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1、EnglishWinesEnglandisfamousforitswidevarietiesofbeersandales,butdidyouknowthatEnglishwinesarealsoverygood?Yes,it'strue.Andbelieveitornot,insomeplaces,EnglishwinesalesaresurpassingFrench.ThereisanincreasingdemandforEnglishwines,andthevineyardsareexpandingtomeetthis
2、need.ButbeforeyoulookforEnglishwines,youneedtobeawareoflabelconfusion.Winelabelsmustspecificallysay"English"onthem.Thesearethewinesinwhichthegrapeshavebeengrown,andthewineproducedinEngland.But"British"winescanbemadefromimportedgrapes(arrivinginjuiceform),andonlyfe
3、rmentedandbottledinBritain.Theyaregenerallyverypoorinquality.NinetypercentofEnglishwineproductioniswhitewines.Ofthese,sixareEU(EuropeanUnion)recommendedvarieties,twelveareauthorized,andeighteenareprovisionallyauthorized.ThesixthatareEUauthorizedare:Muller-Thurgau(
4、Rivaner),Reichensteiner,Huxelrebe,SayvalBlanc,Schonburger,andMadelineAngevine7672.RedwinesarenotascommonbecausetheEnglishclimateisnotwell-suitedtothosetypesofgrapes.WhatEnglishvineyardsareabletoproduce,however,isgoodquality.Inrecentyears,sparklingwineshaveevenbeen
5、produced,someofwhichhavesurpassedFrenchchampagneinblindtastetests.InEnglandandWales,thereareapproximatelyfourhundredvineyards.Mostofthemareinthesouth,sincethatclimateisbettersuitedtograpegrowing.Themajorityofthemareverysmall-fiveacresorless-butthereareafewwithtwen
6、ty-fivetofiftyacres.Globalwarmingishavingapositiveeffectonthevineyards,allowingforawidervarietyofgrapestobegrown,andgivinghopethatvineyardscanspreadnorthward.IfyouwouldliketosamplesomeofEngland'sgreatwines,youcangototheannualEnglishWineFestival.It'sagoodopportunit
7、ytocheckoutwhattheparticipatingvintnersaredoing,andthereisgoodfoodandentertainmentprovided.Thisyear,itwillbelocatedattheEnglishWineCentre,Alfriston,EastSussexonSeptember2&3.Barringthat,manyEnglishgrocerystorescarryEnglishwines,butmass-producedones,whilestillgood,m
8、aybelowerquality.ToensurethebestEnglishwineexperience,youshouldbuydirectlyfromthevintner.
