Post by Owen on Jul 14, 2024 9:14:48 GMT
1 ~~~ The unsung hero of the wine world – a look into the rise of English vineyards
From tasting and tours to estate stays, England's south coast is thriving with wine hotspots
England's south coast has always offered an enticing prospect to the mainland European with a roving eye: green and fertile, with softly rolling hills and a kindly, if damp, climate.
The Romans crossed the Channel, despite believing that it teemed with monsters; a millennium later, William of Normandy and his army arrived, bearing bows and arrows – and barrels of wine, because a conquering army needs more than weapons.
There were a few vineyards in England already: in 1086, the Domesday Book included more than 40 of them.
But who knows what the wine tasted like? The Normans were probably right to bring their own.
www.cntraveller.com/article/rise-of-english-vineyards-south-coast?
28 June 2024
From tasting and tours to estate stays, England's south coast is thriving with wine hotspots
England's south coast has always offered an enticing prospect to the mainland European with a roving eye: green and fertile, with softly rolling hills and a kindly, if damp, climate.
The Romans crossed the Channel, despite believing that it teemed with monsters; a millennium later, William of Normandy and his army arrived, bearing bows and arrows – and barrels of wine, because a conquering army needs more than weapons.
There were a few vineyards in England already: in 1086, the Domesday Book included more than 40 of them.
But who knows what the wine tasted like? The Normans were probably right to bring their own.
www.cntraveller.com/article/rise-of-english-vineyards-south-coast?
28 June 2024