English Wines an overview with Stephen Skelton MW (Ep.1)

Great Britain is a premium wine-producing region, with around 650 vineyards in England and Wales covering some 2,750 hectares and producing sparkling and still wines. English and Welsh's wines have won many prestigious awards recently and Stephen Skelton is one of the leading authorities on the wines of the UK who has been working in those vineyards for over 30 years! The wines of Great Britain is a comprehensive survey of the history of UK wines, as well as of the current state of the wine industry and its future prospects.The wines of Great Britain then takes us on a tour of contemporary viticulture and winemaking, examining trends in plantings and vineyard layout, varieties, rootstocks and clones, vineyard sizes, modern wineries and styles of wine. We start off by discussing how has the English wine scene has changed since Stephen planted his first vineyards in the 70s, what are the risks of planting vineyards in England.Why was 2003 a turning point for the English Wines and since then the belief that England could be making world-class wines?Lastly Chalk or Not Chalk? odes it actually matters? Why You have listened to The Looking into wine Podcast with Stephen Skelton Master of wine, The next episode will be with Vineyard Manager @ Hambledon Vineyard discussing viticulture in at Hambledon the oldest commercial winery in the UK in Hampshire.If you enjoyed this episode please consider subscribing and leave a review!