Somerset Wine

Posted on May 10, 2010
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Grapevine is nothing new in this country. Vineyards planted before the Romans, because they are considered an essential component of wine in their rations legionnaires'. The register of William the book has recorded twelve vineyards in Somerset alone. But a decline in early 1152 for the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of 'Bordeaux Aquitaine brought a dowry to the English crown. This led to the availability of cheaper imported wine …….. A face not unlike the situation of Englishwine today!

The majority of wine production continued in the monasteries, and practically ceased after the dissolution. Some grapes are still grown, and small quantities of wine produced. But it was mainly by individuals for personal use or local sale only. For many years, the wine turns English, for most people, including a novelty and a joke funny.

A revival began slowly in the early 1980s. In 1997, founded more than 400 vineyards in EnglandWales produces 0.2% of wine bought in Britain.

Farmers have a tough battle against prejudice against the English wine. In fact only five years ago, I met Stephen Brooks Bank in Bath and West Show, and prove its half Bagborough dry.

I like what I tried, and has recently visited the vineyard and winery Bagborough to learn during the harvest, when something happens with the photo. Stephen told me that usually grapesAbout half of October, but the actual time depends on sugar levels, which in turn depends.

A late spring frost will kill young vines, I learned. They will be replaced, but do not produce enough sugar for the winter, contrary to popular belief, however, you do not have a Mediterranean summer, the best grapes grow. Only the average South English summer sun will …….. They do not offer a late frost.

Any typeuntil it is well drained soil will do. A south-facing slope is ideal, and this is the situation in the vineyard near North Wootton Shepton Mallet, where a beautiful afternoon in October, led to George Martin and his gang of harvesters to meet.

The first thing I noticed was the total lack of anything mechanical. The harvest is still good requires the human eye and touch that no machine can be anywhere in the neighborhood. I noticed that collectors wore surgical gloves.Would not it be better to have gloves, I asked.

George explained that a thick glove would eliminate the sense of touch is needed to handle the grapes. For the same reason, said collectors paid a fair price. In the piece, not because it would table vegetables and damaged or lost, or can be left on the plant.

Selecting a flavor of grapes to show cause for concern. When these grapes are offered at the table at the supermarket, I have rejectedimmediately, too ripe. Juice production minimum pressure, and each drop falling on the road to the winery, a drop of less wine in the spring.

"We'll just these few lines to complete," said George, get off at Bagborough choice. The rest of the grapes is not yet entirely clear. I asked how they decided that a romantic vision of a mature, strong man who lived the "taste test" .. I was told, however, that although you can get an idea of tasteStephen grapes would make a simple chemical test, sugar level with a much more precise.

I was told that Stephen does not own the land Banknorth Wooton Brooks Avenue, but he is the owner of the vineyard. This corresponds to the traditional "sharecropping" in France … readers of a year in Provence "remember that Peter Mayle has such an agreement with his neighbor, Faustin.

Currently Stephen has arrived with a pickup truck and trailer carrying boxesBagborough grapes. I have to see what happens next. Of course I do not expect a castle Bagborough on a hillside, looking down a valley planted with vines as far as the eye can see. Not in Somerset, in any case. But the house and cellar built in the same pleasant warm-stone as my imaginary castle. If the wine is different from what was the anonymous commercial real estate? Probably not ……… but something to do.

A long, jump through similaron wheels, pulled by a tractor, was in the courtyard. This grape was loaded and punctured by a screw-like rotating blade, powered by the tractor PTO at the bottom of the container.

The system is on wheels so it can handle up to the vineyard and the grapes are loaded directly into it. On the way there is no loss of juice in the trailer because there is as they move farther away from vineyards. The trailer is then driven into the cellar, andalready cut the contents are pumped into the machine press.

There was also an illusion. None robust barefoot peasant, skirts and jump in the tax burden on the grapes to come! Public health officials can not not like it, and the car is much more effective anyway.

Grape juice is pumped into the tank of a long process of filtering and fermentation begins. This is five or six months before you see any wine. But she has morebottles for the previous year at hand and gives me a taste.

Have the courage Bagborough Medium dry in a clear glass bottle. The color has visions of many things in English … sunlight on a new thatched roof, even the stone itself Bagborough. But only one of the wines they produce. The best known is "hare", a sparkling wine produced with the traditional champagne method. "

In fact, you can call it "champagne" … If they want a life of heartachea wide range of French lawyers!

It's not all. Anyone with a small vineyard, but the cellar, the grapes, they had to give Bagborough and wine for them.

Now there's an idea! I wonder if our local Council has a southern allotments available?

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