Last night, John and I were discussing the fact that it is so difficult to buy English wines even if you want to. Our local Waitrose stocks five wines – all from Chapel Down’s vineyard in Tenterden. We have not been able to find any at Sainsbury’s, Tescos or ASDA, and we’ve been struggling to [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Be Green – Buy English!
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English Wines, wine retailers on July 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A Taste of England
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English Wines, grapes, John Atkins on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been more than 50 years since the first commercial harvest of English wine, and sales are now at an all time high. There has been an intense media interest, especially following the event in which an English sparkling wine beat over 55 other countries to the title of Best Sparkling White Wine in the [...]
English Wine vs British Wine
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, Wine Terminology, tagged British Wine, English wine on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
English wine is wine produced in England or Wales from grapes cultivated in England or Wales. British wine is wine made in Britain from reconstituted grape concentrate. Basically tankfuls of cheap grapejuice from cheap suppliers around the world. British wine is the ultimate plonk whereas English wine ranges from not so good to award-winning excellence.
Viticulture, viticulturist, viticultural
Posted in Wine Terminology, tagged John Atkins, Wine Terminology on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Viticulture is the name of the science that studies grapes and their culture. It is also a word for the cultivation of grapes and grapevines. It is derived form the Latin word for vine – vitis.
A viticulturalist is someone who cultivates grapes and grapevines, and viticultural is the adjective to describe something related to the [...]
Let the Tasting Begin!
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged John Atkins, wine tasting on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not a wine connoisseur, but I know what I like. We have decided to taste English wines and write about them here and I would like to challenge you to try the same wines and give us your comments about them. Don’t expect fancy words and posh metaphors, I prefer to keep it [...]
A Novice Says Hello…
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English Vineyards, English wine, wine tasting on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
*Tentatively stepping inside our new Wine Cellar and liking what I see*
When I met John, I must admit I had no idea that you could produce wines in England. I’d heard the expression “British wine” and I thought it was a way of saying that a wine was particularly bad. One night he surprised me [...]
English Wines Can Outclass Champagne
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English Vineyards, English wine, John Atkins on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that there are more than 400 vineyards in England and that some English sparkling wines can compete with, and even outclass, champagne?
In last year’s International Wine Challenge, English wines won no less than 21 medals. The judges said that English wine, and sparkling wine in particular, had performed particularly strongly. Tim Atkin, [...]
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