I'm very keen to avoid Rangers. SOme people seem to think it would be good but honestly, Brighton will be a nightmare for at least 2 or 3 days before and after.
Fair enough, I didn't know that (and I am a bit out of touch). Grapes and terroir have temperamental relationships, and I guess it does particularly well in this region of England. I've not had Nyetimber but it has a good rep so they obviously know what they're doing.
Interestingly (perhaps?)...
Alsace, Bourgogne and Loire all produce v decent Cremant wines.
No, Prosecco is mass-produced, artificially carbonated fizz. A triumph of marketing.
It's all to do with climate. The success of English sparkling wines in the past few years is a rare example of a benefit of global warming. That...