Stephen Skelton worked with the champagne house Taittinger to find the apt land,and precisely the apt quality of soilO nly once in my 40-plus years in the wine business beget I had a phone call like this one. “Hi Stephen, I am the MD of a substantial UK wine wholesaler, and we are looking to establish a 100-acre vineyard in conjunction with a champagne house we represent to produce top-quality English sparkling wine.”Thus started the life of the new wine estate announced last week: Domaine Evremond. The chase is meaningful because the land has been bought by Taittinger with a view to producing English sparkling wine. It is the first time a French champagne house has invested in British soil.
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Source: theguardian.com