Sharpham Bacchus - Devon
REGION: Devon, England
VARIETIES: Bacchus
ALCOHOL: 12%
VITICULTURE: Conventional
YEAR: 2014
INFO: The Sharpham House was built in 1970 by Philemon Pownell with the proceeds of the capture of The Hermione, a Spanish treasure galleon. When Maurice and Ruth Ash bought the Sharpham Estate in 1962, it was already a 100-acre farm running on Steiner principles, with cows, vines, creamery and dairy farm. As such, they control the production of their award-winning wines and cheeses from start to finish, very much in the European style. Bacchus is England's chance at a truly original varietal all for ourselves, and we do it well: clean, fresh and fruity, it's our answer to NZ Sauvignon..