Gardyner - English Wine
The United Kingdom 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. Traditionally seen as struggling with an unhelpfully cold climate, the English and Welsh wine industry has been helped by warmer summers and global warming may encourage growth in the future. English sparkling wine has also started to emerge.
The limestone soils (technically chalk) of Sussex, Kent and other portions of southern England are suitable for growing the grapes used to produce sparkling wine, and particularly on south-facing slopes. At the last official count, the Wine Standards Board reported that there were just over 450 vineyards producing wine throughout England. 1
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