ENGLAND
Along the chalk ridges of the South Downs, a cool mesoclimate has turned England into a serious sparkling origin: Chardonnay and Pinot ripen slowly, acidity stays tight, and traditional-method bottles align with a young PDO mindset. Maritime influence stretches the season, fast-draining chalk keeps ripening clean, and extended lees time adds structure. Beside the vines, distilling thrives too: London Dry rules, juniper as the legal anchor, botanicals macerated, then redistilled in copper or captured by vapour infusion. Parcel mapping is still young, yet the trajectory is clear: cool-climate vines, tight yields, and a gin scene that translates the coastline into botanicals.ENGLAND
Along the chalk ridges of the South Downs, a cool mesoclimate has turned England into a serious sparkling origin: Chardonnay and Pinot ripen slowly, acidity stays tight, and traditional-method bottles align with a young PDO mindset. Maritime influence stretches the season, fast-draining chalk keeps ripening clean, and extended lees time adds structure. Beside the vines, distilling thrives too: London Dry rules, juniper as the legal anchor, botanicals macerated, then redistilled in copper or captured by vapour infusion. Parcel mapping is still young, yet the trajectory is clear: cool-climate vines, tight yields, and a gin scene that translates the coastline into botanicals.
