English wine sales rise

It wasn’t so long ago that anyone who asked for a glass of English wine in a restaurant would have been met with blank looks. But English wine is soaring in popularity, according to Waitrose, which has reported a 177 per cent increase in sales just this week. Rebecca Hull, the English and Welsh wine buyer for Waitrose, said: “The success of English wine is a culmination of dedication and effort from some talented winemakers across the country who have gradually built the reputation of our wines from the ground up.