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Davenport Diamond Fields Pinot Noir

  Today I received a case of the newly released 2019 vintage of what has to be my favourite still English Wine: Davenport's Diamond Fields Pinot Noir, which I had eagerly bought within minutes of receiving the email announcing its release. While sparkling wine has clearly been the flagship of the English wine revolution of recent years, as Chris Foss asked at the Plumpton College viticulture course I attended in 2018/2019: "How many of you drink sparkling wine every day?". As much as I love ESW (or should I say  GBCM ?) even I couldn't say in all honesty it's something I drink every day (although I probably do average once a week at least...). Still wines are the mainstay of wine consumption globally, and there is hope amongst some that the confidence England has gained as a wine producing region from its world class sparkling wines can be translated into still wines which can also compete on the global stage. I had reserved judgement on this initially, happy enou

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