Chartham Vineyard
John heads back to Kent to visit Chartham Vineyard, a family business with a firm eye on art and the community.
Region: Kent
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Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2013
Bright and precise, this elegant Blanc de Blancs excels with its focussed orchard fruit flavours and delicate minerality.
Hush Heath Manor Pinot Noir 2017
A superbly balanced Pinot Noir from Hush Heath, with youthful red berry flavours and delicate textures.
There’s Something About Kent
As seven Kentish winemakers unite, John takes trip to Rochester Cathedral for the inaugural Wine Garden of England Festival.
Interview with Charlie Holland of Gusbourne
Robbie and John head back to Kent to interview Charlie Holland, winemaker and CEO of Gusbourne, in our first ever video feature.
Chapel Down Three Graces 2014
Both driving and giving, ending on a delicious honey roasted nut complexity that lingers elegantly on the finish.
Gusbourne Brut Reserve Twenty Fourteen
A delicious, rich Brut Reserve from Gusbourne with lovely nutty complexity.
Gusbourne Pinot Noir 2016
A beautifully feminine floral Pinot Noir with precise summer red fruit flavours.
Simpsons The Roman Road Chardonnay 2017
Very clean, while the mineral textures build and linger with excellent length.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2015
This fine English Chardonnay straddles that fine line between textural oaky delight and precise, punchy fruit purity.
Chapel Down Kit’s City Bacchus 2016
A really grown-up wine that is more Pouilly-Fumé in style than it is New World Sauvignon Blanc.
Chapel Down Bacchus Gin
A super refreshing and most distinctive Gin with English wine grape heritage.
A Sparkling Toast to Simpsons Wine Estate
John returns to Simpsons Wine Estate in Kent for a preview of the Estate’s first wines.
Hush Heath Manor Pinot Noir 2016
The best Pinot Noir from Hush Heath yet? Beautiful red fruit and new found depth.
Herbert Hall Brut Rosé 2014
Strikingly dry and clean throughout, the real surprise is the depth and length of the finish.
Gusbourne Rosé Twenty Thirteen
This Rosé has everything – the fresh crisp bite of citrus & a wonderful underlying yeasty depth.
Chapel Down Flint Dry 2016
Fresh, clean and dry with flavours of crisp apple, lime and a twist of tropical fruit.
Domaine Evremond
A day at Taittinger’s Domaine Evremond in Kent to celebrate the ceremonial planting of the first vines.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Launch
A visit to Chapel Down to celebrate the launch of their Kit’s Coty wines and The Wine Sanctuary tasting room.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coeur de Cuvée 2013
A wonderfully full and involving palate with superb flavours of orchard fruit and a real nutty oatmeal quality.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Blanc de Blancs 2013
Silky, almost buttery with ripe orchard fruit flavours with a confident fresh cut through which draws you back in.
Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2014
Decadently textured but suitably restrained, underpinned by an edgy acidity to remind you that it’s a cool climate Chardonnay.
The Mount Vineyard
A visit to the award winning Mount Vineyard in Shoreham, Kent.
Chapel Down Lamberhurst Bacchus Reserve 2015
A punchy, focussed Bacchus with delightful textures.
