English vineyard junks grape harvest due to quality concerns

11 Oct 2012

1

An award-winning English vineyard has junked its entire grape harvest due to bad weather, though other English wine producers say the industry was not worse off despite a second difficult year.

According to AcNyetimber in West Chiltington, West Sussex, it had not had enough warm, dry conditions to ensure top quality, though other producers were just picking.

According to Julia Trustram Eve, marketing director at English Wine Producers, the company knew its harvests were going to be difficult. She added, at the moment, it was too early to make any firm predictions of a drop in yields.

She said the company knew it would take a hit on volume this year.

Nyetimber has bagged 65 awards in the 20 years since its maiden vintage, including three times being worldwide winner for sparkling wine, and was at the forefront of the challenge to French champagne producers.

According to Cherie Spriggs, the firm's winemaker, the decision to not make wine from 2012 was a difficult one, since maintaining quality was paramount.

Business History Videos

History of hovercraft Part 3...

Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of hovercraft Part 2...

In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Hovercraft Part 1...

If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Trams in India | ...

The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...

By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad

view more