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Could English wine really become a major player on the world stage?
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telegraph.co.ukInspired by Champagne, in 1988 the Mosses planted chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier instead of the German varieties that were, at the time, being used by most English winemakers.
Then they set about making wines that were sparkling, sleek and toasty instead of ones that tasted of hedgerows. Climate change was just kicking in, the grapes ripened, the wines won awards, others followed their lead and a nation looked up and said, ‘Hang on, these wines actually taste pretty good.’In a very short time, we’ve become almost blasé about the rise of English and Welsh wine.
It no longer feels novel to pop out to a local vineyard to do the nature trail of a bank holiday, or surprising to learn that an airline is serving English sparkling in.
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