Emerging Vines

12/11/2022

Did you know that vineyard plantings in the UK have more than doubled in just 8 years? Chardonnay is the most planted, with Pinot Noir a close second…Unsurprising considering our absolutely banging bubbles 🔥 🔥

06/11/2022

Guillaume L. is producing some outrageously good beverages in the New Forest.

Learn more about Guillaume – award winning winemaker and champion of PIWI varieties – in our recent blog post about some of the incredible talent coming out of this understated part of England 🌳 🍇

Tommy Grimshaw trips through the New Forest to meet with Tim Philips of Charlie Herring and Guillaume Lagger of The Wharie Experience to taste some micro-batch English wine and cider.

18/10/2022

New blog breaking down the role of yeast in fermentation!

Want to know about wine yeasts? Simply put, yeasts are tiny, single-celled microorganisms that consume sugar as food. This blog post will hone in on how specific strains of yeast affect fermentation and ultimately the final drop.

12/05/2022

We’ve judged at the IEWA for several years, bar last year when Tommy and Tom were struck down by the dreaded ’rona.

So this year, we came armed, with senses fully intact, ready to get stuck in and demolish our tooth enamel with that nuclear English acidity we all crave so much.

And what a success it was. Yet again, 60 producers submitted 120 wines from all corners of the country, ready to be critiqued by a diverse flock of judges headed up by Master of Wine 👏🏼 🍷 🍾

Our event write up / low down of the medal winners is now live on our blog. Read more here!

https://www.emergingvines.co.uk/blog/iewa-2022

We tasted some of the best English wines at the IEWA (independent English wine awards) hosted in the iconic Avery's cellars in Bristol and chaired by Liam Stevenson MW.

11/05/2022

Californian Sparkling Wine? 🤔🇺🇸

With family in Cali, Tommy has been lucky enough to try a range of traditional method West Coast fizz 🇺🇸 🍾

Unfortunately, in most instances he left feeling that the wines lacked that true sense of place and that the warm climate didn’t provide enough acidity to give the fizz the necessary structure for outstanding sparkling wine ☹️🤔

His most recent trip to the region bucked the trend. Read why in our most recent blog post!

https://www.emergingvines.co.uk/blog/west-coast-sipping-california-love

Tommy took away a few major things from his recent trip to the West coast of the USA and draws many lines and comparisons with our emerging industry. Does the English wine industry have the potential to grow into the Californian industry?

25/02/2022

New blog piece now up for some leisurely weekend reading!

Is English wine still niche? In a short answer yes, but the rate at which it is growing is pretty phenomenal. I’ve pulled together some stats and also offered up my first hand experience of what’s happening…for what its worth.

04/01/2022

Distinctive 🔥

The Pelegrim NV is a traditional bottle-fermented sparkling wine that is made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay with reserve wines from previous vintages to give further complexity and a consistent extra dry non-vintage style. The wines are lees-aged in bottle for 36 months to give depth and biscuity aromas which only bottle-fermentation can deliver.

02/01/2022

Looking to the future 🔥

On our hunt for the best English wines, we have come across some exceptional producers of drinks other than wine. With our new brand, 2022 will see us expanding our portfolio to bring you a range of beverages, from the UK and further afield! 🌎 🇬🇧

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01/01/2022

We’ve got you covered 👌🏽

#2022

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26/12/2021

Buck the trend and sack off the Champers this New Year’s Eve 🥂❤️

Swap Champagne for and see in 2022 with internationally celebrated fizz grown and produced, here, in the UK 🇬🇧 🍾👏🏼

Support your local producer or shop our online collection of English wines.... you have until the 29th to order and guarantee yourself a delivery by NYE 🔥

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#2021 #2022

21/12/2021

Santas Helpers🎅 🍷

Each of our carefully curated collection of wines, ciders and kombucha have been personally handpicked and tasted by us - these are wines we are PROUD to be drinking ourselves!

Get involved ❤️

Cheers 🥂
Josh, Tom and Tommy xox



Order by 11am TOMORROW (22nd) for a Christmas delivery of your favourite English wines 🔥🍾

20/12/2021

A star studded mixed case for your festive sipping🔥🌟

Our final day of shipping is Wednesday 22nd December so if there are a few bottles you’ve had your eye on, be sure to order in time to guarantee Christmas delivery.
The Christmas Cracker Mixed case is just what you need to finish 2021 off in style, drinking good wine with good people! We have curated this selection of English wine and cider with good times as the beating heart of it ❤️

16/12/2021

Swipe for 🍷 ⬅️

The Christmas Cracker is just what you need to finish 2021 off in style, drinking good wine with good people! 🍾🍷

With that in mind, we have curated this selection with good times as the beating heart of it. A diverse mix - party wines one day, and festive food friendly wines the next. 🔥👏🏼

This case features the The Grange Classic NV, Dunleavy Sparkling Red 2019, Artelium ‘Curators’ Chardonnay 2020, Renegade ‘Sara’ Chardonnay 2019, Sharpham Pinot Noir 2020 and the Find & Foster ‘Saison Pomme’ Cider.

