Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Could Irish farmers make the most of climate change and start producing wine?
The wine industry is making huge strides in Britain… maybe in a few years’ time we’ll be ditching the Sauvignon Blanc and Rioja and ordering a full-bodied West Cork or a sharp, dry Galway
A vineyard in Shropshire, England. Photo: Getty
Picture the scene: you’re standing on a dusty hilltop, staring out over row upon row of pale green vines bearing bunches of small white grapes.
It’s a suffocatingly hot afternoon with temperatures heading towards 35°C. You probably imagine you’re in Italy or the south of France, but no, you’re actually in rural Norfolk on the east coast of England.
