Ep 147: The wine grapes of England and WineGB stats with Head Winemaker Fergus Elias of Balfour Winery

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Todays episode is the last episode of Season 3. I’ll be back again in September. I am speaking with my head winemaker of Balfour Winery, Fergus Elias, who is back for the second time. If you missed the first episode go back to Episode 106. We will be talking about one of our very special white wines, part of the Winemakers collection. It's called Cinque Ports 2019, made up with five grape varieties and it just won Gold at the WineGB Awards 2023. Then we will be looking at the latest stats released from WineGB and discussing the majority of grape varieties and new plantings to be found across England and Wales.

If you want to skip ahead:

3.50: Opinions of the best red grapes to safelty plant in UK excluding Pinot Noir.

10.00: The advantages and disadvantages of being a winemaker in England

13.00: If Ferg wasn’t a winemaker in England, which region of the world would he work in and why?

14.11: Thoughts on PGI’s, PDO’s and Grand Cru vineyards in UK

19.02: How Bacchus used to be made and how winemaking has changed with this variety

25.02: Discussing and tasting The Balfour, Winemakers Collection Cinque Ports 2019 £40 Balfour Cellar Door

35.02: What does Arbanne and Petit Meslier taste like?

42.41: The new plantings of the UK

47.07: Number of vineyards, wineries and hectarage in UK

50.16: Clone 76 Chardonnay

53.34: Run down of the main varieties planted in UK

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