English and Welsh Wine By Liz Robson RGN RM ADM MTD CertAEd MSc FHEA Director of Rothley Wine Ltd Part time Midwifery Lecturer What is wine Wine is composed of water alcohol ABV as ID: 772119
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English and Welsh Wine By Liz Robson RGN RM ADM MTD Cert(A)Ed MSc FHEADirector of Rothley Wine Ltd Part time Midwifery Lecturer
What is wine? Wine is composed of: - water - alcohol (ABV as %) - 2% esthers, ethanol, tannin, sulphites, phenols, glyerol, acids, 60 trace elements, etc Basically fermented grape juice 10,000 worldwide grape varieties (vinis vinifera – literally wine grape or noble grape)The term “wine” can only be applied to alcoholic drink made from 100% grapes. If there is a suffix wine has a quasi status e.g. Blackberry wine
And a cool climate? Warm climate produces robust wines with high alcoholCool Climate produces subtle flavours with low alcohol. UK, N. Europe & Canada produce Cool Climate WinesUK wine region has doubled over the past 7 years, 2,000 hectares planted.Sparkling wine production up by 150% over 5 years
UK Wine or British Wine Prefix “British” circumvented regulation about wine being made from 100% grapes in the post war period“British wine” is made from international fruit concentrate, and some companies have a voluntary code to include 30% grape juice. The British part is the water diluting the concentrate. States “Made wine” on the label.
English & Welsh Wine Grapes have to be wholly grown in the UKWine has to be made and bottled in E or WWine should be made from 100% grapesVineyards registered with and strictly regulated by Wine Standards (FERA)Pay excise duty and VAT
Excise Duty Still cider/perry <8.5% £0.40 per litreSparkling cider/perry £2.65 per litreStill wine <15% £2.74 per litre Sparkling wine <15% £ 3.50 per litreVAT is charged on the excise duty!!!4% agricultural rate or 20% commercial rate
470 vineyards members 2 in Scotland (+ 2 non members)10 in WalesPossibly 1 still in Belfast?Remainder (460+) in England – exact number not known (DEFRA will not release figures)
Established Names in UK vineyards Chapel DownHambledonNyetimberDenbiesCamel ValleyRidge View Stanlake ParkGusbourneBookersNetherland Three Choirs Rathfinny - emerging super vineyard
How much? Ian Kellet (investment banker of Hambledon) estimates cost to set up a vineyard is at least: £125,000 a hectare (£50,000 an acre) Takes > 3 yr of production to break evenNot possible to make cheap E&W wine!
Where is E&W wine sold? Waitrose main supermarket selling English wine; reports 177% increase in sales.M&S most recent supermarket. Harvey Nicholls launching own label with Denbies.Specialist shops & farmers marketsDirect from the vineyards6.3million bottles sparkling/still wine in 2014 Ratio of 2/3 sparkling 1/3 still English sparkling accounts for 1.5% of the UK sparkling wine market
Christopher Merrett 1662
What about champagne? The English invented method champenoise, NOT Dom Pérignon! Christopher Merrett to Royal Society 1662. Our glass bottles were of better/thicker quality than the French.Cheap sparkling wine injects CO2 gas into tanks and bottles it. Coarser bubbles. Short time on yeast. Prosecco is a current example. Supermarket sales of cheap bubbly very high at moment (Aldi & Lidl)
English Sparkling Wine Made by traditional method (champenoise)UKVA patron, The Duchess of Cornwall, is championing need for a name to accompany champage, cava, prosecco etc.Suggestions so far:BretagneMerrett Bubbleigh
Leicestershire Vineyards Chevelswarde (Lutterworth, 1st organic in UK)Grace Dieu (up in flames, according to press)Manor Farm (Botcheston, hobbiest) Walton Brook (Walton on Wolds, started 2008)Kingfishers’ Pool (Rothley, started 2008) Neighbouring counties: Eglantine (Costock, Notts )Welland Valley (Mkt Harborough, Northants)
Kingfishers’ Pool Vineyard
Why Rothley Paraphrase Chris Bonnington............ “because its there!”Rich minerality of Charnwood Forest5 acre sheltered site on south facing slopeWe live hereStarted as a hobby Rothley is well known for its Saxon cross, and ...
Fish’n’chips
Templar Chapel In grounds of Rothley Court Hotel (formally Rothley Temple belonging to the Knights Templar) Hotel is a good place for tea/meal with visit to the chapelNext door to the vineyard!
Great Central Railway Station Steam railway line from Loughborough featured on the film Buster and later on Top Gear.
Model Railway
Steam railway crosses Swithland reservoir well known for bird watching
Bradgate Deer ParkHome of 9 day Queen - Lady Jane Grey
North’s Delicatessen Rothley Wine sold here Famed for patesserie
And now.......The Vineyard First vines planted in 2008 as a hobby1 hectare under vine by 20153 more rows still to plant
Grape Varieties White Wine Grapes: Madeleine Angevine, Siegerrebe, Orion, Solaris, Red wine grapes: Rondo, Regent, Pinot Precose Experimental vines Mainly white & rose wines, both still and sparkling
Harvest by Volunteers
Still wines made in own winery
Spent pension Lump sum on equipment
Volunteer’s get their feet wet!
A hobby that got out of control
Became Commercial in 2014
Rothley Wines White sparklingPink sparklingStill wines on War of the Roses themeKing Richard (white)Battle Royal (rosé)King Henry (red)Elderflower (fruit wine)
Named for local History
Trial Event on the Terrace
Open for groups as soon as the disabled toilet extension is finished!
Thank you from Liz Robson