Ridgeview were absolutely delighted on Tuesday evening to see that their Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs 2009 was served by The Queen at the state banquet for the Chinese President – this is the third state banquet for Ridgeview (Obama and the Northern Ireland contingent were also toasted with Ridgeview)
A few links from news sites below:-
The Drinks Business – http://goo.gl/0UzHRu
To read The Guardian’s full article click here:- http://goo.gl/ZbTXYp
“However, nurturers of Britain’s nascent wine industry with an eye on an emerging market, where appreciation of wine is a status symbol, might hope that senior communist party palettes will have been tickled by the Ridgeview Grosvenor 2009, a sparking English wine originating in West Sussex.”
The Telegraph – http://goo.gl/Q92jaA
The Mirror – http://goo.gl/b3TUvv
Decanter (industry publication) – http://goo.gl/nPzMuF
“There is a strict hierarchy when it comes to releasing bottles from the UK government’s wine cellar and Xi Jinping is likely to make the top rung.”