This wine is from the Cotswolds from a vineyard and winery near Stroud, and fine wine it is too. Usually I am not too impressed by English table wines, but this one is different. The wine is estate produce with grapes picked in their own vineyards. It is produced from a blend of Bacchus, Ortega and Pinot Blanc grapes. Although it bears no relation to the grape blends of the Loire Valley, for me it is reminiscent. The wine is dry on the palate and smells and tastes of green fruits including a scent of apples. We drank it with fish in the company of my niece and her husband. All of us were impressed by the quality of the wine, the taste of which lingered quite long on the palate. We drank the wine while dining at the Bear Hotel on Redborough common perched on a hill which overlooks the Stroud valley and the river Severn below. Our whole meal was excellent; we ate by the fireside in the main bar with a large fire, which kept out the cold from outside. The restaurant staff had no objection to us choosing to eat in the main bar rather than the official restaurant. The menu was the same. The Bear did not have single or double Gloucester cheese on the menu which was a bit disappointing as it is a local cheese made from Gloucester cattle. Nevermind the local wine made up for the missing cheese. Luckily my tasting buds are beginning to recover, so I was able to tell that the wine had its own distinct taster, which is the hallmark of a vey good wine. If ever you are in the area it is worth looking up the vineyard to buy and drink a bottle or two to consume with good food. The wine is quite expensive but it is worth trying if only to see that some English wines are very well produced and taste good. I recommend it thoroughly
https://www.woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk/shop/culver-hill
