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Various shots of grapevines2. Wide shots of vineyard situated in English countryside3. Mid-shot employee tending to grapevines 4. Wide shot employee tending to grapevines5. Mid shot of wine in rack in cellar6. Close up of bottle of...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Various shots of grapevines\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shots of vineyard situated in English countryside\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid-shot employee tending to grapevines \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot employee tending to grapevines\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid shot of wine in rack in cellar\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close up of bottle of wine in rack\u003cbr/\u003e7. Set up shot of Mardi Roberts, sales and marketing manager, Ridgeview Wine Estate\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mardi Roberts, sales and marketing manager, Ridgeview Wine Estate:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is wonderful that we have got that small region in France where we have the wine it's created from, and they should be able to use the name, and use their name proudly  - champagne - but there's also no reason why other areas, in particular the south east of England cannot be producing wine of a similar quality but focussing on calling it sparkling wine but using the same grape variety so I really don't think that it's an issue and I think that it's fantastic that they've got copyright of the name but what we need to do and what we are doing, is raising the profile of sparkling wine and educating consumers\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close-up of sparkling wine cork being popped\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various shots of wine being poured\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wine taster examining glass of sparkling wine\u003cbr/\u003e12. UPSOUND (English) Mike Roberts, managing director, Ridgeview Wine Estate: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Delicate nose, really quite subtle and nice, I think it's a lovely nose� hints of - actually some hints of oranges in there actually but generally, slightly, you know, not quite as much as perhaps number two of the bready taste in there, but a bit of fruit, citrusy fruit.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various shots of tasters smelling/tasting wine\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot pan of vineyard\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various shots of vineyard tour\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Roberts, managing director, Ridgeview Wine Estate:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We want a nice long period of time for the grapes to ripen. What is important to champagne and anyone trying to grow a wine similar to champagne is in fact difficult growing conditions. It sounds absurd but in fact you�growing at this latitude, is very important because you want high acidity in the wine and a long growing season, like soft fruits, like raspberries in Scotland and so on, the best have the longest growing season and they need to ripen on the plant.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of vine \u003cbr/\u003e18. Various shots of wine tasting \u003cbr/\u003e19. Various shots of customers buying sparkling wine\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Bradfield, Visitor \u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, we didn't pick out the right champagnes at all. But all of the top scores were ones that they made here which we really liked. But we didn't get which were actually the proper French champagnes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Rowland, Visitor \u003cbr/\u003e\"The ones that they said were champagne didn't score that highly for us in terms of taste and quality so that was quite interesting. Because you could assume that they would be the ones that got the highest scores but they didn't.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Grillaut, Visitor from France\u003cbr/\u003e\"My two best ones came from England.\"\u003cbr/\u003eOff camera question (English) \"Are you surprised that the two best ones are these? (ie from here) \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE (English) Christian Grillaut, commercial manager:\u003cbr/\u003e'No, not at all, you know, I think it's a lovely part of the world, nicer in fact, nicer than Champagne, near the sea and very pretty.\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. Close up shot box of wine pull focus to bottle of English sparkling wine.\u003cbr/\u003eTraditional European winemakers are in a rut, facing overcapacity, and tough markets.\u003cbr/\u003eOn 4th July, the European Union will put forward proposals to overhaul the wine industry, which is struggling with competition from New World rivals. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's proposing that excess vines are dug up, and subsidies are cut.\u003cbr/\u003eBut one vineyard in Britain is claiming it's business of making sparkling wine to rival French champagn is thriving.\u003cbr/\u003eChalky soil, cool but not too cold weather and the careful planting of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes: this 12-hectares (30 acres) vineyard enjoys all the ideal prerequisites to concoct the perfect bottle of classic champagne.\u003cbr/\u003eExcept that this is not France's north-east region of Champagne but south-east England, not an area historically known for its production of sparkling wine.\u003cbr/\u003eRidgeView vineyard is nestled at the foot of the Sussex Downs, alongside some neighbouring vineyards in Sussex and Kent. \u003cbr/\u003eBut the English sparkling wine produced here can not be called Champagne thanks to a EU law that protects the exclusivity of regional foods such as Champagne and Parma ham meaning that items can only use these names if they are made in those areas.\u003cbr/\u003eMardi Roberts, is the sales and marketing manager of the family-run firm.\u003cbr/\u003eShe says English winemakers need to raise the profile of local wines so they can compete with Champagne's strong brand recognition. \u003cbr/\u003eThere are few better ways of spreading the virtues of English sparkling wine than to hold a blind tasting competition, an event which RidgeView offers wine enthusiasts a few times a year.\u003cbr/\u003eAt these events a group of about 25 people are gathered around for a tutored blind tasting of eight different sparkling wines including some Champagnes and some of its best varieties. \u003cbr/\u003eAt the end of the evening, the guests will be asked if they can make an educated guess about the origin of the samples. \u003cbr/\u003eRidgeView's managing director and founder, Mike Roberts encourages guests to identify the subtle variations in colour, for instance, between pale straw and deeper gold, to appreciate the different amount of bubbles present in each sample and to try and pick out the different flavours, from bready to more citrusy fruit flavours.\u003cbr/\u003eBefore the final tasting, the guests are given a tour of the vineyard to explain why the conditions here on the Sussex Downs so favourable to the production of sparkling wine.\u003cbr/\u003eThe latitude is almost identical to that of the Champagne region in France as is the soil which is composed of natural limestone and chalk. \u003cbr/\u003eThe cooler climate, compared to southern regions where flat wine is produced, is essential to create the high acidity that sparkling wine requires.\u003cbr/\u003eThe winters in the South Downs are mild and the high hills to the south keep the micro-climate comparatively dry and positively hot in the summer.\u003cbr/\u003eIn recent years where the UK has experienced hotter summers, the climatic conditions have even surpassed that of Champagne where temperatures have almost been too high.\u003cbr/\u003eYet hotter summers are not necessarily good news. \u003cbr/\u003eRoberts says the best harvests are the result of a long growing season which allows the fruit to ripen on the plant. \u003cbr/\u003eBack at the tasting competition, the results have been read out and to the surprise of many guests, the highest scoring sparklers have been the English ones. \u003cbr/\u003eCommenting on the competition's results, Nicole Bradfield admits that her group of friends failed completely to identify the authentic champagnes.\u003cbr/\u003eHer friend, Anna Rowland is surprised that the champagnes didn't achieve the highest scores.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd Christian Grillaut, a commercial manager from France with a more experienced palate, has to admit that his two highest scoring samples came from England.  \u003cbr/\u003eEncouraged by their findings, most guests are eager to buy a bottle from the RidgeView cellar. 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