East Anglia

Commercial wine production in East Anglia began in the mid-1970s, following a recorded Norfolk harvest in 1969. Vineyard soils include light loam, clay, chalk, flint and alluvial gravel. Bacchus and Pinot Noir are major grapes, with Solaris, Madeleine Angevine and Seyval also planted. The region produces both still and sparkling wines, including aromatic whites from Bacchus. In the Crouch Valley, vineyards grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at low elevations on London clay, with long sunshine hours near the River Crouch.