Fizzfest @ Raimes Sparkling English Sparkling Wine, Sunday 22nd July 2018 Just a quick post to share a few photographs of the superb Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival 2018. The event was held at Raimes Vineyards, Hinton Ampner, Alresford (opposite Hinton Ampner House). It was excellent opportunity to taste and remind myself of some of the wines that Hampshire […]
Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting 2018 – SOLD OUT
EVENT SOLD OUT. Please email if you would like to be added to a reserve list. It’s that time again, time for the biennial Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting. This year we have plethora of wine (and spirit) people, old faces, and new, who will all be bringing their fine wares for your delectation. All […]
Raimes Sparkling Wine, Hampshire
Raimes Sparkling Wine is another new addition to the fantastic range of Hampshire sparkling wines which already includes the fantastic Hambledon Vineyard and Cottonworth Wines. Raimes Sparkling Blanc de Noirs 2013 We were very kindly invited to the Winchester Wine Festival in November 2016 by Berkmann Wine Cellars to assist them them in promoting the […]
Hampshire Sparkling Wine Tasting
7.30 pm Wednesday 13th July 2016 On the terrace @ Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street, Fareham, PO16 7BQ Please book tickets in advance with Lysses House Hotel T: 01329 822622 Tickets £12.50 per person, in advance only, from Lysses House Hotel Numbers are quite limited. Hampshire Sparkling Wine & Canapes As part of the […]
Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting 2016 – Wednesday 19th October 2016
Fareham Wine Cellar is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016 and, rather fortunately, this coincides with our biennial Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting! All of our key wine and spirit suppliers will be in attendance and there will be well over 150+ wines and spirits available for tasting. Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting […]
Vineyards of Hampshire
Wine Festival 2015 The Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival 2015 was held at Hambledon Vineyard on Sunday 12th July 2015. The Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival is a small, but perfectly formed, wine festival consisting of several Hampshire Wineries, all of whom are Hampshire Sparkling Wine Producers, and local Hampshire food producers. The food […]
English Sparkling Day 2015
Shakespeare’s Birthday, St George’s Day, World Book Day and now English Sparkling Day. April 23rd is a busy day for bibliophiles, patriotic types and now English oenophiles. This year, Thursday 23rd April saw the inaugural celebration of English Sparkling Day 2015 with a series of wine events in the UK. At Fareham Wine Cellar we […]
Hambledon Vineyard 2014 Harvest
Hambledon Vineyard, Thursday 9th October 2014 I was invited to Hambledon Vineyard, along with various other great and good people (including wine merchants, customers, shareholders), to “help” with their 2014 harvest. I use the word “help” loosely as between us we only managed to harvest the best part of a single row of vines and […]
Hampshire Wine Festival
Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival at Jenkyn Place Sunday 13th July 2014 Last Sunday I made my way to Jenkyn Place Vineyard in the village of Bentley, Hampshire. The Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival is the first event of its kind put on by a group of six award-winning English wine producers who have joined […]
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee
Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee Brut Launched Hambledon Vineyard Classic Cuvee Brut is the first release of English Sparkling Wine from Hambledon Vineyard (although they have already released a small amount of the second label called Mill Down Brut). Hambledon Vineyard is England’s oldest commercial vineyard and is just starting to release their superb sparkling wine […]
Champagne Pierson Whitaker
Now available in the UK at Fareham Wine Cellar. Champagne Pierson Whitaker is a very small, boutique producer of Champagne. The annual production is around 30,000 bottles in total which, in Champagne terms, is tiny and most of the work in the vineyards and cellar is done by hand. Pierson Whitaker is located in the […]
Hambledon Vineyard Winemaking Visit – New Dates
Become a Winemaker for the day at Hambledon Vineyard! A great opportunity to attend an English sparkling wine workshop at one of the best local, and the UK’s most exciting and hi-tech, wineries, Hambledon Vineyard. [metaslider id=6494] Communication from Hambledon Vineyard reads, Join us for an informative and fun evening. We’re delighted to announce that […]
Wine Ideas for Valentines Day
10 Wine (and Spirits) Ideas for Valentines Day Wine and romance seem to go hand in hand and Valentines Day is a great opportunity to open a great bottle of wine or give one as a gift. So whether you are looking for a Valentine’s Dinner wine or something to give as a gift, here […]
Hambledon Vineyard Disgorging, Dosage, Labelling
Hambledon Vineyard Seminar and Wine Tasting Evening 8th November, 2013, 6 – 9pm @ Hambledon Vineyard Tasting Room and Winery Edit: Since this article was written, the first Hambledon release, the Mill Down is no longer available. The 2010 Mill Down was a “test run”, the first commercially available wine. Their permanent range now included […]
Meonhill Chardonnay Brut or Blanc de Blancs?
Edit: 08/05/18 Please note, that although we no longer stock Meonhill Wines, but we do stock some fantastic Hampshire Sparkling Wines from our local producers Hambledon Vineyard, Cottonworth Wine and Raimes Sparkling. Since I wrote this blog post Hambledon Vineyard has acquired Meonhill and Didier Pearson is now part of the Hambledon team (as well as […]
Albion English Sparkling Wine?
Albion, my contender for a new name for English Sparkling Wine Last year, I there was much discussion online via Twitter and various blogs about trying to find a new name for English Sparkling Wine. I am not really sure that English Sparkling Wine needs a name to classify it but I got drawn into […]
Wine With Fish and Chips?
Food and Wine Matching We all know that white wine and fish is a great combination but, to choose the perfect match for wine with fish and chips, you need to consider, not just the fish itself but also the batter and extras such as salt and vinegar (vinegar can kill the flavours of a […]
