Home Grown ; English Vineyards Have Flourished in Recent Years. Matthew Jukes Picks Ten of the Best
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Since 2002 I have seen a greater degree of ripeness and fruit quality in English wines. You can even buy pretty useful reds these days - something I must admit I didn't think would happen at all, let alone so quickly.
The one dark cloud hanging over the UK wine trade is courtesy of our beloved Chancellor - we have to pay the same duty rate per bottle to the Government as we do for wines made outside our shores. This equates to a good Pounds 2-Pounds 3 per bottle (including VAT). Mr Brown: give our small businesses a break and remove this penalty. I know that everyone would be delighted to raise a glass of English wine to this change of legislation. In the meantime, search out English wines on the shelves or, better still, visit a vineyard and see for yourself just how delicious they are.See the full content of this document
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Home Grown ; English Vineyards Have Flourished in Recent Years. Matthew Jukes Picks Ten of the Best
restaurant. Tours and lunch are available, and all sorts of combinations if you stay the night in their eight-room hotel. This is an historic estate and one with a solid reputation. The whites are the strong suit here and the 2004 Siegerrebe (Pounds 78 for 12 bottles) is a great deal.
20 years ago and it is thriving. With...See the full content of this document
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