15/12/2021

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on the advantages of urban winemaking in the UK.

‘Being in London, we are fortunate to have a majority of UK vineyards within hours of our winery in Battersea. This, of course, gives access to work with a number of different vineyards that have their own unique terroir and the flexibility of the type of wine style we can produce. For us, close proximity and short travel distances are important. All of our growers are within 2 hours of the winery, allowing us to maintain a close relationship with them. It also makes them more accessible for our customers. This type of access connects our customers to the source and gives an increased exposure to the wider UK wine industry, something we are striving to achieve.’

wines now LIVE online at emergingvines.co.uk

14/12/2021

Drink British, this festive season! 🍷🍾

We’ve added a few more Christmas picks that will make the perfect gifts, or help ease you through the festive period! The brand new Langham Pinot Meunier ‘18 is a real standout, as is the Davenport ‘Diamond Fields’ Pinot Noir ‘20 and the Artelium Chardonnay ‘20.

Our final day of shipping is Wednesday 22nd December so if there’s a few bottles you’ve had your eye on, be sure to order in time to guarantee Christmas delivery!

11/12/2021

An English Pinot for Christmas! 🍇🍷

This Devonshire Pinot Noir hails from the near perfect 2020 vintage and frames generous ripe red hedgerow berries, restrained oak spice and floral characters. 🔥🔥

Drinking beautifully now this velvety smooth Pinot will certainly develop into something special over time. 👏🏼👏🏼

10/12/2021

Alternative Christmas pairings for the adventurous 😋

Christmas food can be repetitive…The resulting wine pairings? Predictable. 🥱

Turkey and a rich Chardonnay, nut roast and a Pinot Noir and not forgetting a classic English fizz for breakfast etc… in our most recent blog post has decided to go against the grain this year and pair English wine with some alternative Christmas meals, some international, some you may recognise and some most probably not. This will probably mean nobody tries any of his suggestions as you will all most likely be tucking into the classics…we say give them a go!

This blog is currently live through the link in our bio ✅

09/12/2021

We wondered how many followers we’d lose when we started posting about Kombucha but the truth is that this is far too good to miss out on 😍

is the creation of Louise Avery who started making Kombucha from foraged ingredients back in 2017. All the kombucha is brewed, fermented and bottled at her Suffolk micro-brewery.

We’re proud to currently stock this complex and refreshing non-alcoholic alternative so head online now and stock up in time for Christmas!

06/12/2021

Bored of the same Christmas wine and food pairings? So are we. Try some of the alternative Xmas pairings laid out in our recent blog to shake things up a bit!

Bored of the same Christmas wine and food pairings? So are we.Try these alternative Xmas pairings out this year to shake things up a bit!

06/12/2021

Sparkling red…. Not a style we’ve ever sold before but this spicy number is something special! 🍷🍾

This is third release of a sparkling red, a style less common unless you’re familiar with the refreshing Lambrusco’s of Emilia-Romagna. The 2019 is 95% Rondo and 5% Pinot Noir all fermented in stainless steel and made in the traditional method.

This unique little number is super fresh and crunchy with red cherry, plum and raspberry characters that are all lifted by the fizz and supported by a warm spice.❤️🍇

04/12/2021

Think pink 🍓 ⚡️

This NV Rosé is brimming with wild strawberry, cranberry and rich butter pastry with Langham’s trademark salinity sneaking through. Pulled together with a precise acidity, this delicious fizz from is lifted with a delicate mousse. 🍓 ⚡️

Langham’s Rosé is 54% Pinot Noir, 23% Meunier and 23% Chardonnay. All components were fermented with wild yeast and the base wine was broken down into many vessels to elevate before maturing for 24 months on lees and a further year under cork.

