UK

Question 1

how much % of all the production in the Uk is sparkling?

Answer 1

almost 70%

Question 2

What climate is there in the UK?

Answer 2

Cool, climate.
Difficult to grow wine, a constant risk for rain and frost around the budbreaking. But can vary a lot around the harvest.

Question 3

Which grapes are grown in the UK?

Answer 3

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Meunier
Bacchus
Ortega
Seyval Blanc
Reichensteiner

Question 4

What’s Bacchus for grape?

Answer 4

A crossing between Riesling, Silvaner and Muller Thurgau
It’s an aromatic grape variety but with low acidity, so mostly used for blends

Question 5

What’s Ortega for grape?

Answer 5

A crossning between Muller Thurgau and Siegerrebe
It’s an early-ripening variety, peachy in style, mostly used for sweet wine

Question 6

What’s Seyval Blanc for grape?

Answer 6

A french hybrid, lean minerally white grape
Ofter late-harvested or made into Eiswein.

Question 7

What’s Reichensteiner for grape?

Answer 7

the fifth most planed.
Hig acidity

Question 8

Which 5 regions are the most important?

Answer 8

Kent
Sussex (west and east)
Hampshire
Surrey
West anglia

Question 9

Name two big producers?

Answer 9

Chapel Down: use grapes from own vineyards but also buy from other.
Nyetimber: Sparkling pionieer. Have vineyards all over and have the biggest area of own vineyard.