Market Watch, March 1, 2017
director Mark Harvey The export total is a fraction of the 90000 cases that the winery produces annually but its a number destined to grow We can scale up quickly with the goal being to reach 200000 bottles for America within three to five years Harvey explains At Ridgeview Wine Estate in East Sussex 45 miles south of London production includes a half dozen cuvées within its 300000 bottle annual total Founded in 1995 Ridgeview exports about 15 percent of its production to the United States handled by Grand Cru Selections in New York and Victory Wine Group in Texas among others Labels include Bloomsbury and Caven dish both 50 a 750 ml Another 10 percent of 78 MARKET WATCH MARKETWATCHMAG COM MARCH 2017PHOTO BY BOTTOM WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE ASSOCIATIONTargeting The United States The quality is now there says Miles Beale the CEO of Londons International Wine Spirit Centre which created an English Wine Trail map last year with at least a dozen wineries for oenophiles to visit Wineries here are looking at the United States Hong Kong and Singapore as their initial export markets Still wine primarily from white grapes represents roughly 25 percent of Britains production but much of it is derived from hardier Germanic grapes like Bacchus that were planted back in the 1950s Some good Pinot Blanc wines are being made and there are expectations that Riesling might someday have a chance in England But for now the vast majority of exported sparkling wine is made from the traditional big three grapes of Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier Some 1000 cases of Chapel Downs wines are planned for shipment in 2017 At these prices well be going head to head against Veuve Clicquot says Chapel Down managing The English wine industry Chapel Down vineyards pictured right has grown dramatically with the number of wineries doubling in the last decade to 140 Founded in 1995 Ridgeview Wine Estate CEO Tamara Roberts pictured left was an early entrant WINERY LIST1 Furleigh Estate Vineyard2 Harrow Hope3 Hattingley Valley Wines4 Hambledon Vineyard5 Nyetimber6 Bolney Wine Estate7 Ridgeview Wine Estate8 Rathfinny Wine Estate9 Hush Heath Winery10 Chapel Down Winery11 GusbourneMW0317_
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