Wines of Britain and Ireland

by Skelton, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781840008036
• ISBN10: 1840008032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Octopus Pub Group

Summary

Over recent decades winemaking in Ireland and the United Kingdom has come a long way. No longer viewed as an eccentric hobby of the few, it has become a valuable industry producing wines of the highest quality. These wines are provoking renewed interest and optimism, and the vineyards, once seen as curiosities, are now considered seriously world class. Stephen Skelton -- an award-winning winegrower and winemaker, and a well-respected wine writer -- acknowledges these developments in this long-awaited book, which explores the winemaking of England, Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands. He provides a definitive viticultural history of Britain -- from its pre-Roman beginnings to the robust optimism it enjoys today. There are full descriptions of all the vine varieties grown, together with explanations of the viticultural techniques and the winemaking processes being developed to suit Britain's unique conditions. The book's core feature is a comprehensive, region by region guide to more than 250 vineyards, with full details of location, owner and growers, winemakers, grape varieties, wine sales and opening times. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Viticulture in the British Isles before the Revival--pre-Roman to 1939	p. 1
The Revival, 1939-1951	p. 27
Commercial Viticulture, 1951-2001	p. 66
English Vineyards Association and the United Kingdom Vineyards Association	p. 87
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	p. 92
Viticulture and Vinification	p. 104
Vine Varieties	p. 118
Vine Variety Descriptions A-Z	p. 148
Vineyards by Region	p. 185
East Anglia: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex	p. 185
South East: Surrey, Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex	p. 229
South: Wiltshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Channel Isles	p. 326
South West: Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, South Wales, Republic of Ireland	p. 362
Central: Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, London	p. 437
Appendices
UKVA English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition	p. 485
International Wine and Spirit Competition Trophy	p. 493
Vineyard websites	p. 495
Rootstocks	p. 497
Glossary	p. 499
Bibliography	p. 511
List of Vineyards	p. 514
Index	p. 517
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