In Autumn, I visirted another winery in name of Chapel down ( http://www.chapeldown.com/ ) located in Tenterden, Kent of Southern England. The harvester has started since last week, but grapes maturity is worried due to the much rain in Summer. They make mainly sparking wines by using Champagne methods, and still wines mainly, Bacchus and Pinot Noir. To be honest, sparking was my taste, but I felt that wine made from Pinot Noir is not appropriate to make still wine here due to the lack of temperature. They open their vineyard to the public and have a restaurant, so I hope that it is an good opportunity for British people to be familiar with the UK wines. Chapel Down is sold around the UK such as Waitrose and Majestic. The staff would answer my questions including vineyard fluently, so I suppose they educate staff well. The place is close to Brighton and a lovely town, Rye. When you go there, I would recommend to have a side trip to this winery.
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