Ridgeview, a sparkling wine from southern England, is the best sparkling wine in the world over £10, according to the Decanter World Wine Awards.
The family-owned and run, Sussex-based winery, beat the likes of Taittinger and Charles Heidsieck with its Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs 2006 to win Decanter's International Trophy for Sparkling Wine Over £10.
More than 10,000 wines were entered into the competition, including more than 700 sparkling wines
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