Experts say that warmer temperatures in recent years have created better conditions for growing grapes.
Climate change could help turn part of southern England into a wine-growers’ paradise, a report has found.
The South Downs National Park, which stretches 87 miles from Hampshire to East Sussex, currently has 51 vineyards and 11 wineries, but consultancy Vinescapes found that only 0.4% of agricultural land was used for viticulture. The report said that up to 34% of the land could be suitable for winemaking and further investment could tap into hundreds of jobs and millions of pounds of investment.Steve Hovington, a wine expert who runs Cambridge Wine Academy, said:"The issue has been with England is that generally, we don't get enough sunshine and warmth to properly ripen grapes fully in order to make wine on a commercial scale.
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