In celebration of English wine week (June 17 – 25), Aldi has announced two upcoming vineyard tours and tasting experiences in partnership with Lyme Bay Winery – the producer of Aldi’s Bowler & Brolly English sparkling wine. Taking place on September 9 & 10 in Chelmsford, Essex, the tour will include an Aldi English wine tasting led by Sam Caporn MW. Attendees will…

Hampshire-based Hambledon Vineyard has announced a new brand advertising campaign to emphasise the vineyard’s terroir. Hambledon, which claims to be England’s “oldest commercial vineyard” after being established in 1952, has shared a new brand tagline as part of the campaign – Shaped by Nature, Crafted by Hand.  With adverts rolling out across digital platforms, vineyard owners Ian and Anna Kellett commissioned digital artist Sebastien…

Some in the trade consider English wines to be underwhelming and overpriced. I disagree; we are making world class wines. Quality is on the rise and customers are eager to support local winemakers. Its why English wines make up 25% of our list at Wickhams. I am fortunate to be able to visit many of the vineyards dotted throughout the coastal counties of southern England…

English wine producer Simpsons’ Wine Estate has planted its third vineyard, with the aim of expanding its still wine production. It has planted 35,000 Chardonnay vines, from four Burgundy still wine clones, across 8ha of the Bonny Bush Hill vineyard. The new site is within two miles of Simpsons’ winery in Kent’s Elham Valley, minimising the handling of grapes during the production…

Nyetimber has announced that it has started its pre-planned vineyard expansion by planting 195,000 vines covering 42 hectares at a new site in Kent. Along with the replanting of 10,000 vines covering 2.5 hectares at the estate’s main vineyard in West Sussex, this will enable the English sparkling wine company to produce on average an additional 220,000 bottles per annum when the new vines reach…

A number of English wine producers battled with frosty weather last week but while a few experienced some vine damage, many have reported that via the expertise of their “amazing” vineyard managers they have successfully managed to protect vines from any extensive damage. On more than one occasion last week night-time temperatures fell to between -0.5C to -5.5C across the country, which can prove extremely…

Bodega Argento has released a new single vineyard organic Malbec for UK independent retailers and the on-trade. Argento Single Vineyard Finca Altamira Organic Malbec 2018, which is available from this month, has been released as part of the producer’s plan to extend its range of high-end label wines and to reinforce its commitment as a leading producer of organic wine from Argentina. The 100% Malbec…