Chapel Down CEO: How we’re taking on French champagne

Tales of Silicon Valley by Anna Covell

Sep 4, 202622:43Technology

Is English sparkling wine outperforming Champagne to become a fast-growing sector in British business? Dominic O'Connell speaks to Chapel Down CEO James Pennefather. What was once viewed as a niche agricultural experimen...

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