Index

Please note that some entries, for grape varieties for example, are only the principal references.

alcohol 28, 42, 58, 60–1, 106–7, 132, 171

American vines 27, 31, 48, 57

Barnes family 72–4

barrel/barrels 17, 98, 55, 56, 61, 68, 100, 123

Barty-King, Hugh 22, 24, 25, 172

Boutinot 167

Bowden, George 36, 39, 115–6

Bowen, Geoff 130–1

Brock, Raymond Barrington 29, 30–2, 52, 53, 55, 69, 80

Bucher press 61, 87,

91 Bute, Lord 27–8, 48

carbon dioxide 63, 103–4

Carr Taylor family 52, 63, 80

Champagne 9, 10, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 41, 49, 52, 61–5, 74, 79–84, 106, 112, 114, 142, 160, 167

chaptalization 61, 106, 171

Chaucer, Geoffrey 20, 102

Cistercian 20, 69, 143, 168

climate 10, 21–2, 33, 39–44, 60, 77, 85, 97, 110, 111, 132, 140, 159, 165, 172

Coquard press 61, 88, 98

Corney family 100

Cornwall 12, 36, 44, 52, 55, 112–5, 148

Davenport, Will 106, 116–7

Day, Simon 138–40, 155

Devon 60, 127–8, 131–2, 145–7, 157

Digby, Kenelm 80, 102

diseases of vines

botrytis 35, 50, 58, 108, 116

downy mildew 57

powdery mildew 32, 57, 117

Donaghay-Spire, Josh 122–3, 163, 165

Dorset 35, 56, 93, 94, 122

Driver, Mark and Sarah 55, 56, 84–5

Dyer, Lee 51, 140–1

East Anglia 25, 39, 43, 51, 140–1

Edwards family 94–5

Elias, Owen 6, 51, 53, 54, 56, 76, 100, 136

Elizabeth II 9, 57, 70

English Wine Centre 153

English Wine Producers (EWP), 77–8, 169

Evelyn, John 22–3, 67–8, 117

Exceptional English Wine Company 153–4

fermentation 28, 55, 60–64, 77, 80, 98, 104–5, 106

Foss, Chris 38, 55, 74–5, 76–7, 104, 164, 165

Fourie, Johann 96–7

Galet, Pierre 31

Gladwin family 52, 78, 135–6

Gloucestershire 19, 127

Gore-Brown trophy 71

Gore-Browne, Margaret 71

grape varieties

albariño 57, 123

auxerrois 117, 133, 140

bacchus 6, 42, 50–51, 66, 98, 103, 106, 107, 114, 123, 140, 141, 165, 169

cabernet sauvignon 55

chardonnay 19, 34, 41, 42, 43, 47, 49, 50, 55, 62, 63, 75, 76, 88, 165

chasselas 99

chenin blanc 55, 108

dornfelder 56, 63, 74, 129, 133, 156

faberrebe 117

gamay 27, 74, 169

gewürtztraminer 74

huxelrebe 6, 54, 117, 136

madeleine angevine 52, 54, 115, 116, 141, 146, 147, 156

malbec 43

merlot 43, 46, 55, 129

müller-thurgau 31, 50, 52–3, 71, 111, 127

ortega 53, 65, 72, 102, 107, 108, 117, 126, 135, 142

phoenix 54

pinot blanc 49, 54, 107, 123, 126, 133, 141, 165, 169

pinot gris 43, 49, 54, 66, 98, 99, 107, 130, 133, 156, 169

pinot meunier 19, 25, 49, 50, 56, 62, 94, 151, 156

pinot noir 19, 25, 38, 41, 42, 43, 47, 49, 50, 55, 62, 72, 108, 128, 129, 155, 156, 165, 169, 171

