English wine gets serious

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Susanna Forbes is currently studying at Plumpton College and is in the process of launching www.drinkbritain.com highlighting the best producers of drinks in the UK of interest to visitors with details of which run tours, where is family friendly, and what the opening hours are. The photograph was taken by Richard Hemming early on one of the autumn days he was working at Gusbourne Vineyard.

World-renowned viticulturist Dr Richard Smart gave a sell-out masterclass on canopy management on Monday 8 Feb as part of the UK’s new WineSkills initiative at Plumpton College. Sixty-five members of the UK wine industry were...