This episode is the second half of Henry Laithwaite’s interview from Harrow & Hope. I encourage you to go back and listen to part 1 if you haven’t already as this is merely a continuation of our conversation. In Part 2, we talk more specifically about the Harrow & Hope wines, as well as the […]

Harrow and Hope is a very special producer in our book because they represent the next gen of sparkling wine in England. New York Times wine critic Eric Asmiov calls their wines, “as different from the big English names as Champagne’s grower-producers are from the big houses.” In other words, these are small-batch, organically farmed, mostly […]

“British Airways has announced it will be introducing four English sparkling wines into its drinks roster as part of a year-long rotation, with the wine on offer changing every three months. First to fly is the Digby Fine English Brut NV, created by the UK’s first négociant winery,” writes Eloise Feilden for The Drinks Business. […]

Trevor Clough is the owner and head blender at Digby Fine English based in West Sussex, England. Digby is a sparkling wine brand, and they’re the first wine producer to operate under the négociant, or blending house, model in England. This means they source their grapes from growers in places like Kent, Sussex, and Dorset, and blend […]

Today's episode is with Tim Wildman of Wildman Wines​. At Vine Street Imports, we import his two "sibling" pét-nats to the US. In this episode, you’ll hear about Tim’s experience becoming a Master of Wine and why he chose to build his business around pét-nat. You’ll hear some hot takes on how he thinks Australia has yet to make its best wine, and you'll hear why he doesn’t think the wine industry should waste its time "demystifying" wine. 

David Williams chronicles England’s great improvements in wine production since the 1990s for The Guardian. He praises Balfour for its “outstanding quality of the best of the traditional method sparkling wine producers” and commends Balfour and Bolney for their exciting and “vastly improved quality of still wines.” Read more here.

Aly Walansky has written about food, wine, and spirits for Forbes, The Food Network, Food & Wine, and more. She is a trusted voice when it comes to what to drink. Aly recently chronicled the best sparkling and white wines for summer sipping and named Balfour’s 2013 Brut Rosé as Best English Rosé. Read more […]

National Geographic’s London-based editor Fiona Beckett has tasted a large array of English fizz and has named her five favorites for this summer.  Digby Fine English’s ‘Leander Pink’ is joined by great company and ‘Leander’ is truly one of the most exquisite rosé sparklers in the country. Read more here.

London-based writer and wine critic Dr. Jamie Goode waxed poetically about Richard Lynn-Balfour’s visionary sparkling wine project in Kent of Balfour Wines and the Hush Heath Estate.  “Modesty and talent, the perfect pairing, found in ample measure at Hush Heath,” says Richard. Read what the good doctor has to say about here.