{"title":"Ark Wines","description":"\u003cp\u003eArk Wines is a small-batch, family-run vineyard and winery based at Mount Farm in the Stour Valley, Suffolk - and they're doing things quite differently from most English wine producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArk focuses on still wines rather than the sparkling wines that dominate the English wine scene, experimenting with unusual grape varieties and innovative winemaking techniques including the Italian Passito method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfiltered, unfined, and made entirely on site using solar-powered facilities - this is English wine with real character and genuine independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"riesling-pet-nat-2023-75cl-ark-wines","title":"Riesling Pet Nat 2023 75cl | Ark Wines","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSol Riesling Pet Nat 2023 | Ark Wines @ Mount Farm Vineyards\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively, naturally sparkling Riesling from one of Suffolk's most exciting small producers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePet Nat - short for pétillant naturel - is about as natural as sparkling wine gets. 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