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White Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is one of the world’s most popular wine grape varieties, whose home is Burgundy, and which has spread…
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Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English White Wines, English Wine, pinot noir

What is the best English wine?

The best English wine? That’s a really tough question! With so many exceptional English Sparkling Wines and, in recent years,…
Roebuck Estate Classic Cuvee 2014
Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, English Wine

English Pinot Noir – still & sparkling, white, rosé & red – the most versatile grape in England

Pinot Noir – capable of making the most ethereal and haunting of red wines, and contributing character and body to…
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Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English Red WInes, english rosé wines, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, English Wine, pinot noir

Summer 2020 rosés

I make no excuses for a focus on rosés this month. You may be seeing a lot of this colour…
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Category: Wine reviews
Tags: english rosé wines, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine

A special tasting with Balfour Hush Heath

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

Comfort wines

On my social media feeds over the past few weeks, a lot of people seem to have been reaching into…
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Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English Red WInes, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines

Innovation and experimentation

We occasionally get asked at Grape Britannia whether we find it limiting to only stock English and Welsh wines. Our…
White Castle Fortified Wine
Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, English Wine, welsh wine

Wines for any Weather

So, we approach the end of February. This time of year feels transitional, with winter not fully behind us, and…
Davenport Diamond Fields Pinot Noir 2018
Category: Wine reviews
Tags: English Bacchus wines, English Red WInes, english rosé wines, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, pinot noir

Ugly Duckings

It’s all about inner beauty, we are told. But as a retailer, Grape Britannia is very conscious that people do…
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Category: Wine reviews
Tags: Chilford Hall, Denbies, English Bacchus wines, English Sparkling Wine, English White Wines, New Hall, Three Choirs
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Since the last Harvest we have renewed our focus on our soils. Over the last year various profile p…

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Lyme Bay Bacchus Block 2025

Vibrant and layered, showing tropical fruit flavours and blackcurrant leaf notes, leading to a long, steely, lime-driven finish

An elegant and aromatic Bacchus: vibrant and layered, showing tropical fruit flavours and blackcurrant leaf notes, leading to a long, steely, lime-driven finish.  Crisp yet balanced acidity makes this a perfect match for salads and seafood. This is Lyme Bay’s first release of their Bacchus Block since 2022.  A parcel of Bacchus fruit was of such high quality in the 2025 vintage, that they separated it from their normal Bacchus allocation to release this elegant and aromatic Bacchus as a stand-alone style. Lyme Bay entered into the world of English wine in 2009, planting 26,000 vines within a short distance of their winery in Devon. They also, as with this wine, source grapes from a select group of the best growers in the South of England. The ability to pick and choose their grapes means their award-winning wines are known for their consistency and flavour, year after year.

A bottle of Lyme Bay Bacchus Block 2025, an English White Wine
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A bottle of Lyme Bay Bacchus Block 2025, an English White Wine

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