English Wine Reviews
April 2011
2008 Ridgeview Marksman English Sparkling Wine, South Downs
Andrew Neather, The Daily Mail
"An unusually good English Sparkler .. wonderfully fresh and floral, with surprising depth too."
Ridgeview Marksman Sparkling Wine from Marks & Spencer.
December 2009
2006 Camel Valley Brut, English Sparkling Wine, Cornwall
Jane MacQuitty, The Times
"English sparklers are rarely good value for money but Bob and Sam Lindo’s elegant, hedgerow-scented Brut, leading on to a fine, rich, nutty, spiced lemon palate is. Royalists toasting the Queen’s Speech with this will have a lovely time."
Camel Valley Brut is available from Fortnum and Mason.
April 2009
Tim Atkin, The Observer
"Two that stood out for me were the stylish, flavoursome, beautifully poised 2005 Camel Valley Cornwall Pinot Noir and the refreshingly dry, toasty, complex 2006 Ridgeview Merret Cavendish Brut, named after Christopher Merret himself. Some 350 years after he gave that paper to the Royal Society, the wine style Merret described to his peers is in exceedingly good shape."
Ridgeview Merret Cavendish Brut is available from Oddbins.