Available to purchase online today! 🔥

03/12/2021

‘It’ll be a real showpiece for sustainable viticulture. At Dunleavy, we love trying new things and want to grow exciting and new grape varieties without the use of chemicals.’ - Ingrid Bates of on her recent, crowd funded, vineyard purchase 👏🏼 ❤️

‘We love wildlife and want our vineyard to be a real haven for nature in all its forms. Our small, leased plot has given us a great start but there’s so much more we’d like to do.’ 👏🏼👏🏼

We are stoked to be stocking Ingrid’s third release of a sparkling red - a style less common unless you’re familiar with the refreshing Lambrusco’s of Emilia-Romagna. The 2019 is 95% Rondo and 5% Pinot Noir all fermented in stainless steel and made in the traditional method. 🔥🔥

02/12/2021

Saison Pomme by 🔥 🍏 🍏

A classic bittersweet cider with a rustic Devon personality. Naturally bottle fermented to give it a little fizz, a little yeast and with some smoky and spicy characters supporting the sweet apple flavours 🔥🍏🍎

Hop online today to browse our selection of English wine and cider!

01/12/2021

‘After a very difficult growing season, Harvest 2021 produced a good yield and some of the best quality Pinot Noir we've seen in years’ - 🍾🍇

With a south-facing aspect, chalk soils and a unique microclimate, Langham’s Crawthorne Vineyard provides the perfect terroir for ripening the classic Champagne varieties – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier 🍇🍇

Established hedgerows and trees provide natural wind breaks and habitat for a large variety of beneficial organisms. Growing their own grapes means they can pick at optimum ripeness, free from the shackles of contract purchasing and resulting in a better quality wine. 🌱🕸🪲

Head online today to browse our range of Langham deliciousness 🔥🍾

30/11/2021

Newcomers Artelium have made waves with their first releases. 🌊 🌊

This is their first Pinot Gris from their West Sussex vineyard, hailing from the hot and sunny 2020 lockdown vintage 🌞

This is fresh Pinot Gris is bright and aromatic with lime zest, orange blossom and white peach characters. The acidity is crisp, the fruit on the palate is incredibly defined and the generous finish is packed with more stone fruit and citrus flavours 🍑 🍋

Available online now! Xox

29/11/2021

Did you know that 90% of Devon’s traditional orchards have been lost since the second world war? 🍎 🌳

Polly and Matt of started their journey by locating traditional orchards that had long been forgotten about. Some were completely overgrown whilst others were in such a state that trees needed to be replanted. The premise was to ‘find and foster’ these lost orchards for the land owner in return for the fruit. What they have gone on to do is truly exceptional. 🔥👏🏼

Having worked tirelessly to bring these orchards back to life, everything that they find, they foster in a low intensity manner. This means that they do not spray any herbicides, pesticides or inorganic fertilisers. Everything is managed carefully to ensure quality of fruit whilst encouraging regenerative biodiversity and protecting these ancient varieties. 🍎 🍏

They also graze a small flock of Shropshire sheep to keep weeds under control and increase soil health and in areas where grazing isn’t possible, they mow late in the year to prevent damaging vital habitats for small mammals and insect life. 🐑 🪲 🪱 🐜 🪰

We’re proud to currently stock their ‘Saison Pomme’ - a naturally bottle fermented, bittersweet Devon Cider as well as their ‘Alan’ - a crisp, dry Pet Nat with subtle peach characters Jump online now for your cider fix! 🔥🔥

21/11/2021

Passion. Precision. Craft. Sustainability.

Stopham // Bacchus \\ 2018 // Sussex 🔥

This is Bacchus in its purest form with lifted aromas of lime, apple blossom, honeysuckle and elderflower.

Available online now ✅

18/11/2021

https://www.emergingvines.co.uk/blog/2021-english-wine-vintage-overview

Vintage 2021 blog has just landed! Check the link to learn about the 2021 season. We look at the challenges that the English wine industry faced, how the harvest went and what we can expect from this vintage 🍇
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‘There is no doubt about it - the 2021 vintage was incredibly challenging for the UK wine producers. Challenging, however, does not by any means mean that it was a write off! The best growers prevailed through dedicated hard work, meticulous attention to detail and the odd bit of good luck thrown in. It has been a year that we must dedicate to the vineyard managers and teams because the best of them have managed to produce fruit that will lay the foundations for some world class wines, despite the uphill battle.’ 🍾
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Read the full piece on our blog page, preferably with a glass of English wine in hand! 👌
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16/11/2021

Artelium’s 2014 Cuvée is a careful curation of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier; Hand-picked from a single vineyard and created by celebrated winemaker Dermot Sugrue.

Fresh and graceful, this traditional method wine has been aged for over 60 months on the lees bringing depth and maturity.

60% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 15% Meunier

Available online now!