Vagabond Urban Winery, Pét Not, England 2019

'We don't want to compete with traditional-method English sparklings, but the natural acidity in English grapes gives us a great opportunity to make these fun, more accessible-type fizzes,' says winemaker Gavin Monery, who likes to think of this as a 'non-disgorged, traditional-fermented sparkling', hence its name of 'Pét-Not'. By its name, Pinot Précoce (aka Frühburgunder) is an early-ripening grape, perfect for this style of wine – this vintage coming from vineyards in Oxfordshire, Essex and Surrey. It's fermented bone fry, chaptalised in tank then bottled in February after the second fermentation starts, meaning there is less lees left in bottle than a true pét-nat, so the wine is clearer. Fast, furious bubbles, quite yeasty and fresh, with a dry, crisp character but not much fruit definition apart from a whisper of red apples and cherry. 5,000 bottles made.