If you find it you can buy it! English wine

I was off to a BBQ at the home of a French man yesterday. I thought I’d take a couple of bottles of English wine.

So off I trotted to Marks & Spencers at The Meadows near Camberley. Not a bottle of English wine in sight.

Then I went to the Tesco megastore next door. Hundreds of wines from all over the world: but just one English wine on sale.

English wine manufacturing may have made great strides in recent years but, from my experience, the distribution is lagging behind!

The English Wine website:

Key facts about English wine

1. There are around 400 English vineyards
2. ‘Quality wines’ are subject to rigorous controls
3. Where’s the biggest English vineyard? Only 20 miles from London (Denbies, Dorking – 250 acres))
4. Whites – wide variety, but traditional English whites have very floral bouquet & high acidity – very refreshing!
5. Reds – Once thought impossible – but it is and they vary from light, thru mellow and even full-bodied
6. Sparkling – The great success story – similar soils to champagne and edgier climate mean truly great English sparkling wines – as evidenced in international competitions”

Kevin Harrington

I’m a UK-based B2B marketing consultant, specialising in strategic advice for SME business owners. I bring extensive hands-on expertise to every client engagement. Senior leadership roles across technology, media, payments, and publishing have shaped my practical approach. Highlights include serving as Chief Marketing Officer at The Panoply plc (now TPXimpact), Chief Commercial Officer at Tungsten Network, and Global Marketing Director at BBC Worldwide. Over the years, I’ve guided numerous SMEs through transformation and value creation. Helping businesses evolve and thrive is a genuine passion. Practical marketing insights and succession planning strategies are at the heart of what I do, as I believe growing a business’s asset value should be a rewarding and positive journey for every entrepreneur.

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