England Grapes

Question 1

Which three grapes make up the majority of plantings for sparkling wine production?

Answer 1

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

Question 2

What is the most widely planted white grape variety in England and Wales?

Answer 2

Chardonnay

Question 3

What is the second most widely planted white grape variety?

Answer 3

Bacchus

Question 4

What is the second most widely planted grape variety in England and Wales?

Answer 4

Pinot Noir

Question 5

Chardonnay makes up approximately what percentage of total varietal plantings?

Answer 5

26%

Question 6

Pinot Noir accounts for roughly what percentage of the total varietal plantings in England and Wales?

Answer 6

23%

Question 7

Sometimes used in English wine, the varietal Feberrebe is a cross between which two grapes?

Answer 7

Pinot Blanc and Müller-Thurgau

Question 8

Sometimes Pinot Meunier in England has been referred to by another name, what is it?

Answer 8

Wrotham Pinot

Question 9

Pinot Meunier accounts for roughly what percentage of the total varietal plantings?

Answer 9

6.30%

Question 10

Bacchus accounts for roughly what percentage of the total varietal plantings?

Answer 10

8%

Question 11

The varietal Siegerrebe can be found in some vineyards across the UK, is it a white or red grape?

Answer 11

White