How near is your nearest vineyard?

[gintonic]

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British wine industry increased plantings by 74% over the past five years - Decanter

British wine: Soaring demand for English and Welsh wine has inspired producers to increase the total land under vine by 74% over the past five years.

www.decanter.com

 

[Seeker_UK]

13 miles for me - New Lodge Vineyard, Earls Barton.

New Lodge Vineyard – The home of Earls Baron Northamptonshire Wine

newlodgevineyard.co.uk

 

[MVV]

Hard to believe, but a neighbour works there. It’s on the southern slopes of Skiddaw!

 

[Nick_G]

Wow! I had no idea there were so many wineries here. I’d have guessed about half a dozen. Is our climate really ok for grapes? I’d have thought the rainfall and lack of sunshine would have made it difficult. Maybe it’s all down to temperature though.
So, are these wines good? Are they cheaper than EU equivalent stuff? And can you rock up and get a 56 litre demijohn filled up on the cheap?
I’d rather see some Trappist monks brewing Trippel from an 800 year old recipe next door to me though.

Well, judging from the blurb on the Coates & Seely website, it would appear the wines are pretty good:

Our Story

Visit the post for more.

coatesandseely.com

 

[chartz]

So, what does English wine taste like?
I am curious (and open-minded).
I’m having cheap and cheerful Côtes du Rhône 2017 from Guigal right now.

 

[antinchip]

Woodchester Valley Vineyard, Tetbury (referred to above) - 10.3 miles - never been or sampled.
Bow in the Cloud Vineyard, Malmesbury https://www.bowinthecloud.co.uk/ - 7.6 miles - never been or sampled.

Going off topic - Flying Monk Brewery, Hullavington https://flyingmonkbrewery.com/ - 4.2 miles - a frequent haunt, regularly sampled!

 

[PsB]

I can probably see a dozen different vineyards from the terrace here, although it’s hard to tell who owns which vines at a distance as plots are all a bit mixed up and are not necessarily near the winery. The nearest is 1 km away, the furthest maybe 6 or 7 km. There are more hiding behind the local hills - our commune has more than 30 different wine growers. It’s the main crop in the area, far ahead of olives and other vegetables. The wine we just had at lunch with the Sunday chicken was grown 5km away by the local coopérative. Allegedly.

No malt, no hops, can’t have it all.

 

[gintonic]

terrace here,

where is here?

 

[wacko]

So, what does English wine taste like?
I am curious (and open-minded).
I’m having cheap and cheerful Côtes du Rhône 2017 from Guigal right now.

The bubbly is as good as many French bubbly.
I haven't had much still but I believe it is pretty good and improving, particularly white of course.
Global warming is definitely helping English wine more than French.

 

[PsB]

where is here?

Provence

 

[Yank]

8.6 miles

 

[Suffolk Tony]

Hard to believe, but a neighbour works there. It’s on the southern slopes of Skiddaw!

Four miles north as the crow flies from where I am now.

 

[chartz]

The bubbly is as good as many French bubbly.
I haven't had much still but I believe it is pretty good and improving, particularly white of course.
Global warming is definitely helping English wine more than French.

Ok, when I’m in England I’ll definitely try some English crémant then.
Tesco or M&S?

 

[Tony Lockhart]

Ok, when I’m in England I’ll definitely try some English crémant then.
Tesco or M&S?

Waitrose darling.

 

[PhilofCas]

Less than 5 mile away, in Swillington, Leeds.

Leventhorpe Vineyard

 

[wacko]

Ok, when I’m in England I’ll definitely try some English crémant then.
Tesco or M&S?

You could start with:
Black Chalk
Exton Park
Gusbourne
Nyetimber

 

[Somafunk]

I live in Scotland so does bramble wine count?

 

[foxwelljsly]

Many acres of vines have recently been planted 4 miles from here, along the south face of the North Downs in Kent. We are looking forward to our first bottle of Chateau Maidstone.

 

[canonman]

Around 2 miles away in Windsor Great Park. Specialise in sparkling wine.

 

[RJohan]

Around 2 miles away in Windsor Great Park. Specialise in sparkling wine.

Yeah. You Brits basically invented it.