That picture isn’t Tuscany or the Champagne region of France, and the wine it’s producing can’t legally be called Champagne.
It’s in England’s new wine country in Kent, where a prominent French Champagne maker is working with English growers to produce a high-quality sparkling wine made by Champagne methods.
Domaine Evremond, near Chilham in Kent, is 51% owned by French Champagne house Taittinger, which selected the Pinot Meunier grapes for the project. The vineyard is named for Charles de Saint-Evremond, who first introduced Champagne to England in the reign of Charles II.
The first planting took place in 2015, and this year’s is the first wine to market. The vineyard has opened a visitor center and is offering samples at £12.50 a glass or £55 a bottle.
