Nyetimber named wine of Cowes Week

Sussex-based producer Nyetimber has been named as the official sparkling wine of Cowes Week.

The annual sailing competition takes place off the Isle of Wight and the dates for this year’s event are 8-15 August.

Nyetimber will be the pouring wine at events such as the Afternoon Tea on Cowes Parade for ladies Day on 11 August and the Cowes Week Cocktail Party at the Royal Yacht Squadron.

In addition, Nyetimber will be brining its converted 1968 Routemaster “bubble bus” bar to the event.

The mint green machine has already made appearances at the Henley Royal Regatta and is scheduled to appear at numerous other summer events in the run-up to and after Cowes Week.

It will be serving Nyetimber’s Classic Cuvée, Rosé and Blanc de Blancs.

Kate Johnson, commercial & marketing director for Cowes Week, said: “Throughout the regatta there is always much cause for celebration. Whether or not you’re a winner, there’s a strong sense of teamwork and achievement after a day’s racing out on the water and we’re thrilled that we have the perfect partner to help Cowes Week participants and visitors celebrate their own personal Cowes Week triumphs in quintessential British style”.

Nyetimber’s owner and chief executive, Eric Heerema, added: “We are delighted to be an official sponsor of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. It’s wonderfully fitting that England’s finest sparkling wine will be served at this very British event with such a rich and established history.

“We look forward to welcoming guests aboard our beautiful bus ‘The Nyetimber’ and treating them to some of the very best hospitality that Cowes Week has to offer”.