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This spring, we've been tasting through Pelegrim base wines: a mix of clones and blocks / added and wild ferments, plus our solero reserve wines that go back to 2013. As a non vintage wine, we aim to make Pelegrim as consistent as possible, matching richness, and depth of flavour for a reliably delicious bottle. The iteration pictured will be blended, bottled and will sit on lees for a further three years, destined for release some time in 2027. You don't have to wait that long to try our best selling fizzer though - this great crowd-pleasing, celebratory wine is...

The 2013 Vintage Despite a warm, extended summer, the 2013 harvest in England arrived later than usual. This was due to a combination of factors: a long, cold winter that delayed bud burst and flowering, followed by a cool autumn. A Decade in the Making Originally bottled in 2014, we opted to age the majority of the wine on lees until we disgorged in 2021. With our characteristic curiosity, we decided to hold a small portion back for continued aging to see what might happen. In 2023, after nearly ten years on lees, the wine displayed remarkable character and the...

Back in 2018, we decided to attempt making a sparkling wine with no additions to see if it presented the meunier in the best light, but also to see if it could be done. I'd read of many winemakers in France using fermenting juice as their tirage culture and thought we could experiment with doing that across multiple vintages to increase the richness and depth. We wild fermented Pinot Meunier in plastic which I liked the neutrality of; and the following year we did the same again. In the third year, we added the fermenting juice to the previous two...

Visiting and need some insider recommendations? We’ve put together our dream itinerary for a day in Kent. Enjoy an action-packed day out, taking in some iconic views and nature, gorgeous art and interiors plus some smashing food and wine. You’ll need a car for this one. Breakfast at The Good Shed thegoodsshed.co.uk Begin your day out at this award-winning independent restaurant and farmers market in Canterbury. The Goods Shed is a unique space with great local food stalls plus our pal Clive Barlow, a Master of Wine who has a small but perfectly formed collection of wines to buy (including...