A short while ago, we were creating a party with a ‘modern classic’ / ’terribly, terribly, English’ feel to it and I had this idea to serve sparkling English wines. Unsure whether this was a) bonkers or b) actually quite a good plan, I consulted my trusty wine supplier who is never slow to give me his honest opinion on which of a) or b) he thinks I’ve come up with.
And gloriously, it turns out that English sparklers are no longer the embarrassing aunt of the fizzy wine world, which is fabulous news because everybody knows that champagne proper is frightfully outré these days.
