England conjures many images, wine is not one of them but nowadays with more and more famous Anglophone wine experts buying land in the UK in the hope of making the next best thing to Champagne, my quest on a recent trip to the UK was to find a good British wine to startle my rather cynical Italian wine-loving friends.

England is known for gardens not vineyards

So early one morning I headed across the hills and over to  Barrica wines www.barricawines.co.uk winner of the 2010 Independent Wine retailer of the year, run by a true northern lass, Jane Cuthbertson. Continue reading »