Despite being one of the great consumers and connoisseurs of the wine world, England has, up to now, only played a minor part in the terms of wine production.
The modern era started when Major General Salisbury Jones harvested grapes in 1954 in Hambledon, a town in Hampshire also known as the birth place of cricket.
Recent warm vintages such as 1976, 1982 and 2003 have resulted in a growing interest in English wines and plantings of classic grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are gradually replacing old German cross breed varieties.
In recent years English wines have been gaining the attention of wine critics, the trade and the general consumer. Judging by the quality of Chapel Down wines it is very easy to understand why.
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