We’ve talked about this since we established the Vineyard in 2010 – we’ve always loved the idea of it. Furthermore, it’s a gorgeous bottle, won’t cost as much and will make a lovely token gift. In fact, if the legislation does pass in our favour, our first release will be a true collector’s item as we only bottled a few hundred!
I’ve never understood why this measure for sparkling wine is not allowed in Europe, where sparkling wine can only be sold in 37.5cl, 75cl and multiples of 75cl bottles. After all we have, 50cl sized bottles of still wine. Whilst some commentators have said it will never catch on, I guarantee that many will be looking at this development with interest. In the meantime, if other English Sparkling houses follow suit, this could really put the English wine industry on the global map, making it, at least for a time, something specific to our small nascent industry.
So, there we have it, the truth behind our idea for introducing a 50cl sized bottle of sparkling wine. We look forward to the legislation changing and you being able to try for yourselves and decide if you agree with us that it’s the perfect sized bottle to share.
Update (27.12.23): The Department for Business and Trade have announced new legislation to allow the sale of 50cl bottles of sparkling wine which should hopefully come into effect at some point in 2024. Stay tuned!
