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Hailed as England’s most exclusive pink fizz
Made from traditional Champagne grapes, it has every care lavished upon it. Fine raspberry and strawberry flavours linger on the refreshing palate – try it with delicately smoked salmon.
In the late 1990s Richard Balfour-Lynn discovered that the 400-acre estate surrounding his family home in Staplehurst, Kent was for sale at auction.
He attended out of curiosity and ended up placing the winning bid on the derelict land.
Never one to shy from a challenge, Richard made it his ambition to take on the French at producing world class Champagne style sparkling wines using traditional methods and grape varieties.
Today winemakers Owen Elias and Victoria Ash are working alongside the Turner family to get the best out of every vintage.
Owen and Victoria have different winemaking backgrounds and ideas and together bring a wonderful balance of tradition and innovation to winemaking at Hush Heath Estate.
Every spring, in anticipation of the spring frost, the Turners place large paraffin wax candles in the vineyards.
During this period the Turners move in to their converted 1960s American war truck that they park next to the vineyards so that they are close by in case of emergency (Steph is an ex-motorcycle racer and there's little he doesn't know about motors!)
The weather station in the vineyards will send an alarm to the Turners if the temperature drops too low.
When this happens, the family will be woken from sleep and hurry out to the vines to light the candles.
This raises surrounding temperatures by a degree or two. The sight of the candles among the vines is beautiful and the practice saves vines every year.
Hush Heath Estate is a family owned and operated business producing a range of wines, both still and sparkling.
Each is given a family name, Balfour or one of Richard's children; Skye, Nannette, and Jake.
