‘Warmer wines’ could be cultivated in UK
The UK could soon provide conditions that would mean producers could harvest grapes for cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines, one scientist has said.
However, Professor Richard Selley from Imperial College London suggested in his new book that by 2080 the south-east will no longer produce wine at all due to rising temperatures.
Germanic grape varieties may only be able to survive in the coldest parts of the UK, while vine growers in Yorkshire and Lancashire could possibly cultivate grapes for cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines – currently grown in warmer climates, he said.
“Grapes that currently thrive in the south-east of England could become limited to the cooler slopes of Snowdonia and the Peak District,” Professor Selley remarked.
Sultanas and raisins – presently grown in Africa and the Middle East – might be harvested in the south-east of England instead of grapes, he added.
The Best Sommelier of Europe title from the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale was recently handed to Isa Bal from Heston Blumenthal’s Berkshire restaurant the Fat Duck.
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