What’s happened?
England’s winemakers are reporting that this autumn’s grape harvest is set to be their biggest ever, due to favourable weather conditions and ongoing investment in expanding the size of their vineyards. Last year’s unusually hot growing season meant vines emerged from winter in a healthy condition, and they then also benefited from good weather earlier this year during the flowering period between April and June. In addition, this year’s relatively wet summer helped vines stay healthy, followed by a warm September to help ripen the grapes. As a result, big English wineries such as Chapel Down, Nyetimber
