Scotland has produced its first
wine in living memory. The Ideal Wine Company has learned that experts across
the world have branded the concoction “undrinkable.”
Wine growing conditions
England’s neighbour to the north
is known for many things; haggis, William Wallace, kilts, Holyrood and Ben
Nevis among them. In particular the nation of the Loch Ness monster is known as
one of the finest Whiskey producers on the planet.
However, Scotland has never had a
reputation as a wine producer. This is because you need certain conditions to
produce the quality grapes that are required to make an outstanding wine;
conditions such as those enjoyed by our neighbours across the Channel, France.
Scotland is a cold, wet, windy country that sees about as much sunlight as
Scandinavia; it’s no France.
Scotland’s first home grown wine
Yet this hasn’t stopped one man
from trying to beat the odds. The Daily
Mail has reported that Aberdeen-based Christopher Trotter has produced
Scotland’s first home grown wine in living memory in his vineyard in Fife.
Trotter succeeded; he produced a
vintage which he has gone on to call “Chateau Largo.” From what we can tell,
this is a hearty red that experts suggest has a sherry-like consistency. If
we’re being honest, that was the nicest thing the experts had to say about
Scotland’s first ever home grown wine.
Critics comment
The vast majority branded it
“undrinkable” and “not fit for human consumption.” The first to try it was
Richard Meadows, the owner of Edinburgh-based wine merchants the Great Grog
Company.
He said: “It has potential. It doesn't smell fresh but it's crisp and
light and structurally it's fine. It's not yet drinkable but, that said, I
enjoyed it in a bizarre, masochistic way.”
Even Trotter himself admitted the
wine was “not great.” The wannabe wine-producer commented: "We have
produced a vintage of, shall we say, a certain quality, but I’m confident the
next will be much better. We have proved we can grow grapes in the Scottish
climate."
Buy a Bordeaux
Yeah… we’re not holding our
breath Chris; here at the Ideal Wine Company we think we’ll stick with our
Burgundies and Bordeauxs thanks. If you want to see why we love French wines so
much, why don’t you buy one of the Ideal Wine Company’s Bordeauxs
today?
