#7 - 2019 The Trouble with Dreams, Sugrue South Downs with Dermot Sugrue

12/03/2025 27 min
#7 - 2019 The Trouble with Dreams, Sugrue South Downs with Dermot Sugrue

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Episode Synopsis

Dermot Sugrue is the winemaker and owner of Sugrue South Downs based in West Sussex in the South of England. With over twenty years of experience making wine in England, Dermot has seen the growth and change in the industry, which gives him a deep perspective on this fascinating part of the wine world. We asked him about the details behind his preference to avoid malolactic conversion, the principles behind blending base wines for sparkling and the practical side of battling with nature in England. 'The Trouble with Dreams' is a flagship wine for his winery and an energetic style of Chardonnay-dominant English Sparkling wine.

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