Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to stand up for the wines that are produced from the award winning vineyards along the south coast of England which (I understand) has a very suitable climate for viniculture. There are some very good voneyards quite close to home, and if the LUG ever wants me to investigate I am happy to take the expenses paid trip! ;>) Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS +44 (0)23 8046 3076 (Office) +44 (0)797 287 7932 (Mobile) Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.stockuk.blogspot.com On 7 Apr 2010, at 22:52, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Nathan writes: > "It is increasingly accepted in wine circles that English wine has made > huge > strides in recent years and will continue to do so. Right now it is mostly > a > low-quantity, good-quality business but as the effects of global warming > kick in the quantity will go up to. In fact, some winemakers in Bordeaux > (where d'Yquem is located, BTW) are now buying land in northern France and > southern England because they anticipate that in 30-40 years their current > vineyards in the south will have turned into desert.' > > The idea that the UK has a cool temperature is, I suspect, a geomyth. We > lived on the island of Anglesley, in North Wales, for over two years. The > island is on the Irish Sea just across from Dublin. In the time that we > lived there it snowed just once and that was a dusting that would be > laughed > at by any New Englander or German. Despite the popularity of "The Christmas > Carol" it has not snowed in England over Christmas for the last 50 years. > Indeed we had palm trees growing in our back yard. Not stately royal palms > to be sure, but palm trees nevertheless. With little coconuts growing on > top. The most characteristic weather was rain, almost every day. > > It is my understanding that wine grapes require a relatively sunny and dry > climate to mature properly. That would be hard to find in the UK except > perhaps, after global warming, in the north of Scotland. The French wine > makers would do better to buy land in Australia, California, or Chile. On > the other hand the conditions in the UK are ideal for beer. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information