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England to have a distinct classification scheme. This differs slightly from the requirements for the English sparkling wine PDO, for example permitting two additional
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Hambledon, England's oldest commercial vineyard, dating back to the 1950s revival of English viticulture. Although they began producing still wines, today they produce solely sparkling wines. The vineyard was recently named the UK's best vineyard to visit on Magnet kitchen's
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Britain's vineyards by area, with Essex being the county with the 6th largest area of vineyards in Great Britain. New Hall is the largest and one of the oldest vineyards in the region, being established in 1969, and today produces a mix of still and sparkling wine.
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English viticulture began, with the focus mainly on still wines from German grape varieties such as
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Denbies—which up until 2018 was the UK's largest single vineyard—however this will likely soon be superseded by Chapel Down. Denbies produce primarily still wines, but some of their output is sparkling.
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Emperor of Japan and the President of China.
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