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Sean Thomas s glorious, gluttonous road trip begins in Essex then proceeds around the tummy of England, with seafood platters, Colchester oysters and local beers along the way.
Wyken Vineyards award-winning Moonshine sparkling wine
- Credit: Freddie Reed
There was a time when just the thought of English wine made the mouth pucker in sour expectation. But those days, my friends, are gone. Wines produced on our soils are nothing new, but over the last 10 years or so a revolution has been taking place. Vineyards are cropping up across the land. And the fruits of their labour are competing with (and often matching or beating) Old World bottles.
English sparkling wine in particular has been basking in glory, taking on the big boys of the Champagne region with confidence.the awards and plaudits rolling in. This Christmas and New Year, if you haven’t already sampled local fizz, seek out some of these vineyards in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex – most of which have online shops or are available in good independent wine stores and food shops.