Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Much to the surprise and envy of its European rivals, the UK wine industry is booming. During the past five years, the industry enjoyed robust growth with vineyard acreage increasing by 50% and wine production more than doubling. Warmer than average weather for much of the past decade improved grape yields and wine quality, helping winemakers produce sparkling wines that won a host of international awards. Interest in UK-produced sparkling wine has been helped by favourable weather conditions, and rising demand for quality food and wine. Strong sales growth has driven new players to enter the industry and resulted in existing winemakers boosting production to meet demand. A.. purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter
Sparkling wine is the largest product segment in this industry. Most of the segment includes sparkling white wine (in Champagne style) that is produced from a mix of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier grapes. Most local wine producers have concentrated on sparkling wine in recent years due to its higher selling price and growing international reputation. Sparkling wine has increased from just 20% of all wine produced in 2006-07 to about 45% in 2012-13. The cool UK climate and soil types are also generally more suited to producing sparkling wines. Warm and dry summers of late have yielded juicier, more flavoured grapes, which have helped producers make better quality wines. In recent years, winemakers have also been making relatively high-quality sparkling rose varieties... purchase to read more