Ridgeview was founded by Mike Roberts in 1994 and is dedicated to creating world class sparkling wines in the South Downs. Indeed, the soil is the exact same chalk/clay mix as found in Champagne and, with a similar climate, no wonder Mike can grow such great Chardonnay and Pinot grapes. Such has been his success that several big Champagne houses have made overtures to buy the property - but Mike is having none of it. He named this wine after an Englishman, Christopher Merret, who presented a paper to the Royal Society in London, documenting the process of making traditional-method sparkling wines - some 30 years before the Champenois discovered it!Delicate bubbles, fabulous flavour, this sparkler is delicious on its own or with canapés.