Welsh Wine
Wine grown in Britain is generally either English wine or Welsh
wine. Welsh vineyards have struggled with a very cold climate,
but in recent years the English and Welsh wine makers efforts
have been aided by warmer British summers and with the advent
of global warming more Welsh vineyards are appearing yearly.
The United Kingdom as a whole is a major wine drinking country
and with 99% of wine still imported, Welsh winemakers see a
huge opportunity to increase their market share significantly.
The quality of Welsh wine is certainly improving.
When last counted, approx 17 vineyards in were producing wine
in Wales and it is important to note that when it comes to wine
quality Wales can compete with the best.
There are also a few wine makers in Wales focussed upon good
fruit wines, such as blackberry and raspberry to name just a
couple. I have tried some of thses "wines" so to speak,
and have been very impressed. The quality and taste of a blackberry
I tried was more like a very good fortified wine and it just
goes to show that a great wine doesn't necessarily require a
great grape.
It is going to be interestinmg watching the steady growth of
Welsh wine. I predict that over the next fifty or so years Wales
are going to build a reputation for producing truly excellent
wines of the highest quality. Wines with rich flavours for expensive
tastes.
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