English wines step up presence at LIWF for Jubilee and Olympics countdown

English wines will be out in force at this year's LIWF in the run up to the Jubilee celebrations, Olympics and Paralympics.  Next week's Fair will see a significant presence with eight wineries represented.

Nyetimber (G8) will be taking a stand for the first time and Ridgeview Wine Estates (G20) will be back for its third year showing a portfolio of six wines including the Grosvenor Blanc de Blancs and Knightsbridge Blanc de Noir.  Litmus Wines (F11) will be showing its own Litmus Wines Element 20 range alongside Denbies portfolio within the Small Independents Pavilion.  Bibendum Wine (L30/L21) will be hosting five English wineries on its stand as part of its British Summer Time (BST) campaign: a'Becketts, from Wiltshire; Furleigh Estate from Dorset as well as Nyetimber, are all new to the portfolio. Also on the stand will be long-standing Bibendum agencies Chapel Down and Hush Heath Estate, both from Kent.

ukvine will host an Industry Briefing on Thursday, 24^th May between 10h30 and 11h30.  "What's the future for English wine?" will feature a panel of the most well-known and influential personalities in the English wine industry: Neil Philips - the Wine Tipster; Mike Roberts - Ridgeview wines; Julia Stafford - The Wine Pantry; and Susanna Forbes - drinkbritain.com. Places can be booked via jg@ukvine.com. Charlie Holland, winemaker at Ridgeview will host a tasting of the 2009 vintage, incorporating food and wine matching, in the On-Trade theatre (G70) on Tuesday, 22^nd May between 16h30 and 17h30.  Places can be booked via mardi@ridgeview.co.uk.