The carrots and wine also work extremely well side by side to delight the palate with a moreish sweetness.” The Pairing brings out a wonderful burst of golden fruits from the Blanc de Blancs then relaxes down into savoury flavours from the medallions. Paired with Pork Fillet Medallions (British Outdoor Bred from Tesco Finest) with fried carrots and potato: “ The wine easily cleanses the palate though delicately so and not too aggressively so to leave the pleasing savoury flavours from the dish to delight you. A slight toasty baked green apple flavour with orchard fruits and green grass / hay. The Bolney Wine Estate Blanc de Blancs Brut 2016: “ A savoury cream with green apples on the nose. We also decided to pair the Blanc de Blancs with a dish of Pork Fillet Medallions with fried carrots in order to bring out even more splendid flavours from the wine. Based in West Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs, The Bolney Wine Estate is open for consumer visits to their ‘ vineyard experience‘, all of which include a guided tour of their vineyards and their state of the art winery.Īn excellent example of an English Sparkling Blanc de Blancs can be discovered with The Bolney Estate – We sampled a recent vintage and their Silver Medal winning label ‘ 2016 Blanc de Blancs Brut‘. One such winery that will be familiar to many wine lovers and certainly one to discover for those looking to explore English Sparkling Wine is The Bolney Estate. With many awards under their belt collectively and an international client database already, the good word about English Sparkling Wines is expanding and rightly so. An increasing trend of new and existing wineries improving their winemaking skills is seeing English Sparkling Wines making themselves a global reputation as one of the best countries for fizz. There are well over 500 vineyards across the British Isles and around 5,000 acres of planted vines. Champagne uses these terms most famously with many fine labels being ‘ Blanc de Blancs‘ and ‘ Blanc de Noirs‘. The ‘Blanc’ element of each term refers to the juice extracted from the grape which is ‘White’ – Yes, red and black grapes have white grape juice in them and it is only a lengthened contact with the skin that produces the colour rosé / red.īoth terms refer to just the colour of grape used and are used to cover a wide range of grapes used within wine making, though as mentioned 100% Chardonnay and 100% Pinot Noir are the most common examples. In most cases, the ‘Blanc de Blancs’ wine will use 100% Chardonnay Grapes whereas the ‘Blanc de Noirs’ will be 100% from Pinot Noir grapes. Interestingly and understandably, the term ‘ Blanc de Noirs‘ is a similar one used in the wine industry that translates as ‘ White of Blacks‘ – Again the term refers to the grapes used to make the wine and this time it is only black grapes used.įor Sparkling Wine these two terms are very common to see on bottles and styles used by many producers in many different countries. This term is in relation to the grapes used to make the wine in question and that they are in fact only white grapes. The term is French with the translation being ‘ White from Whites‘.
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