Re: Is this the start of a post-Brexit boom?
Originally Posted by
Percy Vere
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NO, no, no, please don't buy BRITISH wines. These are made from cheap imported grape juice. Buy ENGLISH wines which are made from grapes grown, fermented and bottled in England. We've been buying Camel Valley (Cornwall) white and rosé sparkling wines for a couple of years now and I can thoroughly recommend them.
Ahem.
"Henry started winemaking in Bordeaux and Oz, but in 2010 he and his wife returned to England and
planted a 6.2 hectare vineyard of Chardonnay and both Pinots in Marlow. It lies on a southfacing slope, with soils of chalk and flint. Ideal for vines, but punishing for the machinery! In 2013, they completed a winery too .."
That's from my first link, Percy.
Now I'm not saying that maybe there aren't instances where foreign grapes are used but even the Sainsbury's link I posted says "The grapes for this wine are grown in prime vineyard sites across Southern England.", and it is usually easy enough to check.
Wines are made across Britain you know, not just in England and hence "British".
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifest...obably-7993053
Even Scotland has tried the odd vineyard; global warming has led to grapes successfully growing further north here in the UK.
There's even a dedicated British vineyard website.
https://www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk/