flavor, lively acidity adding succulence. It finishes dry and balanced, edged in black spices. Get some Mortadella and drink this - you will be so happy!
Straw yellow Cava with greenish tones to the rim. Lively, fine & persistent bubbles. Fresh & zingy with aromas of white fruits & citrus notes with buttery elegant pastry background. On the palate it is round & easy. Great with...
"It is Prosecco Jim, but not as we know it! A lovely wine, it has a little nudge of sugar to soften the wine, brilliant pear and citrus coming out. A cracking wine." Founded in 1966 by Aldo Frassinelli, the...
A wonderful mix of flowers and melon come from the nose, and then a sightly sweet flavour that comes along and a slightly nutty finish.
Contains Sulphites
"Delicious - fresh, lively and with lovely balance and crisp acidity. Softness emerges on the palate." Founded in 1995, Calmel & Joseph is a maison de négoce specializing in Languedoc-Roussillon wines from across the region. Over the years, they have built close...
A cracking organic and vegan Prosecco - loads of pear and peach flavours. Super stuff. Settimo Pizzolato has mastered making wine with no added sulphites, and is the first producer we've thought that the wines are worth stocking based on...
Simon Grier is a supporter of 'green' viticulture, but doesn't seek certification. With over 400 ha in the estate (half is set aside as a wildlife reserve) they focus on sparkling wines. OK so the label sucks, but the contents...
"This full and rich champagne is produced by Didier Gallimard from his small vineyard around Les Riceys. This (almost dangerously) easy drinking champagne has a wonderful summer fruits flavour with alluring aromas that greet you each time you raise your...
"The Parisian mum's alternative to Champagne! The fizz from the Loire is simply a lovely drop of bubbly without the price point of Champagne." Anne-Sophie Penet and her Burgundian husband Frédéric Meurgey have increased the domaine to over 45 hectares....
"Delicious - fresh, lively and with lovely balance and crisp acidity. Softness emerges on the palate." Founded in 1995, Calmel & Joseph is a maison de négoce specializing in Languedoc-Roussillon wines from across the region. Over the years, they have built close...
"This is a project from Scottish winemaker Pamela Geddes who works at the co-op in Mara. Pamela forged her reputation with Spain’s only sparkling red wine, La Pamelita, inspired by her formative years in Australia making sparkling Shiraz. This unusual...
This tastes like old Bollinger - delicious, mushroomy, toasty with some biscotti flavours with delightful fresh citrus and beautiful acidity and a really soft bubble. 97% Chardonnay with 3% Vin Jaune as the dosage, what you get is a wine...
100% Pinot; this superb bulgarian sparkler has a fascinating nose of redcurrants and graphite. It's dry, but has a touch of sweetnes which makes it perfect either on its own or with fresh seafood
Another Bulgarian sparkler kicking seven shades of fizz out of the old guard. This is pretty much like good Champagne, with lots of lemon tart, brioche, custard and pencil lead. Basically, you want to be drinking this fizz.
"A wine of marvellous balance, this Champagne is a delicious blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Its appearance is an enticing golden colour and it is expressive and refined on the palate with a hint of vinosity." Decanter World Wine Awards 89pts...
"Simply stunning. Crisp, pithy wines with gorgeous minerality and perfect balance. You must try this wine if you are a Blanc de Blancs fan." The attention to detail displayed by Emmanuel and Charles-Henry Fourny is astonishing. They are making some...
From 50 year old Chenin Blanc vines, this wine has a delicious fruit driven aroma with subtle hints of honey. The palate is much more linear, giving some bright fresh citrus and then some apricots coming out on the end....
"One of the most elegant non-Champagne fizzy wines I've tried. Made from Pinot Blanc, Pinot Auxerrois, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, it is a delicate, citrussy wine with tiny hints of lime and a yeasty finish." The late Bruno and his...
A totally tropical taste! Juicy juicy pears and melons kick things off with a bit of bread dough and digestive biscuits. Then there is more of the juicy tropical Lilt like flavours and a lovely dose of fizz.
