Sparkling

Producer: Marie & Vincent Tricot
Region: Auvergne, France
Grapes: Chardonnay, Muscat d’Ottonel
Style: White Sparkling
Alc.: 11%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A return of a lovely pet nat from the Tricots! Peachy fruit, elegant bubbles, and a tiny touch of sugar makes this extremely quaffable. Chardonnay and muscat are direct pressed.

Producer: Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau
Region: Auvergne, France
Grapes: Chardonnay (Auvergne & Limoux – Domaine Millado), Sylvaner & Pinot Blanc (Domaine Goepp, Alsace), Chenin (Domaine du Bon Temps, Anjou)
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc.: 12.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A direct press blend of all these grapes, this spends one year on the lees. Dense bubbles, with some aromatic fruit, and bright zippy freshness.

Producer:Belly Wine Experiment
Region: Auvergne, France
Grapes: Gamay d’Auvergne (Blanzat)
Style: Red
Alc: 12.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A mix of 2 batches of gamay d’Auvergne – one from Manu Deveau, the other from Nicolas Lebleu. The combined fruit is macerated in whole clusters for 15 days, and aged for 13 months before bottling. A fuller take on this cuvée: tannin is gentle, but the fruit is big! A touch of smoke and ink round this off nicely.

Producer: Les Hautes Terres
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Mauzac, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay
Style: White, Sparking
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A delicious crémant from Limoux. Toasty and herbal with fine bubbles and a clean finish.

Producer: Julien Peyras
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Clairette
Style: Sparkling White
Alc.: 11.6%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A short maceration here, and then long ageing in the bottle on the lees before degorging. Fresh bubbles and lovely acidity at the start. This moves into toasty and sunny notes, with delicious spiced finish.

Producer: Calvez Bobinet
Region: Loire, France
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc.: 11%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A classic cuvée from Seb and Émeline – an incredible, refined take on a pet nat. This is lighter and fresher then previous years, with salt, acidity, and fine toasty finish from barrel aging.

Producer: Calvez Bobinet
Region: Loire, France
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Summertime is a new negociant project created by Seb and Émeline. Fresh and light, with a lovely creamy note on the finish – the perfect aperitif!

Producer: Calvez Bobinet
Region: Loire, France
Grapes: Chenin, Grolleau Noir & Gris
Style: Pink Sparkling
Alc: 10%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Summertime is a new negociant project created by Seb and Émeline. This new vintage feels lighter than the previous – hints of gentle blackcurrant-like fruit notes, gentle acidity, and subtle spice. Goes down easily, and quickly!

Producer: Malauva
Region: Umbria, Italy
Grapes: Procanico, Drupeggio, Verdello, Sangiovese
Style: White Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 12.5%
Notes: This pink wine is made from a base of Rebelle Mariage 2024 which is passed over sangiovese skins to extract colour and fruit. A lovely mix of summer fruits and bloody minerality.

Producer: Malauva
Region: Umbria, Italy
Grapes: Procanico, Drupeggio, Verdello, Sangiovese
Style: White Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 11.5%
Notes: Tart strawberry-like fruit with a lip-smacking saline finish! This pink wine is made from a base of Rebelle Mariage 2023 which is passed over sangiovese skins to extract colour and fruit. Caution: this can be very fizzy! Open with a glass close at hand.

Producer: Malauva
Region: Umbria, Italy
Grapes: Procanico, Drupeggio, Verdello
Style: White Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 12%
Notes: Fresh and zippy with a lick of salinity! A wonderful sparkling number made with fruit from young vines planted by Elisa and Giovanni.

Producer: Lammidia
Region: Abruzzo, Italy
Grapes: 50% Trebbiano, 30% Pecorino, 20% Traminer
Style: Sparkling, White
Alc: 11%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A light maceration of Trebbianco and Pecorino, re-fermented with Traminer juice. This is heady, with a hoppy and resinous nose, and a tropical palate. The bubbles are dense and moussey. Lovely.

Producer: Il Vei
Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Grapes: Malvasia
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc.: 12%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: A short maceration of Malvasia – this is delicately aromatic, with a real quenching saline and salty note on the finish. A lovely bottle to have an an aperitivo.