piwis 54, 56, 77

regent 42, 56

reichensteiner 42, 52, 80, 103, 136, 140, 165

riesling 43, 50, 52, 54, 55, 85, 126, 165

rondo 42, 55–6, 63, 129, 133, 135, 140, 156

sauvignon blanc 43, 50, 54, 55, 62, 99, 126, 165

scheurebe 57, 73

schönburger 54, 103

seyval blanc 4, 31, 42, 51–2, 62, 69, 71, 99, 111, 114, 115, 118, 121, 132, 165

siegerrebe 53, 117, 156

solaris 53–4, 126, 135, 140, 165

syrah 43, 56

tempranillo 43, 56

gyropalette 64

Hall, Peter 6, 35, 52, 110–2

Hamilton, Charles 24–5, 79, 80, 144

Heerema, Eric 81, 82, 165, 167

Herefordshire 139

Hertfordshire 22, 54

Holland, Charlie 46, 55, 60, 92

Hyams, Edward 29, 32, 52, 69

Idzikowski, Liam 60, 127–9, 158

import duty 26–7

Jacquinot, Jean-Manuel 75, 76

Jestin, Hervé, 87–8

Judgement of Paris 10, 93

Kellett, Ian 34, 71, 87–9

Laithwaite family 19, 43, 101–2

Langham, Paul 140, 156

Lindlar, Kit 4, 80, 131

Lindo family 34, 52, 112–5, 133, 167

Litmus Wines 55, 106, 119

malolactic conversion 62, 77, 82, 102, 106, 123, 171

Marks & Spencer 55, 83, 162

McNeil, Duncan 97, 196, 169

Meadows, Ian 15–8, 57, 172

Merret, Christopher 80, 81, 84

méthode ancestrale 64

méthode traditionelle 64

monasteries 15, 19, 21

Moss, Stuart and Sandy 74, 75–6, 79, 81

Nesbitt, Alastair 40–1, 172

Nightingale, Alison 51, 142

North Downs 30, 102, 117, 122

orange wine 106, 123

Ordish, George 29, 32, 35, 59, 69, 172

organic practice 58–9, 61, 62, 64, 106, 116–21, 127, 132

Oxted Viticultural Research Station 31

oxygen, 60, 87, 106, 105, 129

Painshill Park 24–6, 79, 117, 144–5, 160

Parsons Table, The 158

Pepys, Samuel 22

pet nat (pétillant naturel), 64

phylloxera 29, 48–9, 52, 57

Pierson, Didier 88

Plumpton College 37, 42, 55, 74, 75, 76–77, 83, 84, 98, 103–4, 123, 162, 164

Pommery 98

Punjab 12, 134

Quality Wine 49

Rand, Margaret 34

Rice, Emma 98, 156

Roberts, Mike and family 34, 76, 80, 82–84, 100, 101, 143–4, 164, 167

Robinson, Simon 78, 98.

Roman/Romans 15–18, 29, 57, 69, 116, 172

Rose, John 22–24

Saint-Evremond, Charles de 81, 96

Salisbury-Jones, Sir Guy 69–71, 77, 88

Scotland 11, 44, 48

Seely

Christian 66, 95

Corinne 56, 60, 61, 85–7, 156

Simpson family 61, 89–91, 167

Skelton, Stephen 32, 38, 42, 53, 54, 56, 58, 63, 67, 72, 76, 118, 121–2, 165, 167–9, 172

