Why wine lovers should look to Essex for chardonnay
The county's boutique production is proof that there's impressive quality behind the novelty of English still wines
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The county's boutique production is proof that there's impressive quality behind the novelty of English still wines
Tasting around the Côte d’Or at the end of last year, Burgundy importer Jason Haynes repeatedly pulled a mystery bottle from his car to show to some of the hot-ticket growers he represents at Flint Wines. The wine was a still English chardonnay from Danbury Ridge in Essex. It went down a storm.
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