In a warming world, English sparkling wine challenges French champagne
Briefly

"Not too long ago, if you asked a French bon vivant if they would like a nice glass of British bubbly, they may have laughed... Not anymore."
"Since the 1990s, the average temperature in Britain has risen by 1 degree Celsius... All 10 of the warmest years in the United Kingdom have occurred since 2003."
"A generation ago, Britain had no discernible wine industry. Today the growth is explosive. There are now more than 1,000 vineyards and 400 winemakers in the south of England."
"You couldn't even imagine growing these grapes in England before," said Tommy Grimshaw, head winemaker at Langham Wine Estate in Dorset.
Read at Washington Post
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