Somborne Valley Vineyard
The wine is produced from grapes grown in Somborne Valley’s vineyards. The three distinctly separate vineyards are set in the downland landscape of Hampshire’s Test Valley.
The first planting was in the Millennium year with further phases of planting in 2006 and 2017. The vineyards now total some 28 acres, comprising Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Meunier, Rondo, Bacchus and Sauvignon Blanc.
All harvesting is by hand and the vineyards produce both sparkling and still wines all of which are vegan friendly.
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Domaine Berthet-Rayne
Berthet-Rayne's Domain. A passion for wine has been passed from father to son for four generations. It is André who continues the work with the same passion as his ancestors. He operates 22 hectares on this homestead, so continueing the tradition.
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Pierre Brigandat & Fils
This small Champagne House is situated in the small village of Channes and is now run by Bertand Brigandat, the son of Pierre. The Brut Tradition offers a mineral freshness and lemony, aerial and stony sensation which makes it an essential companion iodine food, but refined character
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Château Rouquette sur Mer
The estate has been in the Boscary family for four generations Jacques took over from his Grandfather, Henry Lapierre and today manages the estate with his wife Dominique and their children Francois & Arnaud.
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Château Spencer
Nestling in the middle of a sweeping 35-hectare circle, this estate, whose name, Château Spencer Pujade, already has a worldwide reputation, draws energy from its clay-limestone soils and very favourable microclimate.
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Domaine Treloar
Jonathan and Rachel Treloar own and run this small, highly-regarded vineyard and winery in the Roussillon, France's most exciting wine region.
Their path was rather unusual. They lived and worked within 500m of the Twin Towers on September 11 2001 and witnessing that event made them rethink their life.
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Fileno Grillo Sicilia
This recently modernised co-operative has its vineyards in the south of Sicily around the town of Agrigento. This is regarded as one of the finest districts for the indigenous Nero d’Avola. The winemaker Tonino Guzzo was identified by Decanter magazine as one of Italy’s promising stars.
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Bareta Valdo DOCG Prosecco Superiore Brut
Prosecco hails from Northeast Italy, though its heartland is a small region in the Veneto called Conegliano Valdobbiadene. Consumers often equate it with widely available commercial-quality fizz, despite this, access to Italy’s finest sparkling wines is rising. Many retailers now sell Prosecco for every occasion, from party-ready bottlings to companions for fine dining.
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Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva
A very old estate, dating from 1569, it was originally owned by the famous Florentine family of Strozzi. It has recently been revived with the advent of a new owner. Its great strength is the wealth of old vines in the vineyards, which invariably give the wines a great depth and complexity.
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£21.25
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
This private winery was established in 2001 to realise the true potential of Abruzzos vine-yards, especially the under-rated Montepulciano grape. The winemaker, Lucio Matricardi previously worked at top estates in Tuscany and brings with him into this young team a blend of modern expertise and tradition.
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£15.50
Bodegas David Moreno
Winemaking tradition goes back to 1912. David Moreno built the current Bodegas in 1988. It has underground cellars of stone and clay walls giving their wines the best condition of temperature and humidity necessary for proper conservation and subsequent ageing in the bottle !
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Bodegas Sáenz de Santamaría
The wines from here are the heritage of Don José Santamaría, who from a young age was deeply involved in the winemaking process and grew up surrounded by vineyards. These same wines are now ranked amongst the best in the region.
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