Somerset 18, 43

South Downs 6, 35, 51, 52, 54, 82, 83, 84, 110, 129, 132, 143, 170

Spriggs, Cherie 34, 81–2, 97, 156, 166

Spurrier family 56, 70, 93–4

Sugrue, Dermot 97, 100, 102

Sutherland, Kevin 42, 99, 107, 154

Syltevik, Kristin 120–1, 154, 162

Taittinger 10, 28, 81, 96

Tenterden 122, 123, 167

terroir 57, 84, 87, 92, 97, 100, 118, 171

Trustram Eve, Julia 67, 163, 169–70

UK Wine Awards 66, 95, 102, 130

UKVA, 52, 77–8, 169

UKWP 77–8, 109, 190

Valsecchi, Alex 119

veraison 56, 171

vine training 44, 56, 127

vineyards

a’Beckett’s 140, 149, 156

Albourne 50, 65, 108, 142

Albury 46, 64, 117–8, 152, 155, 162, 167

Arundel Castle 25–6

Beaulieu 20, 21, 71–2

Biddenden 53, 65, 72–4, 166

Bluebell 99, 144, 154, 162

Bolney 55, 66, 129–30, 149, 158

Breaky Bottom 6, 35, 38, 52, 62, 110–2, 152

Bride Valley 56, 93–4

Brightwell 151

Camel Valley 7, 34, 52, 62, 112–5, 133, 149, 158, 167

Castell Coch 27–8, 96

Chapel Down 52, 54, 55, 65, 106, 121–3, 151, 152.

163, 165, 167

Charles Palmer 97–98

Coates & Seely 61, 66, 95–6, 152, 155, 165

Cottonworth 80, 100

Court Garden 100, 152, 156

Darnibole PDO 114

Davenport 64, 116–7

Denbies 38, 46, 53, 54, 55, 106, 119, 124–7, 148

Digby Fine English 66, 102, 165

Domaine Evremond 10, 28, 81, 96

Exton Park 33, 35, 56, 60, 61, 85–7, 156, 165

Fox & Fox 99

Frithsden 54

Furleigh 94–5, 148

Giffords Hall 141, 156

Glyndwr 37

Greyfriars 55, 99, 107, 151, 156, 165

Gusbourne 46, 55, 60, 91–3

Halfpenny Green 135

Hambledon 34, 48, 69–71, 87–9, 150, 167

Harrow & Hope 100–2

Hatfield House 22

Hattingley Valley 78, 98, 100, 156

Henners 167

High Clandon 152

Hush Heath 99–100

Jenkyn Place 100

Kit’s Coty 11, 122

Leckford 159, 165

Leventhorpe 36, 39, 115–6

Llaethliw 54

London Cru 107, 151–2, 155

Lyme Bay 55, 60, 65, 66, 127–9, 158

Mannings Heath 96–7, 151, 159

Meonhill 88

Nutbourne 55, 78, 135–6, 151, 158

Nyetimber 34, 39, 60, 74, 76, 79, 81–2, 152, 156, 165, 166, 167

Oxney 120–1, 154, 162

Painshill Park 24–5, 79, 117, 144, 160

Pant Du 37

Pebblebed 131–2

Polgoon 133–4

Rathfinny 35, 55, 56, 77, 84–5, 110, 126

Redbank 139

Ridgeview 34, 45, 80, 82–4, 100, 143, 161, 163, 164, 167

Rodington 134–5

Sharpham 145–7, 148, 152, 158

Simpsons 30, 61, 89–91, 167

Sixteen Ridges 55, 138–9, 155

Stopham 54, 60, 104–6, 132–3

Three Choirs 53, 137–8, 140, 151, 152, 156, 161

Tillington 34, 81

Tinwood 83, 143–4, 152

Trevibban Mill 55

Trotton 154

Ty Croes 36

Westbrook 24, 25

Westwell 102

Wickham 138

Winbirri 51, 66, 140–1

Windsor Great Park 19

Wiston 97, 100, 102

Vinoteca 158

Vitis vinifera 42, 47–8, 50, 52, 54, 57

Wagstaff, Mike and Hilary 99, 107, 156, 165

Waitrose 160–1, 165

Waldin, Monty 58, 59, 172

Wales 11, 27–8, 36–7, 54, 169

Ward, Jack 72, 77

Wenman, Nick 46, 117–8, 155, 162, 167

White, Chris 54, 124, 127

wild vines 47

Wiltshire 140, 149

Wollaston Roman vineyard 15–8, 57, 172

Woodhead, Simon 60, 104–6, 132–3

Worcestershire 138–9

Worontschak, John 55, 106

yeast, yeasts 60, 62, 63, 77, 106, 119, 123, 167

Yorkshire 12, 17, 35, 36, 43, 115–6