The Robert family own 30 hectares of vineyards situated around Voigny and six other communes in the north of the Aube region. The soil is chalk and limestone, the average age of the vines is 35 years and they practice...
"A traditional method fizz which is very fresh, loads of apples and then a yeasty, lemon shortbread aroma. The palate is textured, very bubbly with apples, lemons and herbs. A nice clean sparkling wine from England" Wine from Battersea! This...
A lovely fizz - the first from Rick - and will easily put a few Champagne houses to shame! Lovely maturity from this aerated African! Beyond the periphery of South Africa’s conventional vineyard regions lie great vinous treasures, resigned to...
A family run company, Gremillet was founded in 1979, but their grape growing history goes back to the 18th century. Near the historic city of Troyes (it is lovely, lots of wooden framed houses - you must go) this producer's...
A delicate yet rich, Pinot Noir-based rosé from a Pinot Noir specialist, this has a fine mousse, wonderful texture and deliciously tangy finish. Beautiful! The Gremillet estate was founded by Jean-Michel Gremillet in 1979 when he inherited a plot of...
"Roederer Estate Brut is crisp and elegant with complex pear, spice and hazelnut flavors. It is fresh and lightly fruity with great finesse and depth of flavour" Jean-Claude Rouzaud, then president of Champagne Louis Roederer and fifth generation descendant of...
“With the talented Dermot Sugrue at the winemaking helm, West Sussex’s Wiston Estate has surged to the front of the increasingly competitive English fizz pack, this non-vintage blend showcasing a super-dry, incisive, multi-layered house style.” David Williams, The Guardian June...
"Showing a fine mousse in the glass (meaning delicate bubbles as opposed to airy Angel Delight!) and characteristic toasty yeast aromas, boosted by fuller fruit and more structure than the Brut Selection. Rich but elegant, with classic baked biscuit flavours...
"With rich and enticing wines, Didier Gallimard owns 10 hectares of vines in Aube. They are Pinot Noir dominant with a touch of Chardonnay for freshness." Didier Gallimard owns 10 hectares of prime vineyards on the steep slopes around Les...
Not the name of that rolling droid in Episode 7, but Lallier's exquisite wine with the number referring to the vintage of the base wine, to which older reserve wines are added. A delicious, fruit forward style of wine that keeps...
"Oyster shells, a little smoke and then lemon coming out. A nice, well balanced palate, good acidity, easy and with a hint of baked apple on the finish. Good"
"Biscuit, brioche and baked custard! All with some lemon curd zing and a brilliant structured palate." A biodynamic small producer Champagne - freed from the shackles of large negociants, there is a tidal wave of awesome small producers sweeping across...
"Simply stunning. Crisp, pithy wines with gorgeous minerality and perfect balance. You must try this wine if you are a Blanc de Blancs fan." The attention to detail displayed by Emmanuel and Charles-Henry Fourny is astonishing. They are making some...
"A wine of marvellous balance, this Champagne is a delicious blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Its appearance is an enticing golden colour and it is expressive and refined on the palate with a hint of vinosity." Decanter World Wine Awards 89pts...
“From the outset, the texture is full and generous and, in a fairly unexpected way, integrates characteristics of maturity associated with fruitier and more refreshing notes. The wine has a fresh festive finesse, and in the mouth, the wine has...
Sea air with chanterelles on the nose, really pretty aroma with bread hints coming out. A big wine, lots of rounded fruit, a punchy, digestive biscuits and lemon cake flavour. Very very good balance - I like this so much....
"A superb Champagne with some delicious fresh apple and lime coming off the nose. This is a wine that could easily be a sleeper - put it away for a few years and it will be great!" Didier Gallimard owns...
"This crisp, fresh Blanc de Blancs has no dosage added which means it is the nearest thing you'll get to 'Diet Champagne'. Bone dry, crisp and citrussy, this is a great Champagne to drink with food." The attention to detail...