Commonwood Sparkling, Shropshire, England Joiseph To top it off Stanley

To top it off Stanley went to interview Arianna Occhipinti whose wines I fell head over heals with back when I first tasted them on a visit to Sicily in 2016

Sulphate free

hence the name

This wine is a blend of the many different native varieties

Variety / Blend - Barbera

Commonwood Sparkling, Shropshire, England Joiseph To top it off StanleyThe local hero! Commonwood vineyard is situated just a few miles north of Shrewsbury, in a very quiet, rural area west of Wem. At around a hectare of vines, it is tiny but unusually for a vineyard of this size, especially in the UK, all the still wine is made in a small winery (big shed!) on site. It was planted by Corinne and Alan Goddard in 2002 3 who purchased some land next to their house from a retiring farmer and inspired by a recent trip round