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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sophia Longhi

The best UK vineyards to visit this summer – and what to drink at them

People picking grapes at Tillingham winery on the 6th October 2022 in Rye in East Sussex, UK.
On cloud wine: it’s time to discover England’s best bottles, including those from Tillingham winery (pictured). Photograph: SMPNEWS/Alamy

English wine is flourishing: a combination of a warming climate and favourable tax breaks for investors is leading to a boom in vineyards. It’s winning awards and attracting wine producers from the US and France who are buying up land, while English supermarket bubbly is becoming more affordable.

There’s a range of English and Welsh wine out there, from brioche-scented bubbly to zesty whites and even juicy, berry-fuelled reds. It’s also becoming more widely available, and most of us will have no problem picking up a bottle from the supermarket, a local indie wine merchant or online.

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