Chapel Down Bacchus Gin
A super refreshing and most distinctive Gin with English wine grape heritage.
Region: Kent
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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.
Highgrove Brut Cuvée 2014
A fine and elegant English Sparkling produced for Prince Charles’ Highgrove range by Herbert Hall.
Simpsons Wine Estate – Official Winery Launch
A return to The Simpsons Wine Estate in Kent for official opening of their winery.
Chapel Down Bacchus 2015
A Bacchus with strong acidity and punchy citrus and grapefruit flavours.
Gusbourne
A tour and tasting in May of one of Kent’s top sparkling wine producers, Gusbourne.
Gusbourne Brut Reserve Twenty Eleven
Very precise with wonderful texture and great length.
Biddenden Vineyard
A visit to Biddenden Vineyard and Winery in Kent in April 2016
Gusbourne Pinot Noir Twenty Fourteen
A distinctive and precise, but subtly textured cool climate Pinot Noir.
Simpsons Wine Estate
A visit to the recently established Simpsons Estate in Kent.
Hush Heath Skye’s English Chardonnay 2015
Clean, vibrant and almost Chablis-like Chardonnay from Kent’s Hush Heath.
Hush Heath Balfour Brut Rose 2011
Fresh, clean and elegant English rosé with subtle texture.
Woodchurch
A visit in April to Woodchurch, one of the more recently established vineyards in Kent.
