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There There grapes? lesser-known of what Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon but but Sauvignon Cabernet and Blanc Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Sauvignon Grigio, Pinot Chardonnay, widely planted varieties such as as such varieties planted widely Test Valley Vineyards Valley Test We may be familiar with the most most the with familiar be may We Grape Varieties Grape 56% Annual Growth Cycle of adults drink The main influences on vineyards are the “ sparkling wine - that’s 100 million “ bottles! weather, soil and topography, plus grape varieties, rootstock and clonal type Why Test Valley is good for vineyards Pruning inJanuary Bud Burst begins March Pruning in January to create Fresh green shoots start to the fruiting arms for emerge from the canes. The River Test is famous across the As the chalk characterises so much The conditions for wine growing in Topography and Slope Climate Frost the summer growth. Hoping for no frosts. world for the gentle art of fly fishing. The of Hampshire it is no surprise that Test Valley are favourable because it is Prunings are taken gin clear water owes its character to the the county plays host to dozens of well blessed with the perfect geology, The ideal site is half way up a south The climate in southern England, Grapes are picked before serious frost away to avoid re- Hampshire chalk over which it flows. vineyards from very small family-owned topography and climate – what the facing slope to avoid cool air which coupled with a good site, is favourable takes the leaves away exposing the fruit infection. enterprises right up to some of the best- French call “le terroir”. accumulates at the bottom of the valley. for the production of ripe grapes. The to birds. Grapes are ripe when the pips The 300-foot thick layer of upper known English wineries. UK is on the northern edge (50° N) are brown and the sugar/acid balance Flowering chalk, laid down 100 million years ago, South and south west slopes attract the of the band where wine grapes are is just right. Harvested Geology most sunshine and are more exposed from June extends under the English Channel to Test Valley has 11 different vineyards and successfully grown aound the globe. in October northern France - home to Champagne devotes more acres to wine growing The depth of the upper chalk can vary to the south westerly wind which dries Moisture to July and Chablis and also makes Test Valley (some 250 acres) than anywhere else in widely but it takes rainwater 100 years the grapes and canopy and helps Sun by hand the perfect place for another interesting Hampshire. to filter through the hill and reappear as prevent fungal diseases. Vines don’t like wet feet. A late wet local product – the grapes to make Sunshine is the most important spring can spell disaster. Raindrops spring water. On the other hand, vines on a south sparkling white wine and sparkling pink Nyetimber, Stockbridge element - not enough and they lack can prevent pollination of the wind- east slope may ripen sooner and have Rosé. Danebury, Stockbridge The chalk and flint soil in Test Valley flavour, as they have to stay on the pollinated grape flowers which appear higher yields due to the reduced wind. Black Chalk Wine, Andover lends the wine its minerality and gives vine longer to ripen; too much and in June. Veraison (ripening) This leaflet celebrates wine growing Leckford, Stockbridge character to the flavour. A slope of about five degrees also they ripen too quickly! and wine making in Test Valley and Somborne Valley, King’s Somborne allows good drainage. Wet summers bring the threat of fungal August to September berries take encourages you to come and sample Coach House, West Wellow The 40cms of chalky soil, sitting on top Long summer days allow for diseases yet sufficient moisture is on colour and become softer as its delights by visiting its many beautiful Embley Wines, East Wellow of pure chalk bed rock is enough. Vines Height maximum ripening of the grapes needed to swell the grapes. The worst they are built up with sugars. villages and exploring its lovely Foxford Vineyard, East Wellow may have a long tap root but just 15- ensuring strong fruit flavours. Cold weather is frost and hail, as this can Canopy and leaf thinning in 30cm of soil is enough for the smaller Between 40-70m above sea level is cause the whole crop to be lost.