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Comment on Most Northerly Vine/Vineyard by Pete Gottgens

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:56:16 +0000

Have just completed planting a small vineyard at Ardeonaig in Scotland. Thanks to Jack who has been most helpful and some very good winemaker friends in sunny SA. Who knows what the future will bring………..roll on global warming (well for the vines anyway)

Comment on Most Northerly Vine/Vineyard by P. D. Carre

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:04:20 +0000

I moved to Suffolk 5 years ago from Scotland. I grew grapes in Scotland, in Kinross, Tayside with v. good results. One was Black Hamburg and the other was Chardonay.

I grew both varieties under glass and also outdoors but with limited success, losing most blossom in the majority of years.
Under glass was fine with very heavy crops. Some years it was difficult to get a very dark colour on the blacks but the resulting wines were very palatable.

Comment on Most Northerly Vine/Vineyard by Brendan Gerrard

Sun, 20 May 2007 22:13:07 +0000

I have a healthy single vine ( Black Hamburg) in its third year in my garden at Crinan in Argyll. The birds ate the few grapes last summer. It is actuall east facing with some expose to the south. We are by the sea. Anyway quite a sunny spot against a wall and pergola. I fully expect that there will be healthy vines much further north than this.

Comment on Most Northerly Vine/Vineyard by Oliver Richardson

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:29:50 +0000

Most northerly vineyards
Carnforth is still the most northerly vineyard, although it is not a commercial vineyard. On the East side, Whitworth Hall at Spennymoor CLAIM to be the most northerly, although they are not taking a crop or producing wine. Bolton Castle in Wensleydale has a small vineyard, though the birds get all the grapes.New vineyards at Helmsley Walled garden and Ryedale (near Malton) are the most north-easterly vineyards- the latter, which is totally outdoor will come into production in about 3 years time.