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RWA launches English Pink Rose 2022

Old friends Clem and Sam both have a passion for good wine. Clem Yates is a Master of Wine who has spent the past 20 years making wine around the world, while Sam has a background in events, hospitality and business. It was over a bottle of particularly good rosé in Sam’s Somerset kitchen that they came up with the idea of Pink & Co and started the project to make a high quality English Rose.

This English pink has a glistening pale pink colour and fragrant notes of red berries and delicate strawberries. The palate is concentrated with summer fruits with a creamy texture, a crisp dry finish and more-ish length. The wine is a blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grown on clay soil. The grapes are handled carefully and fermented in stainless steel at cool temperatures to ensure fresh, delicate aromas and flavours come through in the final wine

On offer during August – contact us for more details please contact lesley@abs.wine

You are invited to join us at a contemporary new venue in central London, close to Covent Garden Tube Station. Don’t miss an epic day of tasting, meet our growers jetting in from around the world, all eager to tell latest vintage tales and stories of upcoming winery projects.

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Top Selection

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Sustainability in English wine

Founded in 2010 by husband and wife Mark and Sarah Driver, Rathfinny Wine Estate produces traditional method Sussex Sparkling wines – including the IWC 2023 Gold medal-winning 2018 Blanc de Blancs – from their 93-hectare estate on a prime south-facing slope in the South Downs, vinified with minimal intervention to preserve the purest expression of place and vintage. Rathfinny’s commitment to sustainability has always been multi-layered, embracing biodiversity, soil and vine management, water and energy use, reducing carbon emissions and using locally sourced materials. In April 2023, Rathfinny became the first sparkling wine grower-producer in the world to achieve B Corp status, the gold standard for ethical and sustainable business practices, verified to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

WineGB Awards 2023 Newcomer of the Year Candover Brook has also long championed sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices and is a founding member of Sustainable Wines of Great Britain. The natural balance they strive for in their five-hectare Hampshire vineyard and the richness of the soil’s biodiversity are reflected in the subtle qualities of Candover Brook wine. Their NV Brut is based on the exceptional 2018 vintage and won the English Classic Blend Sparkling Trophy at this year’s International Wine Challenge.

Looking to strengthen your German o ering? Then Nik Weis wines should be on your radar!

Nik Weis and his family have been practicing sustainable viticulture for generations in the Mosel and Saar valleys. Today, the estate covers 40h and owns vineyards in 5 VDP Grosse Lagen (Grand Cru) vineyards. Among these are famous sites such as Ockfener Bockstein, Leiwener Laurentiuslay and Piesporter Goldtröpfchen.