Growing wine in the UK has its weather challenges. But sometimes everything is perfect, and 2025 was one such year, an exceptional year for wine from England and Wales. Total production increased by 55% compared
The essay in four parts explores the history of gin up until 1985, its production, the revival in consumption over the past 30 years, and looks forward to how the market might develop over the
It’s always fun to find wines that challenge more established wine regions. Like for example Champagne. I tried this English sparkling wine blind at my sister’s and brother in law’s house. Obviously they wanted to
There is a lot of talk about English wine at the moment. Not least of the sparkling wine that makes headlines every other day. Either it is champagne houses that invest in English vineyards or
“Britagne” (*) is British bubble and not a French province misspelled There has been much media noise about the new sparkling wines from north of the Channel, grown on the English limestone and chalk soils
Apparently they have become pretty good at making wine in England these days. I haven’t had the opportunity to try any of the recent wines myself but if you are interested (I do hope you
Down with 6.5% in a year. In third place, after Australia and USA (i.e. California). Chased by Italy (+14.9%) and South Africa (+34.9%!). France and French wines do not have an easy time on the
In Australia they call it Geographical Indication, and the rulebook is no doubt thinner than in France. A new GI has just been created: New England Australia, some 200 miles north of Hunter Valley in
Growing wine in the UK has its weather challenges. But sometimes everything is perfect, and 2025 was one such year, an exceptional year for wine
The essay in four parts explores the history of gin up until 1985, its production, the revival in consumption over the past 30 years, and
It’s always fun to find wines that challenge more established wine regions. Like for example Champagne. I tried this English sparkling wine blind at my
There is a lot of talk about English wine at the moment. Not least of the sparkling wine that makes headlines every other day. Either
“Britagne” (*) is British bubble and not a French province misspelled There has been much media noise about the new sparkling wines from north of
Apparently they have become pretty good at making wine in England these days. I haven’t had the opportunity to try any of the recent wines
Down with 6.5% in a year. In third place, after Australia and USA (i.e. California). Chased by Italy (+14.9%) and South Africa (+34.9%!). France and
In Australia they call it Geographical Indication, and the rulebook is no doubt thinner than in France. A new GI has just been created: New
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