Latest News on What's Happening over English Wine Week
English asparagus and English wine … the essence of England
 Don't foget that English Wine Week falls in the middle of the English asparagus season. The pairing of English-grown asparagus and a wine from the UK is so quintessentially English, not so much screaming as quietly emphasising this green and pleasant land …
The intense grassy flavours from English asparagus can test many wines, but the crisp zinginess of an English wine, with its bright, fresh acidity and delicate aromatic fruit can complement its vegetable partner impeccably. An English Bacchus, for example, can provide a perfect accompaniment to lightly grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce.
There are further suggestions of what to pair asparagus with on their website www.british-asparagus.co.uk. The website contains lots of information on asparagus: where to buy, asparagus festivals taking place around the country and some mouthwatering recipes as well.
Devon Wine Week Events Announced
Once again the Devon vineyards along with other outlets in the region have created their own Devon Wine Week, with something taking place on every day of the Week. Full details can be found on their website www.devonwineweek.co.uk
Look out for special events and taking place at the vineyards throughout the week - from tours of the vineyard an winery by the owners and winemakers, to special food and wine tastings, and some music filled evenings too.
Additionally a number of hotels and restaurants around will be serving local wines. A list is available on the What's On and Wine & Food pages
 
Experience English Wines at Vinopolis’ English Wine Week
A selection of English wines will be available to taste over English Wine Week at Vinopolis as an addition to their tour. Further details will be announced shortly.
Map of the vineyards of England & Wales now available
A new, fully-revised map of English and Welsh vineyards has been produced by the UK wine industry. An ideal accompaniment for the wine enthusiast, the map shows the lcoation of 163 vineyards throughout England and Wales, with cross referenced listings by county, full contact details (with postcodes for easy location), websites and a brief description.
The back of the map contains valuable at-a-glance background information such as wine styles and grape varieties, and colourful advertisement from a selection of the featured vineyards outlining the many facilities that are now available.
For a free copy, please contact English Wine Producers.
 New Book on English wines - perfect for English Wine Week
The ideal accompaniment to any trip around the vineyard is the recently published 'The Guide to the Wines of England and Wales', published Autumn 2008. Compiled by the Wine Behind The Label Team, the book is packed with background information, producer profiles and lots of tasting notes all accompanied by stunning photographs. Further information is available on www.winebehindthelabel.com. The book is available in good book shops, priced £14.99.
Camel Valley links up with Rick Stein's Restaurant for a Fizz n' Fish Evening to celebrate English Wine Week
Bob Lindo of Cornwall’s Camel Valley Vineyard has once again teamed up with Rick Stein to produce another ‘Fizz and Fish’ evening. ‘Fizz Genius and Stein’s Chips’ on 28th May will not only celebrate English Wine Week, but also the 20th anniversary of the planting of Cornwall’s premier vineyard by the Lindo family.
The theme of the event is a Champagne and sparkling wine master-class. The evening kicks off with a tour of the state of the art winery led by renowned winemaker Sam Lindo, where all aspects of winemaking will be shown, including a demonstration disgorgement of sparkling wine, followed by an opportunity to compare English fizz with sparkling wines from the rest of the world, including Champagne. Brioche, yeast, toast, and biscuits will be available as an aide memoire for guests to help them decide whether these qualities really are displayed by traditional method wines, or is it just wine writing gobbledygook?
Bob Lindo said ‘It’s about having fun and learning something at the same time. Guests can test their knowledge through a series of fun games and the winner will be crowned ‘2009 Fizz Genius’ and receive a bottle of Camel Valley fizz as the prize.’ Fish and chips from Stein’s chippy will be delivered during the evening to provide a welcome accompaniment to the fizzies.
Tickets £40 per person. £5 from each ticket will be donated to Action Aid and the Cornwall Air Ambulance
www.camelvalley.com/vineyard-tours/fizz-genius
 English Vine Tours - Unique Vineyard Experiences offered over English Wine Week
English Vine Tours are delighted to ofer 3 unique full day vineyard experiences for English WIne Week this year. Tours combine the experience of vineyards in the South East with delicious lunches - prviding a highly enjoyable day out.
Find out more on these English Wine Week pages, or visit English Vine Tours
Suffolk Show
If you are heading for East Anglia, be sure to visit the Suffolk Show, taking place on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May. A number of East Anglia’s vineyards will be on show, where you can taste and buy from a large range of styles. More information on the Suffolk Show please press here.
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