The Winery Hush Heath of England

Winery Hush Heath - Balfour 1503 Classic Cuvée
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of England.
It is located in England

The Winery Hush Heath is one of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in of England to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hush Heath wines

Looking for the best Winery Hush Heath wines in England among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hush Heath wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Hush Heath wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Hush Heath

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Hush Heath

How Winery Hush Heath wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of seafood lasagna, avocado verrine and quick or beef tartar with thai flavors.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Hush Heath

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Hush Heath. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Hush Heath. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Hush Heath

  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Hush Heath.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Pinot Blanc

Discovering the wine region of England

England, although more famous for gin and beer, has been producing wine since Roman Imperial times (100 – 400 AD). Historically the country has not been known for the quality of its winemaking, inhibited by its northerly latitude and resulting cool Climate. However the last decade or so has seen considerable progress and expansion, and increases in planting of noble Grape varieties. Significant chaptilzation to off-set the high Acidity of under-ripe grapes was once common practice but since the 1970s and particularly since the turn of the millennium natural sugar levels have increased in the Vineyard and wines have increased in quality and reputation.

The modern commercial English wine industry is often attributed to small experimental vineyards planted in the 1950s and 60s. The lack of sunshine and colder temperatures inhibit ripening and fruit set has previously led to high acid levels and low yields. The climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream, a major Atlantic Ocean current that carries Warm water from the Caribbean to the Southern coasts of England and Wales. The Gulf Stream also helps moderate the climate of Bordeaux.

These conditions have led to Sparkling wines becoming the most prominent and commercially successful of English wines, some of which have been rated alongside those from better-known wine-producing countries such as France, Australia and New Zealand. The Champagne varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are particularly successful alongside sparkling wines carbonated through bottle fermentation in the méthode traditionnelle. Geology also plays a key role in this emphasis. Many vineyards on chalk downlands in the southernmost counties of England lie on the same strata that dip under channel and resurface in Champagne.

The top white wines of Winery Hush Heath

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hush Heath

How Winery Hush Heath wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, baked mackerel or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hush Heath

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hush Heath. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hush Heath

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.42/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hush Heath.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Bacchus
  • Ortega

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top red wines of Winery Hush Heath

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hush Heath

How Winery Hush Heath wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch (meat in a pot), sloth pork loin or duck breast in foil (barbecue).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hush Heath

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hush Heath. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hush Heath

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.34/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hush Heath.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Heady

Said of a wine rich in alcohol, powerful and expressive.

The top pink wines of Winery Hush Heath

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hush Heath

How Winery Hush Heath wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with veal stock sauce, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or valencian paella - family recipe.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Hush Heath

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Hush Heath. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hush Heath

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Hush Heath.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hush Heath

Planning a wine route in the of England? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Hush Heath.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Hush Heath and wines from the region

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In 2007, Frenchman Frédéric Albert founded the Compagnie de Transport Maritime à la Voile (CTMV) with the goal of decarbonising the wine industry. The firm managed to sail its 50m-vessel four times from France to Ireland, England and Canada, before going into liquidation as a consequence of the 2008 economic crisis. Despite the failure, Albert’s pioneering project was a sign for things to come. In 2013, Le Havre-based TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) followed in CTMV’s footsteps sailing some 3 ...

Historic cottage with English vineyard listed for sale

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Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

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The word of the wine: Heady

Said of a wine rich in alcohol, powerful and expressive.