[The Guardian] Viticulture, the UK’s fastest growing agricultural sector – in pictures

Viticulture, the UK’s fastest growing agricultural sector – in pictures

The cultivation and harvesting of grapes is the UK’s fastest-growing agricultural sector, with wine production expected to reach between 25 and 29m bottles by 2032, according to an industry report. Research published in the journal OENO One predicts that climate change will increasingly allow UK winemakers to grow varieties of grape, such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Semillion, which have previously been extremely difficult or impossible to cultivate in the British climate

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