Welsh

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• All vineyards in this Welsh appellation are positioned above 49.9 degrees north, a northerly latitude that leads to long daylight hours during the growing season.
• The climate is described as temperate with few summer days reaching above 30 degrees Celsius.
• The vineyards experience a high diurnal temperature range, meaning a notable difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures.
• The classic sparkling wine grape varieties grown here reach full phenolic ripeness at moderate sugar levels and with high acid levels.

• Modern Welsh vineyards trace back to plantings in South Wales during the 1970s, following an earlier Roman viticultural presence in the region. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The number of operational vineyards in Wales grew from 22 in September 2015 to 48 by 2024, reflecting an expansion of Welsh winegrowing. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Still Welsh wine is typified by clean odour and taste with enhanced aromatics and refreshing acidity appropriate to the style of wine produced.
• Welsh Quality Sparkling Wine shows distinct flavours of the grapes along with autolytic flavours that come from the secondary fermentation in the bottle.

• The northerly latitude creates the long growing season and long daylight hours that are key to the development of strong aromatic flavours in the wines.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Official trade body site — WineGB