Despite her advanced age, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, proved that she is still able to amaze. A few days ago it became known that a collection of sparkling wines from the Queen came on sale, and it was sold out in a matter of minutes.
3 thousand bottles Windsor Great Park
In order to make Her Majesty fans aware of the sale of wine, a month before the sale on television and the Internet showed an advertisement in which Elizabeth II participated. Roller, as modern consumers are used to, was not, but there was a picture of the queen who drinks wine, and a story about what will be sold.
The first batch of sparkling wine was christened Windsor Great Park, and in stores it appeared in the amount of 3000 pieces. Nobody expected that this drink would cause such an unprecedented boom, because according to information that came from the stores, the wine was sold out a little less than half an hour.
A correspondent of a foreign publication managed to talk with a man who managed to buy wine from Elizabeth II and that's what he said:
"I was waiting for this moment! To say that I am a great connoisseur of wine, I can not, just for me this purchase is a unique symbol of our country, which is strong in many respects, and now also in wine. I'm very glad that I managed to buy a bottle of Windsor Great Park! ".
By the way, for those who did not have time to buy this drink, the organizers of sales offer not to be upset, but to leave an application for the purchase of a copy from the next installment on the site laithwaites.co.uk. It will go on sale in the fall of 2017, but the price will be higher - 35 pounds for one unit.
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Vineyard of Windsor Great Park
On the grounds of Windsor Park with a total area of 16 hectares in 2011, 16,000 vine bushes were planted. There you can find 3 varieties: "Chardonnay", "Pinot Lesser" and "Pinot Noir". It was from these varieties that wine was made, which after fermentation for several years lay in the cellars. Here's how the producer tells about this drink:
"The buyer of Windsor Great Park will receive pale golden wine, with notes of apricot and citrus. Small bubbles open with a bright lemon flavor and aroma of apricot kernel. "