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Kent is having a champagne moment: ‘English wine has gone from a joke to world-class’

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Kent is having a champagne moment: ‘English wine has gone from a joke to world-class’
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French champagne house Taittinger is helping produce a premium fizz in the Garden of England – and now visitors can visit the beautiful winery and sample itThe grapes are turning purple on tall green vines, which stretch down towards the distant flint-and-limestone tower of Chilham church. These rows of Pinot Meunier, destined for English sparkling wine, are 51% owned by French champagne house Taittinger. “England is now the most exciting wine region,” says host and sales executive Hilary Sharp

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