Welcome to our latest installment of #WinephabetStreet. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I will be working our way through the wine world by way of the alphabet. Each month we will take the next letter in the alphabet and learn the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork, unscrew or saber that bottle and connect with us as we chat, laugh and drink wine all in a laid back atmosphere.
U is for United Kingdom Sparkling
As of 2014, the UK ranks 6th in the world for overall wine consumption rather than producing it. So it isn’t odd that most people don’t think about England as producing top quality wine. At just over 65%, Sparkling wine makes up the majority of English wine production.
Andrew Jefford, an English journalist, radio presenter, poet, magazine editor, and wine writer, wrote “What had once been regarded as a harmless eccentricity has become, over the last decade, one of the wine world’s most promising developments.” The Wine and Spirits Trade Association projects that English Sparkling Wine production will double by the year 2022 to approximately 10 million bottles annually (with plans to export at least a quarter of that figure to the United States)
In My Glass
Hattingley Valley Classic ReserveSparkling (SRP: $45)
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Winephabet Street; U is for United Kingdom
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Past episodes:
A is for Albariño video and podcast
B is for Beaujolais video and podcast
C is for Carménère video (we had some audio difficulty) and podcast
D is for Dolcetto video and podcast
E is for Etna video and podcast
F is for Furmint video and podcast
G is Gruner Veltliner video and podcast
H is for Horse Heaven Hills video and podcast
I is for Itata video and podcast
J is for Jacquere video and podcast
K is for Kabinett video and podcast
L is for Lambrusco video and podcast
M is for Mencia video and podcast
N is for Negroamaro video and podcast
O is for Orvieto video and podcast
P is for Picpoul video and podcast
Q is for Quarts de Chaume video and podcast
R is for Roussanne video and podcast
S is for Sangiovese video and podcast
T is for Tannat video and podcast
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I still haven’t had any UK sparkling wine. I need to change that!
This was the first one that I had. It was really a nice example. But they really aren’t easy to come by. Let me know if you find one!