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Pinot Meunier – the Beyoncé of English vineyards
Once a bit player, Pinot Meunier is increasingly taking a starring role in English wines. Above, a Pinot Meunier vine at Langham in Dorset. For Adrian and Galia Pike at...
Henry Jeffreys
Thursday 8 January 2026
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A tribute to Peter Hall (1943–2025)
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Saturday 4 October 2025
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The excellence of English sparkling wine is barely even newsworthy now. But whither non-sparkling? White has long been presumed to...
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I wonder if English sparkling now needs its own appellation? Ridgeview once had the idea of using the word Merret...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
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The following is organiser Stephen Skelton MW's own report on the tasting I report on in English fizz v the...
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We all know what an urban myth is. Is there such a thing as a rural myth? If so, then...
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Those unlucky enough to have missed our tenth-anniversary champagne celebration last week might be interested in a sparkling line-up of...
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Cunning old Chapel Down, the long-established English wine producer based near Tenterden in Kent. They are organising 'luxury' grape picking...
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22 Jul - See here for yet more detail. 16 Jul – See here for what happened on the programme...
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Patricia Stefanowicz MW, immediate past chairman of the competition and current judge, gives us the inside track on this year's...
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It is awards season in the UK wine trade. Last week saw three different competition results announced, all focusing on...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For reviews of nearly 70 current...
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Here are the nearly 70 tasting notes I took at this year's English Wine Producers tasting on St George's Day...
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From £7.85 Find this wine http://www.biddendenvineyards.com Still red wines are not exactly English wine's strongest suit. They can be strangely...
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Susanna Forbes is currently studying at Plumpton College and is in the process of launching www.drinkbritain.com highlighting the best producers...
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The 'news' that Nyetimber, an English sparkling wine, had supposedly beaten Champagne Bollinger in a blind tasting organised in Italy...
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So how was vintage 2009 in the burgeoning vineyards of England? Plumpton College, the academic outfit with its own vineyards...
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