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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $46.87 $52.08
6 bottles: $44.80
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $57.08 $60.08
6 bottles: $52.01
Chapel Down’s first vineyards were planted in the 1970s; the winery now has 200 acres in the chalk soils of Kent,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $41.37
12 bottles: $40.54
A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with reserves from previous years, and lees-aged for 2 ½ to 3 years to give...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $41.51
12 bottles: $40.67
A delightfully pale, salmon pink colour, made wholly from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes and lees-aged for 2 to...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $56.88 $74.94
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $289.94 $305.20
From an excellent vintage and on lees for over six years, this exceptional bubbly is also England's most expensive...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $60.79
6 bottles: $60.00
A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $68.94
6 bottles: $68.00
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $65.20
6 bottles: $64.00
#54 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. This is a vibrant and beautifully crafted blanc de blancs. Aromas of lemon, pear and green...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $31.50 $36.00
Notions of spiky lemon zest and rounded shortbread vie for dominance on the wine's lively nose. These opposing...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $34.83 $39.80
Evocative redcurrant notes play on the nose. They become more intense on the palate where lively fizz lets them mix...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.63
Chalk, flint and stone are the first impressions on the nose. These are followed by overtones of lemon and...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.30
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.19
A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $184.56
Redcurrant and cedar aromas with barnyard hint. Powerful but elegant on the palate with expressive fruit flavours and...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.82
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $52.97
Confit lemon, orange blossom and white lily exude on the nose, nestling amongst ripe apricot, white peach and baked...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.87
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.78
“I crafted this Blanc de Blancs with long cellar-ageing in mind, and I am delighted with the results: it is...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $142.13

Champagne Blend Other Italian Reds Pinot Noir England

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.