Great Bubbles in Great Britian

Within the last 15 years the UK has burst on the wine scene like a cork from a shaken bottle of fizz! From Hampshire, to Sussex and Kent the world of wine will never be the same. Some of the most revered Champagne houses in France have purchased and developed wineries here mostly dedicated to sparkling wines. Several key factors played into this development. With global warming threatening traditional wine regions the vigneron looked to find a cooler climate and aspect. The famed chalk/clay soils are synonymous with the soils in Champagne and actually form an underwater lake that runs from Kimmeridge to the reaches of Champagne. Not to mention most of the traditional grapes that call Champagne home and make the best sparkling wines in the world thrive here as well. Pinot noir, Chardonnay and others are "living their best vintages" here in the south of England. We'll…