Yorkshire Wine Spike
When you think of wine producing areas, Yorkshire isn't the first that pops to mind. Neither is the UK, to be honest, though in the last three decades or so, vineyards have been springing up all around the UK, mainly due to a vein of chalky soil that runs through the country that is very similar to Champagne.
Up until very recently the UK wasn't a wine drinking nation but the average Briton now consumes up to 108 bottles of wine every year. Seeing the upward trend, George Bowden established Leventhorpe Vineyards 35 years ago in Woodlesford, outside of Leeds.
As a result of the upswing in wine drinkers, Yorkshire has moved over from being a joke to a well established and respected wine producing region in the UK.
Wines produced here are exported to over 40 countries around the world and have improved their social media footprint now that restaurants and wholesalers are down. A story that is repeated around Yorkshire in the many wineries now calling the area home. Online sales have leapfrogged over the last couple of weeks, sustaining the young industry in the area.
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