By Alice Lascelles, Financial Times, 29th October 2024 I am sure there have been times in the past decade when Champagne Taittinger questioned the wisdom of getting into English sparkling wine. And the preview of its debut release, Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée, which took place late last month, initially looked like it was going to […]
The famous Champagne house of Taittinger, together with other investors including one of the UK’s major wine merchants, Hatch Mansfield, will establish a vineyard and winery in Kent to produce English Sparkling Wine. This brave move on the part of one of France’s oldest wine companies – founded in 1734 – and still run by […]
Pioneer of English Wine and the world’s oldest living Formula One Grand Prix Driver The name of Lamberhurst Vineyards, and its owner Kenneth McAlpine OBE DL, will always, for a whole generation of vineyard owners, winemakers and wine drinkers, be associated with the transition of English and Welsh wine from the amateur to the professional. […]