Two English wines from Sussex feted as world beaters have been selected to be served on board the royal barge as it carries the Queen and her party down the River Thames tomorrow.
The wines are an award-winning sparkling and a still white.
Familiar to wine connoisseurs will be the Nyetimber Classic Cuvee 2007, from the award-winning West Chiltington -based producer regarded as one of England's leading names in sparkling wines.
The wine is produced from the three classic champagne varieties: chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, and is their latest vintage, released in time for the jubilee.
Also being served to the royal party will be a Stopham Pinot Blanc 2010, a dry wine produced from the pinot blanc grape from the producer's 16-acre vineyard near Pulborough The wines were selected by the caterers to the Royal barge, Spirit of Chartwell, with the help of Taurus Wines, an independent family-run wine merchant.
Owner Rupert Pritchett said: “These wines are world beaters, and it couldn't be more fitting to have some fine English wines on this very patriotic occasion."
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