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IT’S TIME to say au revoir to Champagne.
The best English sparkling wines are more than a match for the famous French fizz and have boomed in popularity in recent years, winning several prestigious wine awards and appearing on upmarket restaurant menus around the world.
Homegrown sparkling is generally made from the same three classic grape varieties as champagne, namely chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier.
These all thrive in the soil and climate of southern counties of the UK, which are both almost identical to those in the world-renowned Champagne region.