Treat the one you love this Valentines with English Wine

Denbies wine estate in Surrey is offering a raft of Valentine specials to make this coming Valentines (February 14) extra special

The award-winning vineyards will be holding a weekend of celebrations including a romantic dinner for two at The Gallery Restaurant, surrounded by vines.

The vineyard will also be holding dinner and dancing with the 15 piece band Perfidia (£49.50 per person) and new for 2010 is its special indulgence Wine & Chocolate Tours on Saturday 13th from 2pm and 4pm and Sunday 14th at 2pm.Read more

English sparkling wine becomes 'Champion of Worldwide Sparkling Wines'

The sparkling wine Nyetimber beat the likes of Bollinger and Louis Roederer to take top prize in an Italian competition.

Nyetimber's Classic Cuvée 2003, which costs around £25, came top in the blind tasting at the Bollicine del Mondo competition in Verona, run by Italian wine magazine Euposia.

The competition, now in its second year, is open to Champagnes and sparkling wines from around the world.Read more

Get expert advice on what wines to match with your Christmas feast

The Bolney Wine Estate at Bookers Vineyard is getting into the festive spirit by staging a free wine tasting combined with expert advice on what wines to serve with your Christmas feast.

The estate in the village of Bolney in the heart of Sussex is offering Lovethatwine.co.uk readers a free introduction to the art of wine tasting.

The tasting will include sampling some of their national and international award-winning English wines and you can even pick up some excellent vintages for the holiday season. Read more

English wine producer scoops ‘Best Sparkling Wine in England’

By Shirley Kumar, Editor

English sparkling wine producer, Ridgeview has won yet another award and this time it’s the ‘Best Sparkling Wine in England’ and ‘Winemaker of the Year 2009’.

The Robert’s family, led by father and son winemaking team Mike and Simon Roberts, were delighted with their achievements after receiving their trophies at the House of Lords Ceremonial lunch hosted by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.Read more

World-wide competitions put English Wines centre stage

Lovethatwine editorial, 18th May 2009

English wine is celebrating its first gold in an international wine competition just in time for English Wine Week which starts on (May 23-31).

In all, over 100 awards were gained by English and Welsh wines in the International Wine Challenge, Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine & Spirit Competition, giving a record number of medals and commendations for the UK.Read more