News
BEE SUPPORTIVE
13-02-2020If – like us – you’re worried about the plight of the bumblebee, please support The Bumblebee Conservation Trust. In […]
NORES KNOWS
09-02-2020We were delighted to be invited by Nores to Stockholm and Bergen to talk about English Sparkling Wine. The on-trade […]
DENMARK WELCOMES AMBRIEL
03-09-2019Ambriel is heading to Denmark. Although Ambriel has been in Scandinavia for some time – particularly in Finland and Norway […]
ON OUR WAY TO THE USA
02-09-2019We are absolutely delighted to be launching Ambriel in the USA. On 2nd October both the Ambriel Classic and the […]
NORWAY BULLETIN
07-05-2019Bulletin – Norway’s Sommelier Association magazine – conducted a review of English Sparkling Wine and (spoiler alert) the Ambriel Blanc […]
AMBRIEL OPEN DAY 2019 – SUNDAY 26TH MAY
26-04-2019To celebrate English Wine Week 2019 Ambriel is opening its vineyards and winery for the day. Join us on Sunday […]
Everything’s coming up Rosé
02-04-2019Life may not always be a bed of rosés, but every now and again a bottle comes along that leaves […]
UK to US: the special relationship in taste
06-11-2018The UK and the US have always had a special relationship: we may be divided by a common language but […]
AMBRIEL TO FINLAND
05-11-2018We are delighted that Ambriel English Sparkling Wines are now available through Edge Wines in some of the best gastro […]
HARVEST 2018
03-11-2018I’m always cautious of hyperbolic harvest reports but 2018 has genuinely been the best year ever. It has been 10 […]
AMBRIEL TO NORWAY
19-07-2018Ambriel English Sparkling Wine is now available in Norway. We are delighted that both Ambriel Classic Cuvee and Ambriel Blanc […]
DWWA GOLD
06-06-2018While its very un-British to boast, we’re bursting to tell you that we won a gold medal in the Decanter […]
FINLAND READY FOR ENGLISH SPARKLING?
06-06-2018Ambriel Sparkling Wine was flowing at the Ambassador’s reception at the British Embassy in Helsinki before ‘Gastro Helsinki’ – Finland’s […]
Articles
TIPSY-TONGUED
The English language is surprisingly rich in the language of inebriation. If someone is a little ‘tipsy’ – in the […]
TOAST
First of all, why is a toast is called a toast? Apparently it was the Romans who first dropped burnt […]
FILLING YOUR BOOTS
Why do people glug fizz from footwear? Originally for good luck. Apparently this bizarre tradition dates back to the Middle […]
MAGNIFICENT MAGNUMS
We all know that size matters and – in the wine world – a magnum is the size that matters […]
HOW TO TASTE IT
So now that your Sparkling wine has been expertly stored and poured (see previous posts) its time to sip. This […]
HOW TO SERVE IT
Sparkling wine is spectacular. Some Fizzerati have elevated the service of fizz to performance art: sabrage and champagne fountains show […]
NEW YEAR RESOLUTION: STORE YOUR FIZZ PROPERLY
Now that you’ve brought your cherished bottles of fizz home – assuming that you are not going to drink it […]
Sabrage
Most of the time afizzcionados will twist the bottle gently to release the cork with a discreet and decorous sigh, […]
Winter Pruning
After leaf fall, vines go into a dormant period and while they are sleeping we sneak up on them and […]