Welcome to the new world of English and Welsh wines
Vineyards carpet the valley in neat rows, the sea just visible in the distance. I could be somewhere in southern Europe but as I trace the dotted green lines on my OS map, there are the very English-sounding names: Alfriston, Lullington, Litlington.
So no, not the Tuscan coast, but the South Downs, East Sussex, the heart of one of the most exciting wine regions in the world. Despite not planning to release a wine for another two years, the vineyard I’m gazing across, Rathfinny, is already an important part of what has been happening across southern England from Kent to Cornwall.
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