Country Wines from Last Year.

[Tramps Vest]

Burk (apologies for using your name in vain) but yes, totally snoozed through that 25 posts! I am that Berk!
I will blame it on being a snoozing Newbe.

 

[Boatbrewer]

The elder and blackberry is comming along well. The Hedgerow port is, 'OMG thats good!' and the wine I made from the port pulp is probably the best free fruit wine I have ever made.

The all seem to be maturing quicker than usual and I think that is due to there being more plump juicy berries last year. So we got more juice and less skin in every pound.

 

[Tramps Vest]

Climate Change?

 

[oldbloke]

Impossible to tell - what's a blip and what's a trend? We'll only know many decades down the line.

 

[tonyhibbett]

More useful to look back, particularly at at wine vintages and climate creep. Southern England now has the climate that southwest France had 50 years ago, I am told. Does this mean we can produce cabernet sauvignon? I can confirm that this is true. Reports suggest that this year will be a record hot summer. I've had 3 comfortable barbeques already and my grapevines buds are bursting well ahead of schedule.

 

[Tramps Vest]

Half Penny Green vineyard is based in Shropshire and they are turning out some exceptionally good wines. I think I am correct in saying they were awarded a gold award at an international wine show recently.
They did a wine called Black Country Gold which was superb, whilst I am not sure if they still make it.
I doubt if they could of done these some years ago, but climate must have had a large effect for them, for the better.