English Sparkling
Interesting Facts
Interest in English sparkling wines has increased as climate change impacts the France's Champagne region.
In December 2015, famous Champagne house Tattinger bought a Kent vineyard to start producing English sparkling wine.
In several blind tasting competitions, English sparkling wines beat out French Champagne.
There are 135 wineries in England producing sparkling wine.
In response to the rising expansion of England's wine industry, the University of Brighton began offering a Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology degree in 2014.
Bride Valley is a sparkling wine produced by the infamous critic Steven Spurrier, who helped organize the famous 'Judgement of Paris' blind tasting in 1976. It's produced in Dorset County, England.
How does this style taste?
Based on 20,109 reviews of 962 wines
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Fizzy
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Acidic
- apple
- green apple
- pear
- peach
- apricot
- baked apple
- stone fruit
- yellow apple
- melon
- white peach
- nectarine
- quince
0 mentions of tree fruit notes
- citrus
- lemon
- grapefruit
- lime
- lemon zest
- orange
- lemon peel
- pink grapefruit
- orange peel
- tangerine
- lime zest
- citrus zest
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- brioche
- toast
- biscuit
- almond
- nutty
- hazelnut
- marzipan
- toasted almond
- walnut
- brown sugar
- toasted nuts
- roasted almond
0 mentions of ageing notes