Make sure your local pub or restaurant knows that English wine week runs from 28 May to 5 June - if not, there’s still time for them to get an order in.
Almost half of total UK production is intended for sparkling wine and its share is increasing year on year as English sparkling wines pick up more international awards.
At more than 4m bottles, UK wine production from the 2010 harvest was a record, breaking the previous 3.5m bottle record by a good margin.
Productive vineyard area has grown by almost 75% to more than 1323ha in the past five years, says English Wine Producers, with further areas planted but not yet in production.
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