Ho hum, these bits are a bit farther north of France than 22 miles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckinghamshire
These bits are farther north.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire
And these bits are a lot farther north.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire
I got these form the article which had you read it, it would have been plain to you. Here is the quote;
"To date the research has identified the remains of seven Romano-British vineyards - four in Northamptonshire, one in Cambridgeshire, one in Lincolnshire and one in Buckinghamshire."
I have also read elsewhere that the Romans were growing grapes as far north as Scotland. This article goes on to state;
"In Roman times, Britain had a slightly warmer climate than now; and, with 500 to 600mm of rain a year, Northamptonshire is at the lower end of the British precipitation range, which would have meant fewer fungal problems. The area would therefore have been suitable for grape production."
From what I have read it was not a case of desire, but the quantity and quality of the grapes.
Well from the
map it shows most of the wine vineyards are in the south of France. I do not know a lot about grapes but I am sure there a strains that grow better in one place than another. I would not doubt some of those strains were not around in the times that Roman occupied Briton.
I do not deny that there are other climates. You got tropical, sub-tropical, mountian, arctic, rainy, dry, etc.. I do not deny the plant as a whole has warmed 3/10th of a degree. I just know from what I have read and know to be true that Man Made Global Warming is a hoax.
Well in that case you have probably failed to understand the evidence, some people are just not cut out for understanding complex scientific problems perhaps you are one of them.
You have signally failed to understand that grapes have been grown in the UK since their introduction by the Romans and that the decline in British wine making was more to do with changing British tastes and cheap imports than an inability to make wine from British grapes.
Now that desire to make British wine is back Britain, once again, has a thriving trade in viticulture. This isn't due to the fact that the earth is warming but due to a desire by Britons to make wine.
South facing, I wonder what is in the sky above a south facing wall? Must be something hot.
Correct, it is the sun. Vinyards world wide face south if possible, that allows wine to be commercially produced as far North as Leeds in the UK. With the right sort of situation I don't doubt wine could be made from Scottish grapes. Soft fruits are grown in abundance in the Tayside area, But the lack of good soil types on the hillsides would probably scupper vine growing.
Never going to be ideal for some sorts of wine making,
No one ever claimed it would be
Can't say I am a big wine drinker, but if I can find it I will see if wife likes it.
British White, Rose and sparkling wines can be excellent. I have yet to find an excellent british red wine because the growing season isn't long enough.
I have to say I am yet to work out what point you are trying to make with your claims about viticulture in the UK.
Are you trying to say that grapes can not be grown? Doubtful as that flies in the face of reality.
You appear to accept that the Earth is warming but deny and anthropic drive, in which case I fail to see the value in arguing that viticulture hasn't existed in the UK because grapes, at certain times, couldn't be grown here.
Can you enlighten me as to your point, if you have one?