Producer: Cà de Noci
Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Grapes: Spergola
Style: Orange, Sparkling
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Named after the “kyathos” (Etruscan amphora) that was found on their land, the Spergola here is destemmed and macerated for 25 days before spending 6 months in amphora. This is deep, with pithy tannins and some real rounded fruit. 

Producer:Cà de Noci
Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Grapes: Sgavetta
Style: Red, Sparkling
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Named after the “kyathos” (Etruscan amphora) that was found on their land, the Sgavetta here is destemmed and macerated for 25 days before spending 6 months in amphora. Deep and rich, a lovely balance of fruit and tannin.

Producer: Cà de Noci
Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Grapes: Lambrusco Grasparossa, Lambrusco di Montericco, Malbo Gentile
Style: Red, Sparkling
Alc.: 11.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: This is a rather special Lambrusco, made with indigenous grapes. Bigger than the previous few vintages. The grapes are destemmed and macerated for 12 days, this is more reminiscent of Lambruscos from the hills around Modena. Deep rustic tannins, ripe and savoury fruit, with a touch of acidity. This is one for the table.

Producer: Cà de Noci
Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy
Grapes: Spergola
Style: Orange, Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: The lovely new iteration of this classic bottle from the Masini brothers. Bright acidity, pithy tannin, and a gentle stone fruit-like finish. Quenching, and perfect for guzzling in the heat!

Producer: Costadilà
Region: Veneto, Italy
Grapes: Glera, Bianchetta, Trevigiana, Perera, Boschera
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: From a vineyard at 280 metres above sea level, the grapes see a short maceration, and refermented in the bottle with added must from the same vintage. This is delightful – gently floral on the nose, followed by salt, minerality and a zesty, lip-smacking finish.

Producer: Costadilà
Region: Veneto, Italy
Grapes: Moscato fior d'Arancia, Glera
Style: Orange, Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 10.5%
Notes: A return to a more pithy, bitter-tonic style of Moz! 30-day maceration of Moscato in direct press Glera imparts lovely gentle aromatics, a subtle grip, with a summery peach tea-like quality, and a chalky finish.

Producer:Costadilà
Region: Veneto, Italy
Grapes: Glera, Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana
Style: Orange, Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 10.5%
Notes: From vines planted at 450m, the grapes here are macerated for about 10 days, and then refermented in the bottles with must from the Glera and Biachetta. Despite the maceration, this is still fresh and refreshing, the bite of tannin rounds out the palate.

Producer: Davide Spillare
Region: Veneto, Italy
Grapes: 90% Garganega, 10% Durella
Style: White, Sparkling
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc: 11.5%
Notes: A light, crisp and crowd-pleasing fizz from younger vines of Garganega planted by Davide, refermented with must from the same vines. This is a touch deeper and rounder than previous vintages.

Producer: Albert Domingo Navarro, Celler Tuets
Region: Catalunya, Spain
Grapes: Trepat
Style: Sparkling
Alc.: 10%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: From Albert’s Els Bordells plot. Here the grapes are destemmed and macerated for about a day on the skins, fermented in stainless steel, and then bottled as a pet nat. Previous vintages of this were much more pink, but you still feel the warm fruit here. Delicate bubbles, ripe red fruit, and lover fresh acidity.

Producer: Albert Domingo Navarro, Celler Tuets
Region: Catalunya, Spain
Grapes: 95% Parellada, 5% Moscatel d'Alexandria
Style: White, Sparkling
Alc.: 10%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: The “Tot” wines are made from a selection of grapes harvested on one day from all the plots. Here the grapes are destemmed and macerated for about a day on the skins, fermented in stainless steel, and then bottled as a pet nat. This is super fresh and lively, a lovely balance of savoury notes and aromatics from the small amount of Moscatel.

Producer: Vin de Lagamba
Region: Rheinhessen, Germany
Grapes: Pinot Blanc, Riesling
Style: White, Sparking
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc.: 11%
Notes: Alanna’s take on an aged sekt, this is wonderfully complex and satisfying. Long ageing on the lees has given this intense savoury notes, balanced by zippy acidity.