Brad Greatrix and his wife Cherrie Spriggs have been producing award winning sparkling wines for many years and recently Cherrie Spriggs, the head wine maker at Nyetimber, was announced the winner of the Sparkling Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge 2018 , which is the first time that the award has gone to a wine producer outside of the Champagne region.
Brad Greatrix is a lover of all things sparkling and, as he puts it, he is “passionate about producing exceptional wines from exceptional vineyards”. Brad and Cherrie first came across the English sparkling wines at Nyetimber by chance and they're pleased that they did. Brad recalls how They immediately knew there was something very special about this English sparkling wine. So, without hesitation, they sent an email to Nyetimber in the hope of getting a response. Thankfully they did and incredibly within two weeks they had their first day of work at Nyetimber.
Brad proudly states that they put ‘taste’ at the forefront of everything they do and that their English sparkling wines must be a true representation of what Nyetimber can achieve from their English sparkling wines. This led Brad and Cherrie to decide one year, rather painfully, not to produce any sparkling wines due to a poor harvest from appalling weather conditions.
This is another example of how they put the English sparkling wine's quality and reputation at the forefront of everything they do.
