Traditionally seen as struggling with an unhelpfully cold climate, the English and Welsh wine industry has been helped by the warmer British summers over recent years and it is speculated that climate change may encourage major growth in the future. The UK is a major consumer, but only a very minor producer of wine, with English and Welsh wine sales combined accounting for just 1% of the domestic market.
In recent years, English sparkling wine has started to emerge as the UK wine style receiving the most attention. Theale Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay 2003 beat off stiff competition from fine Champagnes and top sparkling wines to make it into the world's Top Ten Sparkling Wine at the world's only dedicated sparkling wine competition, French-based Effervescents du Monde (sparkling wines of the world) 2007.
Then, this research will be focus on 3 main wineries in the United Kingdom. There are Three Choirs at Newent, Cahpel Down at Kent, Denbies Wine Estate at Surrey.
I would love to taste UK wine but I have no idea where to visit, I would like to travel in some place which is not far from London that I can make in one day. Please give me information.
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wow it's very nice blog. i'm the one who a bit confusing with chosen a bottle of wine but now i understand clearly. ^_^
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