St Hilary Vineyard Sparkling White Wine

£0.00 £37.50

Our sparkling wines are made using the Traditional Method, the time-honoured method used to produce some of the world’s finest sparkling wines. This means that their journey from vineyard to glass is beautifully unhurried.

The debut St Hilary Sparkling White Wine is a blend of hand-harvested Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay grapes picked in October 2023.  The precious grapes were taken to natural wine maker Dave Morris at Mountain People Wine where they were gently pressed and the extracted juice transferred to a stainless steel fermentation vessel.  The juice was left to do what happens when the juice with its natural sugars and yeasts are allowed to ferment – the magical, mystical transformation into wine!  Natural winemaking is a slow process relying on Mother Nature to decide the timeline.  In late autumn 2024, the wine was bottled!   However for traditional method sparkling wine this is only the mid-point of its journey.  At this stage of bottling a precise tirage of yeast and sugar was added, and a secondary fermentation occurs.  This produces CO2 and,  as the bottles have a crown cap at this point, the CO2 is absorbed into the wine creating the bubbles we all love so much.  This secondary fermentation took 11 months.  At the end of this process, the wine was disgorged to remove the sediment from the yeast lees and the traditional bottle closure added.

We know good things are worth waiting for. That extra time and care means every sip delivers elegant bubbles that dance on your palate, fresh fruit notes, and a creamy, toasty depth that makes celebrations (or quiet moments) feel extra special.

We can’t wait for you to experience it—the first pop of the cork, the gentle fizz, and that delicious moment when it tickles your nose and delights your taste buds. Cheers to patience, craftsmanship, and pure enjoyment!

Our sparkling wines are made using the Traditional Method, the time-honoured method used to produce some of the world’s finest sparkling wines. This means that their journey from vineyard to glass is beautifully unhurried.

The debut St Hilary Sparkling White Wine is a blend of hand-harvested Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay grapes picked in October 2023.  The precious grapes were taken to natural wine maker Dave Morris at Mountain People Wine where they were gently pressed and the extracted juice transferred to a stainless steel fermentation vessel.  The juice was left to do what happens when the juice with its natural sugars and yeasts are allowed to ferment – the magical, mystical transformation into wine!  Natural winemaking is a slow process relying on Mother Nature to decide the timeline.  In late autumn 2024, the wine was bottled!   However for traditional method sparkling wine this is only the mid-point of its journey.  At this stage of bottling a precise tirage of yeast and sugar was added, and a secondary fermentation occurs.  This produces CO2 and,  as the bottles have a crown cap at this point, the CO2 is absorbed into the wine creating the bubbles we all love so much.  This secondary fermentation took 11 months.  At the end of this process, the wine was disgorged to remove the sediment from the yeast lees and the traditional bottle closure added.

We know good things are worth waiting for. That extra time and care means every sip delivers elegant bubbles that dance on your palate, fresh fruit notes, and a creamy, toasty depth that makes celebrations (or quiet moments) feel extra special.

We can’t wait for you to experience it—the first pop of the cork, the gentle fizz, and that delicious moment when it tickles your nose and delights your taste buds. Cheers to patience, craftsmanship, and pure enjoyment!