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Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by Matt Hodgson

Danbury Ridge – sneak preview of future releases

Danbury Ridge I was invited to Danbury Ridge Wine Estate last month to see, or more importantly, taste, how their yet to…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: chardonnay, Danbury Ridge, English Red WInes, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, pinot noir
Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by Matt Hodgson

Women in English & Welsh Wine

Linda Howard Giffords Hall Vineyard English Wine We enjoyed a fabulous tasting on International Women’s Day on 8 March, with 6 women in English & Welsh wine…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: English Sparkling Wine, English Wine
Posted on March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by Matt Hodgson

Nyetimber – English Sparkling Wine at its best

Cherie Spriggs Nyetimber winemaker English Sparkling Wine Nyetimber put English Sparkling Wine on the international map. They were the first English Vineyard to see the enormous potential…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Grape Britannia, nyetimber
Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 by Matt Hodgson

A tale of four Norfolk vineyards

Winbirri Vineyard English wine A guest blog post by Peter Divey Alas, I do not have a wine cellar, but a rack under the…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Posted on June 16, 2021June 23, 2021 by Matt Hodgson

Simpsons Wine Estate interview – 2020 still wines tasting

Simpsons Wine Estate English Wine Matt Hodgson, Managing Director of premier English & Welsh wine specialist retailers Grape Britannia, discusses the fabulous 2020 vintage with…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: English Red WInes, english rosé wines, English White Wines, English Wine
Posted on April 2, 2021April 4, 2021 by Matt Hodgson

Danbury Ridge Wine Estate – an emerging star

Danbury Ridge Wine Estate Winery An emerging star of English wine It’s rare to see such unanimous consensus on the outstanding quality of an estate’s…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: Danbury Ridge, Danbury Ridge Wine Estate, English Chardonnay, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Essex, pinot noir
Posted on June 12, 2020June 23, 2020 by Matt Hodgson

A special tasting with Balfour Hush Heath

Balfour Mixed Case English Wine Balfour were one of the first estates we visited once the idea of setting up Grape Britannia started to become…
Categories: Vineyard Visits, Wine reviews
Tags: balfour, dessert wine, English Red WInes, English White Wines, English Wine
Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 by Matt Hodgson

Woodchester Valley – a Cotswold Classic

Woodchester Valley Vineyard Woodchester Valley Vineyard has a couple of claims to fame – highest vineyard in the UK (probably), and most fossils…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: English Bacchus wines, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, English Wine, woodchester valley
Posted on December 13, 2019December 14, 2019 by Matt Hodgson

Chapel Down: brilliant and bold

Chapel Down vineyard What is Chapel Down? Chapel Down is the largest producer of English wine. But that doesn’t mean that they are…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: Bacchus, chapel down, English Bacchus wines, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, kent
Posted on September 13, 2019October 14, 2019 by Matt Hodgson

Hattingley Valley – “Unapologetically British”

Hattingley Valley Vineyard English Sparkling Wines Another English vineyard, another new building signposting the expansion of the English wine industry. In this case, the “Shed”, for…
Category: Vineyard Visits
Tags: English Sparkling Wine, Hattingley Valley

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Balfour Hush Heath Springfield Chardonnay 2018

Fresh, with hints of grapefruit, green apple and cinnamon, a long finish of salty lime

A real winemakers’ wine, using grapes from the marvellous 2018 vintage and carefully selected new oak, to create a wine which showcases the huge potential for English Chardonnay. It has a fresh palate with hints of grapefruit, green apple and cinnamon. Skilful use of oak has produced a wine of great intensity, complexity and purity. The finish is long, with lime and salty notes. The Chardonnay vines are planted in Wealden clay over Tunbridge Wells sand in Kent. Once pressed, the juice underwent cool fermentation in stainless steel. A proportion of the wine was aged in French and American Oak barrels for 5 months. This wine is best enjoyed over the next 3-5 years but will age elegantly beyond that.

Balfour Springfield Chardonnay 2018 English White Wine
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Balfour Springfield Chardonnay 2018 English White Wine

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