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<blockquote data-quote="Frank-the-Wool" data-source="post: 8050198" data-attributes="member: 699"><p>Kent and parts of Sussex were always known as the "Garden of England".</p><p>However this is changing significantly as a thousands of acres of Vines continue to be planted. Very few of these are yet to produce any quantity of wine and what there is tends to be massively over priced.</p><p></p><p>Some English Sparkling wine is now better than Champagne, however when you can buy Champagne in the supermarkets for around £15.00 a bottle and the cheapest drinkable English at £22.49.</p><p>Champagne still has the better brand recognition and is controlled by the French growers to ensure consistent quality which is lacking in English sparkling.</p><p></p><p>Most of the Vineyards are owned by wealthy individuals who are content to throw money at this. With set up costs of many tens of thousands an acre and 3/4 years before you can pick any grapes of commercial quantities and another 2 or 3 years before you have a sparling wine. this is not for the faint hearted. </p><p>Still wines from Chile are now of a very high quality and priced at well under a tenner.</p><p></p><p>Will the Vineyards go the same way as the Hop Gardens?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank-the-Wool, post: 8050198, member: 699"] Kent and parts of Sussex were always known as the "Garden of England". However this is changing significantly as a thousands of acres of Vines continue to be planted. Very few of these are yet to produce any quantity of wine and what there is tends to be massively over priced. Some English Sparkling wine is now better than Champagne, however when you can buy Champagne in the supermarkets for around £15.00 a bottle and the cheapest drinkable English at £22.49. Champagne still has the better brand recognition and is controlled by the French growers to ensure consistent quality which is lacking in English sparkling. Most of the Vineyards are owned by wealthy individuals who are content to throw money at this. With set up costs of many tens of thousands an acre and 3/4 years before you can pick any grapes of commercial quantities and another 2 or 3 years before you have a sparling wine. this is not for the faint hearted. Still wines from Chile are now of a very high quality and priced at well under a tenner. Will the Vineyards go the same way as the Hop Gardens? [/QUOTE]
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