sparkling wine Archives

Tom Stevenson on a game-changing sparkling wine stopper.

By Tom Stevenson

A much-anticipated release of a 44-year-old wine lives up to its billing.

By Anthony Rose

Is it worth opening a bottle of sparkling wine a few hours, or days, before drinking it?

By Tom Stevenson

This single-parcel sparkling wine is the crowning achievement of one of Catalonia’s most unconventional and far-sighted winemakers.

By Andrew Jefford

Volker Raumland—the Sektpapst, or pope of bubbles—and his team have been leaders of Germany’s modern quality sparkling wine revival.

By Anthony Rose

In 2022, Ca’del Bosco celebrated the 50th anniversary of its inaugural vintage. Tom Stevenson took the opportunity to catch up…

By Tom Stevenson

Margaret Rand travels to Hampshire to meet Ian Kellett, the former yoghurt-factory manager and investment banker who has turned Hambledon…

By Margaret Rand

An experimental sparkling wine project by Slovenian producer Radgonske Gorice has thrown the spotlight on the effects of lightstrike and…

By Anthony Rose