{"id":8614,"date":"2016-11-03T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T21:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/champagne-from-england-mon-dieu\/"},"modified":"2016-11-04T00:04:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T04:04:45","slug":"champagne-from-england-mon-dieu","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-rctom\/submission\/champagne-from-england-mon-dieu\/","title":{"rendered":"Champagne from England? Mon dieu!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Champagne from England? Mon dieu!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

True champagne comes from grapes grown and processed in the Champagne region of France. According to the Champagne Committee, a local trade association, grapes used to make champagne have a unique set of characteristics- geography, soil, and regional climate- that cannot be found anywhere else.[i]<\/a> Any change to the climate necessarily impacts the quality and yield of the champagne grape crops. While French champagne producers are scrambling to find ways to adjust to climate change, their neighbors across the English Channel have been the beneficiaries of shifting climate and now find themselves as a rapidly growing region for sparkling wine (presumably much to the chagrin of the French.)<\/p>\n

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Wine in England \u2013 Recent History<\/u><\/p>\n

Unlike France, England does not have an extensive history of producing wine. Traditionally, England has been too cold and too rainy to allow for grapes to properly mature for harvesting for wine making. As recently as 2004, England only had 1,879 total acres of vineyards.[ii]<\/a> However, due to rapidly changing climate, summers in southern England now resemble those from three decades ago in northeastern France.[iii]<\/a> As a result, the English wine industry has more than doubled in little more than a decade to a total of almost 5,000 acres. It is expected to grow an additional 50% by 2020. The majority of these vineyards (66%) are producing sparkling wine similar to that produced in Champagne.[iv]<\/a> The three grapes traditionally used in champagne – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier \u2013 account for three of the top five varietals produced in England with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir being the top two (23% and 22% of all grapes grown, respectively.)[v]<\/a> Based on the growing number of English vineyards producing champagne-style sparkling wine, and the increasing complications impacting growers in Champagne, one must wonder what the future will hold for sparkling wine. Surely the French do not want to see the English overtake them in production of champagne-style sparkling wines- an area of long-standing pride for the French.<\/p>\n

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Ridgeview Winery \u2013 A sign of the future?<\/u><\/p>\n

The best example of the growing market for sparkling wine production in England is Ridgeview Winery, located roughly 90 miles north of Champagne, France. Ridgeview Winery was founded only in 1994- as compared to some wineries in France that started producing champagne in the 18th<\/sup> century- and delivered its first vintage in 1996 by \u201cfollowing the traditional winemaking methods\u201d used by their \u201cneighbors in France.\u201d[vi]<\/a>[vii]<\/a> In fact, Ridgeview selected for its initial planting French clones of the three Champagne-region grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier) in order to best replicate a true champagne. These decisions, and indeed the decision to plant a vineyard at all, were made in no small part due to the changing climate of the region, resulting in conditions similar to those that have made Champagne such a successful grape-growing region.<\/p>\n

The results from Ridgeview Winery have been an unquestionable success. In 2010, Ridgeview Winery unexpectedly won the Best Sparkling Wine (including those from Champagne) at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Decanter\u2019s Tastings Director, Christelle Guibert, noted that the award \u201cunequivocally rubberstamps England\u2019s membership to that exclusive club of truly world class, sparkling wine producers.\u201d[viii]<\/a> As further proof of the success of Ridgeview Winery and English sparkling wines, 10 Downing Street (the home of the UK Prime Minister) recently made Ridgeview Winery and Chapel Down (another English winery) the official sparkling wines for state-sponsored receptions, marking the first time a non-Champagne has been selected.[ix]<\/a> While England still has a long way to go to catch up to Champagne in both production volume and prestige, changing climate is continuing to create opportunities for English vineyards to increase their marketshare while other established sparkling wine regions, particularly Champagne, struggle to deal with the complications caused by climate change.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s next?<\/u><\/p>\n

It is clear that climate change is opening new opportunities for vineyards in England while simultaneously straining existing vineyards in France. Winemaking is still in a fledgling state in England as English wines account for less than 1% of the total UK wine market. However, as climate change continues to increase temperatures in England, the total area viable for grape growing will continue to expand northward. There is such significant potential for growth that one former UK hedge fund manager quit his career and invested \u00a310 million of his own money to build a new winery.[x]<\/a> Winemakers and investors alike must realize the potential of England to become a significant producer of wine as its climate continues to change. Individual wineries, such as Ridgeview, should expand their operations and investments into new wineries should increase.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, for lovers of true champagne, a pessimistic blog recommends \u201cbuying your favorite Champagnes while you still can.\u201d[xi]<\/a> In the future, all \u201cChampagne\u201d may be produced in England.<\/p>\n

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[i]<\/a> No author, \u201cChampagne wine\u201d, The Comit\u00e9 Champagne, <\/em>http:\/\/www.champagne.fr\/4\/72\/94<\/p>\n

[ii]<\/a> Christopher Barnes, \u201cClimate Change and English Sparkling Wine\u201d, Grape <\/em>Collective, April, 1st<\/sup>, 2016: https:\/\/grapecollective.com\/articles\/climate-change-and-english-sparkling-wine<\/p>\n

[iii]<\/a> Mark Ellwood, \u201cThree Ways to Beat Champagne\u2019s Climate-Change Problem\u201d, The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, October 18th<\/sup>, 2016: http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/three-ways-to-beat-champagnes-climate-change-problem-1476799848<\/p>\n

[iv]<\/a> No author, \u201cA Few Facts and Figures About English and Welsh Wines\u201d, English Wine Producers<\/em>: http:\/\/www.englishwineproducers.co.uk\/files\/7014\/6399\/8219\/Instant_Fact_Sheet_2016.pdf<\/p>\n

[v]<\/a> Ibid<\/p>\n

[vi]<\/a> Ridgeview Winery Company Website, http:\/\/www.ridgeview.co.uk\/pages\/history-of-ridgeview\/8999<\/p>\n

[vii]<\/a> Gosset Champagne Company Website, http:\/\/www.champagne-gosset.com\/eng\/The-House\/The-GOSSET-Tradition<\/p>\n

[viii]<\/a> Adam Lecher, \u201cEnglish sparkling beats top Champagnes at Decanter World Wine Awards\u201d, Decanter Magazine: <\/em>http:\/\/www.decanter.com\/wine-news\/english-sparkling-beats-top-champagnes-at-decanter-world-wine-awards-50948\/<\/p>\n

[ix]<\/a> Lucy Shaw, \u201cDowning Street Backs English Sparkling Wine\u201d, \u00a0the Drinks Business, <\/em>May 26th<\/sup>, 2016: http:\/\/www.thedrinksbusiness.com\/2016\/05\/downing-street-backs-english-sparkling-wine\/<\/p>\n

[x]<\/a> Euny Hony, \u201cIn the Future, Your Champagne Will Come From England\u201d The Atlantic, <\/em>September 24, 2012: http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2012\/09\/in-the-future-your-champagne-will-come-from-england\/262784\/<\/p>\n

[xi]<\/a> Ross Taylor, \u201cClimate and Taste\u201d, Premiere Champagne, <\/em>August 31st<\/sup>, 2016: http:\/\/blog.premierchampagne.com\/2016\/08\/climate-and-taste.html?view=timeslide<\/a><\/p>\n

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